who invented the street Crenshaw Blvd?

Answer 1

Hey, good question. As a multi-generational Angelino, I blush to admit I didn't know. So at Wikipedia, under an article entitled "Etymologies of place names in Los Angeles, California" It says that Crenshaw was named after someone named George Crenshaw, but there is no entry about the guy. At least it's a start, right?

Oh wait, look - I found this at latimes.com:
http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/printedition/la-re-guide9feb09,0,3873947.story?coll=la-class-realestate

He was a developer who in 1913 founded the community of Lafayette Square.