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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