This community-inspired project will use the iconic Crenshaw Boulevard as a canvas and anchor for public art and streetscape design. Destination Crenshaw will be built for, by, and in honor of the community, and will celebrate the historical and contemporary contributions of Black Los Angeles—the largest black community west of the Mississippi River. Destination Crenshaw has initiated a capital campaign to raise funds needed to execute community outreach, a digital marketing campaign, and the capital projects needed to create the 1.3-mile long outdoor art and culture experience celebrating Black Los Angeles.
| Infrastructure Type | Public Streets |
| Status | In Construction |
| Opening | 2021 |
| Size | 1.3 miles |
| Design Team | Perkins + Will |
| Management | Construction, operations, and capital fundraising management by Destination Crenshaw. |
| Project Leader | Jason Foster |
Steering Committee Member
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg paid a visit to South Los Angeles on July 8, visiting ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the city of Compton. He also participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newly opened “K” line, the new Crenshaw-to-LAX metro line.
Destination Crenshaw, the 1.3-mile public art corridor on Crenshaw Boulevard with a lineup of top names including Kehinde Wiley and Alison Saar, had kept its works of art tightly under wraps while awaiting a Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Commission vote.
When the $100-million Destination Crenshaw opens as L.A.’s new art corridor in fall 2022, it will feature a towering sculpture by Kehinde Wiley — the latest work in the artist’s “Rumors of War” series, a response to Confederate statues still standing despite the national reckoning on race.
