I've returned to the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Mall. And what has happened is that the mall has been downgraded. Several businesses at the mall are still closed or have gone out of business. I went back for the Pan-African Film Festival (PAFF) arts and crafts to get a birthday gift for my wife. What used to be filled with vendors and patrons for the African Artist. The festival was a quarter of its heyday. I found a unique gift for my wife, and then I got a gift for myself at the gentleman's Fashion habadaserie, created by James Blumfield. I always wanted a suit from this designer. I finally got a few of his creations. Talking directly to the designer about my plans for the garments helped me get a deal that I couldn't pass up. My pieces are made of superior marerial making my investment of great value. Afro City is still there, providing access to creators and their craft. According to Tyrone Duprie, Creative Director and designer of handheld art, Afro City is a space where a collective of African and/or Descendants of American Slaves sell their crafts. I also met a Master Carpet designer working on a wearable art piece. If you're looking for a getaway in the city of Los Angeles, visit the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Mall for a unique mall experience. read more

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Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza was honestly sad to walk through this time. My wife and I went for a date to see some African American art and spend some time there, especially during Black History Month. When you walk down the center, there are only a few places open on the bottom and a few on the top. At least the places that are still open are closer together, but the emptiness is hard to miss. TJ Maxx feels like the only real anchor on one side. There is also Southern Girl Desserts and a few other shops, but you can really feel what is missing. There are no major anchor tenants anymore. Walmart has been gone for a long time. Sears is gone. It feels barren. It reminded me of a hair salon that only sees people by appointment, with no walk in traffic. There were almost no people just strolling the mall like in years past. Afro City Marketplace and Ninas and some of the other African American businesses were nice and doing their best. The problem is not with them. The mall itself just feels empty and struggling. Because of that, I have to give Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza 3 stars. It is okay, but very difficult to see it like this. read more

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This is the definition of a dead mall. If you like TJ Maxx and Panda Express faux subpar Chinese food there's that. Look elsewhere for a real mall. read more

I came to this mall because I had gone to another mall the day prior, and felt compelled to spend with black businesses. I had some good finds here, including a nice Coach purse and some of the most delicious cookies I've ever had from Southern Girl Desserts. I got a great deal on the purse! But obviously the mall needs some help. It's discouraging to see things in black communities get the short end of the stick. There must be some sort of way to bring business to this mall. Perhaps having a grocery store could help. But there were barely any stores open, and I'm sure it's due to not having business. What I do appreciate is the free parking, but at the same time, of course a barren mall shouldn't charge for parking. I know there's potential, and I'll keep shopping from time to time to support. I'm not giving up on us just yet. I look forward to new developers or management upgrading the mall to bring more value to the community. read more

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There is potential here, sadly it reminds me of the dead mall where I came from. But new developers took the land and now its popping there. They just need to promote this place more and find ways to bring not just people but businesses in. TJMaxx is a good addition actually thats the only store I shopped at. Someone suggesting a grocery store here isn't a bad idea either. They just need some planners to sell these spots so it doesn't look all vacant. read more

It really is a shame how much management has let our community down with this mall! There's not many stores left and the employees here really want to do a good job, but they can't I used the restroom... out of all the sinks in the men's restroom not a single one had soap!!! That right there is a violation because the food court is right there so I hope someone responds to this from management before I call the city inspector read more

Just going to one of my fav malls in Los Angeles. Got here early today and noticed a lot of stores were open. They need to put a grocery in here like Walmart or Aldi or something it would bring more people in mall. read more

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I went to the Baldin Hills Crenshaw Plaza yesterday for the forst time ever. My experience was good. If anything, I was saddened to see plenty of vacant retail spaces. Also, it appeared some stores closed early for the day. I thought the food court had decent food options, but I wish there were more food vendors to choose from. read more

i love this mall . my review is in regards to the beauty club or beauty supply in the mall . i was just discriminated and he refused to sell me the wig after he stood there trying to argue with me about colors of the wig . none of the previous employers before him was there . not to mention they were very helpful. he was not helpful and very rude . i am a african american women and he was mexican .. his name is solomon he claimed. idk if thats a lie or not . he also got mad and said he wasnt going to sell to me because i said i was going to leave a review on his rude service . horrible . when a mexican women walked inn . he was very nice and helpful . i feel like i was discriminated against .. and he cahrged me extra for the wig.. horrible experience . although the mall is wonderful. read more

Baldwin Hills Crenshaw - Mother and Daughter shopping - Shopping Centers Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Nice area. There were not many stores open, as would be expected for a meal these days. Light traffic for a Saturday afternoon. Parking however was bad. There was a farmers market going on so a portion of the parking area was closed off. read more

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The mall is overall enjoyable. But the security staff needs to be overhauled. They spent so much time talking while only ONE of their co-workers went around and did his job. An older guy with dreads and glasses actually went around, removed people who were making a scene, stealing, etc. If he's doing all of that I hope he's on track for some sort of raise. I'm not eager to come in or find out that something awful happened because of one terribly unstable person went in. While several incapable people were having too much fun conversing to do anything. read more

Please be careful leaving your car at the parking lot, I went to see a movie at 1:35 pm and came back at 3:30 to find my car broken into. They try turning my car on with a flat head screwdriver but could only turn it on halfway but broke my ignition. The parking lot doesn't have any cameras. There's nothing wrong with the theater but it's not a safe place. Im never going back there again. There's a security car patrolling but that isn't enough. read more

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Honestly this was one of the worst malls I've ever been to. I'm a little hesitant to say this but it reminds me of failing malls that become abandoned. There are several either closed down or empty stores, and some stores were simply locked despite it being a weekend-- a prime time for shopping. Even a spacious emptiness was the remnants of a Forever 21 that was permanently closed. An escalator was not functioning either. There also happened to be nobody manning a guest services station and several empty kiosks were on the layout. Overall, it felt eerie and even with people inside I felt uncomfortable. I went in to look for a cell phone case and found some really poor options for finding one. Among the shops I browsed into quickly, I was disappointed to see only a few big chain stores and restaurants -- TJ Maxx, Sbarro, Claire's, Game Stop, Auntie Anne's, etc. Other stores were small and not high end, while the food court options were obviously small business (not a bad thing because we should support small businesses, but in the context of a mall, it did not bode well for longevity). It would not be a good shopping experience in my opinion nor would I be able to do an hours long back to school type of shopping or even a clothing spree in this mall. It is located by a theater and other bigger food establishments like Chipotle so it isn't completely unremarkable but it fails in comparison to many I've perused. read more

This was a convenient mall to come too and that's it. Other than that one of the cleaning ladies constantly has a problem whipeing the tables down from day prior. She gets an attitude as if that's not her job. I told head of security about this and he was unprofessional and rude. Take ur business elsewhere. read more

Baldwin Hills's Crenshaw Mall - I was in the Baldwin Hills area for only 1 night before heading to the Philippines. We stopped in for last minute things for our flight. It was a pretty basic, or traditional mall. It had pretty much all of the same stores you would see in every mall (Macy's, Cinnabon, Payless Shoes, Foot Locker) to name a few. One store that stood out to me in particular was a new black-owned bookstore called Malik's Bookstore. Malik's bookstore had sooooo many titles of books that I've never heard of, as well as, so many book titles I'm highly familiar with and/or have read over the years. There were really nice calendars, mugs, bags and a huge selection of children's books. That was really nice to see. On the day we stopped in, Malik's bookstore was only opened for about 3 days so be sure to spread the word! read more

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Footlocker here has been awesome, they always have the latest models of shoes and select brands available for purchase keep in mind this is the house of Hoops so don't sleep here on quick strikes or limited editions. read more

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Stopped by here today to do Black Santa pictures with my kiddos. Parking was easy, there was no line, pictures were printed out quickly and I was on my way. In and out with no problems. I don't normally go to this mall so I did stroll around to see what was in there. It was pretty dead for it to be so close to Christmas. But there are a lot of shoe stores, gaming stores, and Afrocentric stores. So it's not bad but I probably won't be back until next Christmas time. read more

I went to this mall, a mall that I've been going to since I was a kid might I add, I came here to use the restroom and security and the mantnce crew blocked the entrance and refused to let me use the restroom. Of course they acted like the restrooms were out of order, but I know better. They went so far as to tell the near by movie theater to lie about their plumbing because when I went over there to use the restroom they conveniently locked everyone out and said they had plumbing issues. All of this was a lie and I'm not going to be quite about it until something is done. I went to a store in the mall sometime before all of this and they were extremely rude and is the reason why I refuse to spend another dollar in this place. The store is Afro City. I was trying to spend my black dollars at a black owned store, but it was not appreciated at all. After I paid for my items, the cashier took my bag and walked me to the door and then she gave me my items. This is done so a person can't steal things they didn't pay for on the way out, but I was highly offended and I felt super disrespected that after that I just couldn't spend another penny at this mall. That's only some of the experiences I've had, I have more stories. If this mall shuts down I won't miss and they can take that Albertsons across the street with them. read more

We come here once a year for Santa. It is hands down THE BEST Santa! We are from the Valley, and have visited local to us and Santa Monica, but BHC Santa is by far the best. I completely recommend. read more

Moved from this area years ago but come every now and then for the makeup services. Only certain entrances were open so it's very inconvenient to get jnto now. You can't exit out of the same entrance either because there is security at every door. Haven't seen this at any mall since COVID. Half the stores were still closed so it was pretty depressing looking especially since it's up in the air of the status of this mall. read more

Visiting my cousin in the area , I stop by the plaza sometimes. Mall is still got its good and bad points. Ladies here at some of the stores are kind of rude. All i was doing was window shopping and really werent trying to ask any questions unless it was something i was really interested in. Eateries are good here. I was still happy with the mall. Always a pleasure in visiting. read more

The Crenshaw Plaza looks so much better after all their renovations. I'm so, so glad that they decided to take the boot-leg Walmart out of there because that foot-traffic was insane. There is a downside to this mall however, it seems like a majority of the businesses in here are food places now. :( As if we aren't all overweight already. I'd say this place has become a place for pre-teens to hang out at for their first dates. lol read more

Looking good BHCP! At least all the renovations indoors I noticed on yesterday's first visit here in several years. Parking is still atrocious though. Tight spaces, and an adventure driving around until an empty space is finally located. Prior to 2007, this was one of my main mall stops while living in South Central LA, as well as several others. Close, convenient and much needed for area residents; think Hawthorne Plaza should this place suddenly disappear. Crime was much of the problem in Hawthorne, thus, fewer and fewer shoppers. Even after moving to Santa Clarita in November of 2006, I still managed to make it down here on occasion for a few haircuts on level 2, as well as a look around for old times sake as I did on yesterday. Keep BHCP alive all you locals! read more

This mall doesn't have many stores but you do have Forever 21, Fashion Store, Children's place, Sears, TJ Maxx and other stores but not many. They have a food court as well Incase you're hungry. Also right next to this place there is a movie theater and it has specials on Wednesday's. read more

Baldwin Hills Crenshaw - Upstairs parking lot - Shopping Centers Near Me - Los Angeles, California

this mall sucks. there's barely any good stores and they just replace popular stores for others that nobody's even heard of. This place needs to be renovated. Only thing keeping them in business is probably the Victoria's secret and FootLocker. read more

I heard about the workout classes including Zumba, kick boxing and yoga classes offered on different days and time for free. Since I tried it and I'm hooked to the yoga and Zumba classes. It's good to see diversity, ages, and sizes working out. The teachers are fun and you can go at you own pace. No judgement here. Glad to see my community embracing fitness. I would suggest to get there early to get a good spot because space is limited. read more

I love this mall. Honestly, I don't have any complaints about it. It's always clean and we'll organized. Even the food courts are kept clean which is awesome. In my opinion they have the best directory board. You have access to it right when you walk in. It's color coordinated so the stores your looking for are very easy to find. Although there are cart venues in the middle of the mall, you still have a decent amount of room to walk pass. I can't give those compliments to other mall locations. They consentrate so much on decorating the place until they forget the main objective of it being built. They have awesome eatries there as well. Parking is awesome and easy accessed. Very well organized on coming in and going out. They are even conviently located near bus stops. I don't visit this mall as much as I should because I love to explore but when I do, I always leave hapoy read more

I've been coming to the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for years. Back when there was a Robinson's May here. Before they did all the remodeling and added in some nice establishments like the Raves Theater or the delicious Southern Girl Desserts. When they re-did the mall and made it nicer, I thought it'd be like the Fox Hills mall. (Excuse me.. the Westfield Culver City mall). The Fox Hills mall is nice now, and I enjoy going back for all different stores there. The Target is great but always packed. Anyway, I'm getting off track. This didn't happen with the Baldwin Hills mall. It's still depressing to go to. The walmart is horrible. With long lines and unhappy workers. The selection of stores at the Baldwin Hills mall sucks. There's even a gym in this mall.. but who the hell would want to fight through parking to go to a gym in the mall. I rarely come here now. It's not a very nice mall and the selection of stores suck. read more

Nothing too luxurious. Simple seats and concessions are a basic movie theater that is a staple for the community. Discount Tuesday is a big plus read more

Am I the only one that misses Wal-mart?! I really miss it. I love this mall. I loved it before the renovations but I have to admit that the changes really make it look better. This mall deserved a face-lift. I love all the food choices, all the shopping choices Plenty of parking and the movies is right outside?! I could EASILY spend a whole day here. Even just window shopping. I especially love the farmer's market. It's just everything you need in one location. Need to buy a fridge? Hit up Sears. Need to cash a check? Wells Fargo is in the same lot! Want to grub? Buffet, food court and restaurants at your fingertips. I might be biased because I live a 5 minute walk to the BHCP but it holds a special place in my heart. read more

This is a nice, clean, affordable mall. There are plenty of shopping options as well as food. The mall appears to be renovated and it's beautiful. Also a good place to kill time if you are early for a movie next door at Rave. read more

Baldwin Hills Crenshaw - Food court - Shopping Centers Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Nice atmosphere, bargains. Great Christmas decorations and the food court is ok and conveniently located with lots of seating.

This mall has finally made a turn for the better. Although this place has a nice little makeover, there are still somethings lacking. There are only 2 major department stores here now, and they seem to lack variety with their inventory. I'm happy the Walmart is gone. It was handy but absolutely always an unpleasant experience. The nice additions is the food court, there is more variety however mall staple Hot Dog On A Stick has been removed. :( There are more conveniences like nail shops and a large beauty supply filled with a huge variety of product, as well as people with friendly helpful smiles. Friendly employees are always a great thing. I'm sure as the dynamics of the neighborhood continue to change this mall will continue to improve. read more

Stay away from foot locker... The girls are extremely lazy went on 8/10 around 1pm and they are useless absolutely no help no knowledge nothing and they just stand around like statues .... Who does the hiring.... I ended up taking my business to macys finish line... read more

Dear Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, Yes, its true, I grew up with an aunt who lived in View Park, and I always thought of you as 'the Ghetto Mall'. Not because I think you are located in 'The Ghetto", but because the quality of your storefronts, merchandise, and yes, patrons was all through the late 80's through to 2002 just GHETTO AS FUCK. But now somebody done dressed yo ass up like a Westfield, run your cookie joint and your Disney Store and your FYE (and honestly half of your other tenants) out of town, and put a Govind Armstrong restaurant in your backyard. And I really want to like you. You have the shittiest selection of any Macy's on earth, but the salesgirls in the perfume department are nice to me. You have disgusting food court options (who the fuck LIKES Sbarro pizza in this decade?!) but the new indian food place is surprisingly decent. I appreciate you revamping the bridge and adding those glass windows... now I can stare out at the Crenshaw traffic clusterfuck while the loud Vietnamese ladies at Fashion Nail Spa give me gel nails. Good lookin' out. The remodel LOOKS good... the Wal-Mart will always bring the place down, though. Please, I beg of you, don't raise the rents so high that new tenants can't afford to put up shop at the new BHCP. Can we get a Victoria's Secret? a Gap? Maybe a Nike store? A new cookie joint? Trust me, lower the rents to get some good tenants in. Otherwise the remodel will have been for naught. PS: My cousins Norm & Paul used to own & operate The Creole Chef- a restaurant off of the Santa Rosalia & Stocker side of BHCP. After being robbed at gunpoint MORE THAN ONCE and with police and mall security failing to respond despite having an LAPD substation inside the damn mall, they packed up shop & left. Please make sure that from 2012 onward, if some shit pops off at the mall, you motherfuckers REACT so that good, prosperous tenants like my cousins & their bomb ass shrimp etoufee don't feel like they have to close up shop or get shot. Grazi! read more

Let's face it: This is hardly a hip, happenin' destination. It is no South Coast Plaza, & it's not even Fox Hills, which is also greatly lacking in spite of its *improvements*. Crenshaw Plaza is a place to get in & out of Macy's without Century City's or Downtown's parking drama. (Free outdoor parking) The *mall* does have a Marshall's, Sear's, Mrs. Field's, See's, & a slew of ethno-specific retailers. Sometimes you need Afro-centric or (increasingly) Latino-focused stores. I mean, where else in LA would you be able to pick up a bright, grape-colored, double-breasted suit & a pair of matching Gators but here? O_O For those new to LA & in-need of black hair care products, but little desire for rollin' out to the Slauson Swap Meet (now euphemized as the "Slauson Super Mall") or some other wild-shady strip mall, the 'Shaw Plaza features a ton of beauty supply spots where you can find a full-on Bonner Brothers suite of hair goos. Some prefer to get their "hur" & nails "did" in the mall. It's certainly less intimidating than frantically going from salon to salon on Crenshaw, tryna' get your Remy sewn in. I will only say this twice: avoid the Crenshaw store-front beauty shops b/c they ARE plagued! Well... unless you're actually INto looking like a Bonner Brothers Convention act. Think rooster do's w/ geometric patterns. But some of you need first-hand experience to believe-- Be on-alert inside of the mall as well, however. Getting one's wefts weaved on the 'Shaw will be no cheap feat. If you're just in on the 4AM Greyhound from the sticks, know that Angels' sistas' pay $150 minimum for weaves & $55+ for a press & curl. And that is c-h-e-a-p! Going to a Melrose salon or Beverly Hills one (frequented by black celebs & wannabes) will run you $250 to $2k, maybe more. I pay $250 at Macy's in the Plaza, the only reason for my 2-star rating. (Oh, yes, of cooouuurse you could get a $50 weave done down the block in The Jungles in someone's apartment. Of course, your tracks could literally fall out at the dinner table as you try to pretend like that wasn't thread everyone just saw land in your gumbo. Been there; got the mortifying experience to prove it. And, no, it really doesn't blend into the roux. And, no, it ISN'T FUNNY!) Aside from "hur", 'Shaw Plaza *features* THEE most disgusting Wal-Mart ever. It IS the Wal-Mart from h*ll, true, but it's also the only Wal-Mart in LA's city borders b/c no one else would allow the supergiant in its neighborhood but South LA. If you've ever felt that Wally was run by pigs, this locale proves to be a true trough. Smelly, overcrowded, gritty, a good place to catch a communicable disease... all perfect descriptors. 99% of those on "People of Walmart" have gotta' be from here. The food court in this mall--? Wait--thaaaaat stuff is supposed to be food? O_o I shudder. read more

When I'm in my moms city, I really like to come here. It's not your typical overcrowded mall. I even get my nails done here. They provide really great service. read more

If you want to get some really good shopping done, DON'T come here. But, if you want some great entertainment, flock on over here. By entertainment I mean witnessing some very eccentric people. A lot of people call this mall ghetto, but I've grown up close to this mall and it doesn't scare me a bit. It's actually pretty hilarious to me. The most interesting things are here, from the drag queens selling oils to a kiosk selling weave hair. There's also a ton of random stores with pimp suits and crocodile shoes, if that's the kind of thing you're into. Crenshaw mall also boasts basically the only wal-mart in LA which is also very amusing. Over all, to all you people thinking you're going to get shot here, suck it up and soak in the unique culture only found at the Crenshaw mall! The only way you'll die is from pure enjoyment. PS: It's in the middle of an intense remodel and I'm praying it doesn't send the regulars away :( I'll be very sad. read more

Black Santa was soooo worth us driving 2hrs in traffic from Inland Empire. My baby was so excited to see he was black. He was so nice and engaging!! He took time to talk to and listen to my baby's Christmas list. He even took a moment to talk to us. We never get that from Santa's in the IE. Thank You Crenshaw Mall for having such a wonderful Santa!!!! We will definitely be back next year. Please keep this santa!!! Black Santa is the best!!!! read more

Baldwin Hills Crenshaw - Black Santa was soooo worth us driving 2hrs in traffic from Inland Empire. He was so nice & engaging! Thanks Santa - Shopping Centers Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I have lived in this community for 5 years, and with in this time, I have seen drastic cleaning up and renovation of the facility. When I first came, The BHCP was run down, outdated, and empty. There was no money coming to the community by way of the Plaza, BUT since it's renovation, there is an abundant amount of individuals who trek their way from all over to shop here. Now, yes, many of the stores are outdated, and non-popular, but that's due mainly to Business not wanting to invest in this area, mainly because it is predominantly Black with a massive amount of Latinos from East LA who trek over. The mall in itself IS NOT GHETTO, contrary to the popular belief coming from the Ghetto Beagez, Beaugie, and Beaugios people wanting to believe that they are elite. LOL! If you were Elite, shopping anywhere is not a concern. Those that are truly wealthy and rich don't trivial over such things and topics as a mall. But I digress; this Plaza, is nice for what it's worth. Ghetto is not in the mall, but rather in the people who shop here. That can not be controlled, nor should it be. It may and does bother me at times, however; for there to be progression, it has to start somewhere. So rather than going out of my way and community to patronize others who would judge me according to Race, I will continue shopping in my "Ghetto Mall". And when I want to shop elsewhere, I will do so. Being financially wealthy allows me the freedom to browse, Shop, and buy where I desire. read more