Los Angeles' Crenshaw Center

"May's Crenshaw," an operative of May Company California, was built at the northwest corner of the Crenshaw Boulevard and Santa Barbara Avenue intersection. The "Late Moderne" -style store, the chain's second branch, opened for business in October 1947.
Drawing from the May Department Stores Company 

Broadway Stores, May Company California's primary competitor, built their Moderne-style store right across the avenue. "The Broadway-Crenshaw" store, this chain's third branch, welcomed first customers in November 1947.

Drawing from Broadway Department Stores, Incorporated