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To people who live in Crenshaw, the number of wig shops on Crenshaw Boulevard is an ongoing joke. When you drive down the boulevard, you can see wig shop after wig shop, beauty salons next door to beauty salons and barber shops on every corner. Some call Crenshaw “the heart of hair culture” in Los Angeles.

Some residents of Crenshaw don’t like the number of wig shops. They would like to see Crenshaw become a more self-sufficient area, with diversity in shops. Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard Parks says he has received complaints about the wig shops for well over a decade.

There are an estimated 30 locations where you could buy a wig within a couple of miles. Click below to see a video story on wig shops, that residents say may be covering up a bigger problem.

For a closer look at the wigs shops on Crenshaw Boulevard, watch this slideshow.