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| Namesake | J. S. Slauson |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | Local jurisdictions |
| Nearest metro station |  : |
| West end | Culver Boulevard inCulver City |
| Major junctions |   SR 90 /I-405 inCulver City I-110 inLos Angeles I-5 inCommerce SR 19 inPico Rivera I-605 inWest Whittier-Los Nietos |
| East end | Santa Fe Springs Road inWhittier |
Slauson Avenue is a major east–westthoroughfare traversing the central part ofLos Angeles County, California. It was named for the land developer andLos Angeles Board of Education memberJ. S. Slauson. It passes throughCulver City,Ladera Heights,View Park-Windsor Hills,South Los Angeles,Huntington Park,Maywood,Commerce,Montebello,Pico Rivera,Whittier, andSanta Fe Springs. The street runs 20.9 miles (33.6 km) from McDonald Street in Culver City and to Santa Fe Springs Road, where it becomes Mulberry Drive in Whittier. Mulberry Drive ends at Scott Avenue inSouth Whittier.
There are three major transit stations (two light rail) on Slauson Avenue. They include theSlauson Station of theMetro A Line and theHyde Park Station on theMetro K Line.
Slauson/I-110 Station of theMetro J Line is elevated in the median ofInterstate 110 freeway.
Metro Local line 108 operates on Slauson Avenue.
The eastern terminus of theState Route 90, the Marina Freeway, is at Slauson Avenue.In Los Angeles, the street is south ofWashington Boulevard andVernon Avenue, but north of Gage Avenue andFlorence Avenue.
Slauson Avenue was noted for a formerBethlehem Steelmill on the 3300 block. At one time Slauson Avenue was a center for urbanheavy industry in Los Angeles; theATSFHarbor Subdivision once ran along Slauson Avenue. It is also known for theSimply WholesomeVegetarianrestaurant andHealth food store, as well as thehistoric Jet Innmotor hotel.[1]
Portions of Slauson Avenue have been revitalized with a new tree-lined barrier, newLED street and traffic lights, and Metro Local bus benches. The project was officially completed in May 2017.[2]
Rapper and Los Angeles nativeNipsey Hussle frequently referred to Slauson Avenue in his music.[3] He owned the Marathon Clothing Store at the intersection of Slauson and Crenshaw. The intersection was namedErmias "Nipsey Hussle"Asghedom Square in April 2019 in his honor.[4]
OnThe Johnny Carson Show, Carson played a character named Art Fern who would advertise dubious businesses, giving the audience convoluted driving directions that often ended in "Go to the Slauson Cutoff, stop the car, then cut off your Slauson".[5]
