Photos: Can South L.A. re-brand again? How does ‘SOLA’ sound?

An Expo Line train crosses Crenshaw Boulevard at Exposition Boulevard in the Crenshaw District.

An Expo Line train crosses Crenshaw Boulevard at Exposition Boulevard in the Crenshaw District.

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April 21, 2015 6:13 PM PT

A campaign is underway to rename South L.A. as SOLA.

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A vacuum repair shop and a storefront church share sidewalk space along Hoover Street.

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A bicyclist pedals past a beauty supply shop on Crenshaw Boulevard.

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A child runs acrioss a pederstrian bridge connecting separate parts of the Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Plaza shopping center.

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A pedestrian walks past a soul food restaurant on Crenshaw Boulevard.

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A man walks a dog along Hoover Street in South Los Angeles.

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Homeless people and their dogs set up camp along Florence Avenue.

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Razor wire tops a fence along Crenshaw Boulevard.

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A man pulls a shopping cart past a wheel and tire shop on Hoover Street.

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Traffic streams past a beauty supply store on Crenshaw Boulevard.

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A street vendor sells vintage record albums along Crenshaw Boulevard.

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Traffic streams down Crenshaw Boulevard in the Crenshaw District.

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