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'''George Lafayette Crenshaw''' (1854 - February 18, 1937), was a [[real estate developer]] and [[banker]] who help developed several upscale residential developments in [[Mid-City, Los Angeles, California|mid-city Los Angeles]] and [[South Los Angeles|Southern Los Angeles]] neighborhoods in the early 1900s including [[Lafayette Square, Los Angeles, California|Lafayette Square]] and [[Wellington Square, Los Angeles|Wellington Square]]. |
'''George Lafayette Crenshaw''' (1854 - February 18, 1937), was a [[real estate developer]] and [[banker]] who help developed several upscale residential developments in [[Mid-City, Los Angeles, California|mid-city Los Angeles]] and [[South Los Angeles|Southern Los Angeles]] neighborhoods in the early 1900s including [[Lafayette Square, Los Angeles, California|Lafayette Square]] and [[Wellington Square, Los Angeles|Wellington Square]]. He was the owner of C.H. Brown Banking Company in Missouri.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31707364/joseph_carlyle_wilson_zulah_clementine/?xid=637&_ga=2.25048378.1418062943.1557695168-1062551776.1555972528 The St Louis Republic, St. Louis, Missouri, Aug 10, 1902, Mrs. Joseph Carlyle Wilson Who was Miss Zulah Clementine Crenshaw]</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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After the [[World War I|First World War]], Los Angeles was a town that was looking for an uptick in population. Around the turn of the twentieth century, there was a large oil boom in southern California. Between the extraordinary climate that California had to offer and the rich resources that provided jobs in the oil and agricultural industries, the state experienced great population booms. In Los Angeles, Crenshaw invested in and oversaw ten residential real estate ventures to help satiate the growth; one of the new wealthy neighborhoods would become [[Lafayette Square, Los Angeles|Lafayette Square]] in Los Angeles. |
After the [[World War I|First World War]], Los Angeles was a town that was looking for an uptick in population. Around the turn of the twentieth century, there was a large oil boom in southern California. Between the extraordinary climate that California had to offer and the rich resources that provided jobs in the oil and agricultural industries, the state experienced great population booms. In Los Angeles, Crenshaw invested in and oversaw ten residential real estate ventures to help satiate the growth; one of the new wealthy neighborhoods would become [[Lafayette Square, Los Angeles|Lafayette Square]] in Los Angeles. |
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"A man who left an indelible impression upon his adopted city was George L. Crenshaw, the real estate pioneer who died here Wednesday. His name will continue to be known because of the designation of the great boulevard in the West End area. His contributions to the (sic) upbuilding of Los Angeles from the time of his arrival here in 1905 were unceasing. He was one of a dwindling group of early day real estate leaders whose monuments are the homes of countless thousands. They did much to acquaint the world with the attractions of Southern California. Mr. Crenshaw deserves a place in the front rank of those developers. They formed the bone and sinew of a metropolis."<ref>[http://www.latimes.com Los Angeles Times, Aug 20, 1937, George L. Crenshaw]</ref> |
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George Lafayette Crenshaw | |
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| Born | 1854 Jasper County, Missouri |
| Died | February 18, 1937 |
| Occupation(s) | Real estate developer, Banker |
| Spouse | Virginia Fink Crenshaw |
| Children | Zulah Clementine Crenshaw Wilson, Charles Robert Lafayette Crenshaw, Loren Oldham Crenshaw, Russell Fink Crenshaw |
George Lafayette Crenshaw (1854 - February 18, 1937), was a real estate developer and banker who help developed several upscale residential developments in mid-city Los Angeles and Southern Los Angeles neighborhoods in the early 1900s including Lafayette Square and Wellington Square. He was the owner of C.H. Brown Banking Company in Missouri.[1]
Biography
After the First World War, Los Angeles was a town that was looking for an uptick in population. Around the turn of the twentieth century, there was a large oil boom in southern California. Between the extraordinary climate that California had to offer and the rich resources that provided jobs in the oil and agricultural industries, the state experienced great population booms. In Los Angeles, Crenshaw invested in and oversaw ten residential real estate ventures to help satiate the growth; one of the new wealthy neighborhoods would become Lafayette Square in Los Angeles.
"A man who left an indelible impression upon his adopted city was George L. Crenshaw, the real estate pioneer who died here Wednesday. His name will continue to be known because of the designation of the great boulevard in the West End area. His contributions to the (sic) upbuilding of Los Angeles from the time of his arrival here in 1905 were unceasing. He was one of a dwindling group of early day real estate leaders whose monuments are the homes of countless thousands. They did much to acquaint the world with the attractions of Southern California. Mr. Crenshaw deserves a place in the front rank of those developers. They formed the bone and sinew of a metropolis."[2]
Crenshaw
The Crenshaw district of Los Angeles and its famous principal thoroughfare, Crenshaw Boulevard, bear his name.[3][4]
References
- ^ The St Louis Republic, St. Louis, Missouri, Aug 10, 1902, Mrs. Joseph Carlyle Wilson Who was Miss Zulah Clementine Crenshaw
- ^ Los Angeles Times, Aug 20, 1937, George L. Crenshaw
- ^ Alvaro Parra, "Crenshaw Boulevard: Cruising Through the Decades" KCET, October 23, 2014.
- ^ Matea Gold, "Proposal Not Music to His Ears: Piano-playing grandson of the developer of Crenshaw Boulevard opposes plan to rename the street for late Mayor Tom Bradley." Los Angeles Times, June 25, 2003.
- LaFayette Square Historic Preservation Overlay Zone; LaFayette Organization; 2011
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