Inglewood, California
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Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a population of 107,762. It is in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, near Los Angeles International Airport.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Inglewood area was developed following the opening of the Venice–Inglewood railway in 1887 and incorporated as a city on February 14, 1908.<ref name="inc">Template:Cite news</ref> The Inglewood Oil Field is the largest urban oil field in the US.
The city is a major hub for professional sports with several teams that have played in Inglewood's venues. The Kia Forum, an indoor arena, opened in 1967 and hosted the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League, and the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association, until the opening of Staples Center in 1999. Two National Football League teams—the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers—have played at SoFi Stadium since it opened in 2020; the stadium will also host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2028 Summer Olympics. The Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association began play at Intuit Dome in 2024.
History
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The earliest residents of what is now Inglewood were Native Americans who used the Aguaje de Centinela natural springs in today's Edward Vincent Sr. Park (known for most of its history as Centinela Park). Local historian Gladys Waddingham wrote that these springs took the name Centinela from the hills that rose gradually around them, and which allowed ranchers to watch over their herds," (thus the name centinelas or sentinels).Template:R
Spanish era
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Among the original settlers of Los Angeles in 1781 was the Spanish soldier Jose Manuel Orchado Machado, "a 23-year-old muleteer from Los Alamos in Sinaloa". These settlers were ordered by the officials of the San Gabriel Mission "to graze their animals on the ocean side of Los Angeles in order not to infringe on mission lands." As a result, the settlers, or pobladores, drove some of their cattle to the "lush pasture lands near Centinela Springs", and the first construction there was done by Bruno Ygnacio Ávila, who received a permit in 1822 to build a "corral and hut for his herders."<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp The area that is now Inglewood was divided into two rancho grants: Rancho Sausal Redondo and Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Mexican era
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Later, Avila constructed a three-room adobe house on a slight rise overlooking the creek that ran from Centinela Springs all the way to the ocean. According to the LAOkay web site,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> this adobe was built where the present baseball field is in the park. It no longer exists.
In 1834, Ygnacio Machado, one of the sons of Jose Machado, built the Centinela Adobe,<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp which sits on a rise above the present Interstate 405 (San Diego Freeway) and is used as the headquarters of the Centinela Valley Historical Society.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Two years later, Ygnacio<ref>Waddingham used the spelling Ignacio for both Avila and Machado.</ref> was granted the Template:Convert Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela, though this land had already been claimed by Avila.<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp
American era
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Daniel Freeman acquired the rancho and was a founder of the Centinela-Inglewood Land Company in 1887, which developed the city. That year it was reported that:<ref name=briefs>Template:Cite news</ref>
The Centinela-Inglewood Company has put on a four-horse coach between their office and Inglewood, leaving at 9:30 am and returning at 2 pm to carry passengers desiring to see the property. It is understood that arrangements will soon be completed for frequent fast trains between Los Angeles and Inglewood over the California Southern.
Template:Further Inglewood Park Cemetery, a widely used cemetery for the entire region, was founded in 1905.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The city has been home to the Hollywood Park Racetrack from 1938 to 2013, one of the premier horse racing venues in the United States.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Fosters Freeze, the first soft serve ice cream chain in California, was founded by George Foster in 1946 in Inglewood.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Inglewood was named an All-America City by the National Civic League in 1989 and yet again in 2009 for its visible progress.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The Ku Klux Klan had a presence in Inglewood in the 1920s, with the most notable event being the 1922 raid,<ref name=LAT19490521>Template:Cite news</ref> the Klan had a chapter in Inglewood as late as October 1931.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Labor unions
[edit]Labor troubles became a serious issue during the early years of World War II as local industries supplied the Allies, against the wishes of Communist local union officials. In 1941, the United Auto Workers (UAW) won the election over the International Association of Machinists and represented all the employees at the North American Aviation factory in Inglewood. UAW negotiators demanded a starting pay of 75 cents an hour, plus a 10-cent raise for the 11,000 current employees. The UAW had made a no-strike pledge, but suddenly a wildcat strike on June 4 closed the plant that produced a fourth of the nation's fighter planes. The UAW was unable to get the workers to return, when Washington intervened. With the approval of national CIO leadership, President Franklin Roosevelt sent in the California national guard to reopen the plant. When Germany suddenly invaded the USSR in late June 1941, though, the Communist activists suddenly became the strongest supporters of war production; they crushed wildcat strikes.<ref>Max M. Kampelman, The Communist Party vs. the CIO: A Study in Power Politics (1957) pp. 25-27.</ref><ref>Robert H. Zieger, The CIO: 1935-1955 (1995) pp 128-130.</ref><ref>John Barnard, American Vanguard: The United Auto Workers During the Reuther Years, 1935–1970 (2004) pp 173-176.</ref>
African-American influence
[edit]"No blacks had ever lived in Inglewood", Gladys Waddingham wrote,<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp but by 1960, "they lived in great numbers along its eastern borders. This came to the great displeasure of the predominantly white residents already residing in Inglewood. In 1960, the census counted only 29 "Negroes" among Inglewood's 63,390 residents. Not a single black child attended the city's schools. Real-estate agents refused to show homes to blacks. A rumored curfew kept blacks off the streets at night. Inglewood was a prime target because of its previous history of restrictions." "Fair housing and school busing were the main problems of 1964. The schools were not prepared to handle racial incidents, even though any that occurred were very minor. Adults held many heated community meetings, since the blacks objected to busing as much as did the whites."<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp In 1969, an organization called "Morningside Neighbors" changed its name to "Inglewood Neighbors" "in the hope of promoting more integration."<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp
On July 22, 1970, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Max F. Deutz ordered Inglewood schools to desegregate in response to a suit filed by 19 parents.<ref name=LAT19700902>Template:Cite news</ref> At least since 1965, said Deutz, the Inglewood school board had been aware of a growing influx of black families into its eastern areas, but had done nothing about the polarization of its pupils into an eastern black area and a western white one.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On August 31, he rejected an appeal by four parents who said the school board was not responsible for the segregation, but that the blacks "selected their places of residence by voluntary choice."<ref name=LAT19700902/>
The first black principal among the 18 Inglewood schools was Peter Butler at La Tijera Elementary,<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp and in 1971, the "Stormy racial meetings in 1971" included a charge by "some real estate men in the overflowing Crozier Auditorium" that the Human Relations Commission was acting like "the Gestapo".<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp In that year, Loyd Sterling Webb, president of Inglewood Neighbors, became the first black officeholder when voters elected him to the school board.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1972, Curtis Tucker Sr., was appointed as the first black city council member.<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp That year, composer LeRoy Hurte, an African-American, took the baton of the Inglewood Symphony Orchestra and continued to work with it for 20 years.<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp Edward Vincent Jr. became Inglewood's first black mayor in 1983. In that decade, whites left the city in increasing numbers, and Inglewood became the first city in California to declare the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a holiday.<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp Since the term of Edward Vincent Jr. (1983–1997), Inglewood has consecutively elected African-American mayors: Roosevelt F. Dorn (1997–2010), Danny Tabor (2010–2011),<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and James T. Butts Jr. (2011–present).
Rise of Latino population
[edit]The 1990 census showed that Latinos in Inglewood had increased by 134% since 1980, the largest jump in the South Bay. Economic factors apparently played a role in where new arrivals settled, said David Heer, a USC professor of sociology and associate director of the university's Population Research Laboratory. "Housing is generally less expensive here than elsewhere . . . and I would say that they receive a warmer welcome here", said Norm Cravens, assistant city manager in Inglewood, where the white population dropped from nearly 21% in 1980 to 8.5% in 1990.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In the 2000 census, Black Americans made up 47% of the city's residents (53,060 people), and Latinos comprised 46% (51,829), but the Census Bureau estimated that in 2007, the percentage of Black Americans had declined to 41% (48,252) and that Latinos were at 52.5% (61,847). The white population declined from 19 (21,505) to 17.7% (20,853).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
That year, though, only one of the city's five city council members was Latino: Jose Fernandez. No Latinos were on the five-member board of education.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Religious history
[edit]In 2007, the area served by the Inglewood post office (including Lennox) had 98 churches, temples, mosques, chapels and other houses of worship, according to the AreaConnect.com website.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The first church service was held on April 22, 1888, in the Inglewood House hotel on Commercial Street (today's La Brea Avenue), popularly called Mrs. Belden's Boarding House, when Inglewood had only 300 residents and 112 registered voters. Later, services were in Bucephalus Hall, but eventually the congregation moved to Hyde Park, which left Inglewood with no church. On January 19, 1890, Inglewood's first permanent church – Presbyterian – was established on Market Street. A bit later, the [United] Brethren constructed a building on South Market Street.<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp
In 1907, a group of Episcopalians began services in a private home, and a few years later, the first Catholic services were held in Bank Hall. In 1910, the Presbyterians moved their two buildings, a sanctuary and a manse, to the corner of Grevillea and Nutwood "because the streetcars [on Market Street] were so noisy and threw so much dust and sand fleas in the windows."<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp
Trash-hauling pact
[edit]In 2018, an investigation began into a 2012 trash-hauling contract valued at $100 million; it went to a bidder with connections to current mayor James T. Butts. The bidder, Consolidated Disposal Services, secured the contract soon after hiring Michael Butts, brother of Mayor Butts, as an operations manager.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Consolidated continues to provide garbage collection services as of 2023.
Geography
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert. Downtown Inglewood is Template:Convert from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metropolitan statistical area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Neighborhoods
[edit]Inglewood consists of 10 neighborhoods that are indicated by symbols on street signs. The neighborhoods are: Morningside Park, Downtown Inglewood, Fairview Heights, Arbor Village, Hollypark Knolls, Centinela Heights, Century Heights, Inglewood Knolls, and Lockhaven.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Crenshaw-Imperial
[edit]The Crenshaw-Imperial district was a later annexation to Inglewood, California. It has its own branch public library and an important shopping center for the area.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> (Also see Inglewood Knolls)
Morningside Park
[edit]Morningside Park is a commercial district in the eastern part of the city. Though the city of Inglewood does not define the district's boundaries, it may be delineated by Hyde Park on the north, Manchester Square on the east, Century Boulevard on the south and Prairie Avenue on the west. The major streets that run through the area are Manchester and Crenshaw boulevards. It is six miles (10 km) from Los Angeles International Airport and about two miles (3 km) from SoFi Stadium, the home of the NFL's Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers. The district is also the location of Kia Forum, an entertainment venue and where for 32 years the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers and NHL's Los Angeles Kings played and The Village at Century shopping center. This neighborhood was once the site of the Hollywood Park Racetrack. It is also the home to three gated-communities called Carlton Square, Briarwood Village & The Renaissance.
North Inglewood and Fairview Heights
[edit]North Inglewood is a neighborhood north of the former Santa Fe railroad tracks, where the K Line currently is. In 2009, it was reported to be the site of a "burgeoning arts scene" at East Hyde Park Boulevard and La Brea Avenue.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Fairview Heights is a signed area north of Florence and east of La Brea Avenues.
Inglewood Knolls
[edit]Situated in the southeastern corner of the city, Inglewood Knolls is a subdivision of tract homes built in 1953–54. It is bordered by Crenshaw Blvd. on the west, 108th St. on the north, Spinning Ave. on the east, and Imperial Highway on the south. A shopping center on the northeastern quadrant of the intersection of Crenshaw and Imperial was also constructed in the mid-1950s, originally including a Food Giant grocery store, Thrifty Drug, J.J. Newberrys, and Lishon's Music Store, among others. Century Park Elementary School on Spinning Ave., although fully within Inglewood city limits, is actually part of the L.A. school district.
Climate
[edit]Demographics
[edit]Inglewood first appeared as a city in the 1910 U.S. Census.<ref name=1910CensusCA/>
2020 census
[edit]| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
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| White alone (NH) | 4,628 | 3,165 | 4,398 | 4.11% | 2.89% | 4.08% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 52,260 | 47,029 | 40,804 | 46.42% | 42.88% | 37.86% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 209 | 220 | 199 | 0.19% | 0.20% | 0.18% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 1,217 | 1,374 | 2,107 | 1.08% | 1.25% | 1.96% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 345 | 323 | 331 | 0.31% | 0.29% | 0.31% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 248 | 345 | 855 | 0.22% | 0.31% | 0.79% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 1,844 | 1,768 | 3,391 | 1.64% | 1.61% | 3.15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 51,829 | 55,449 | 55,677 | 46.04% | 50.56% | 51.67% |
| Total | 112,580 | 109,673 | 107,762 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2010 census
[edit]The 2010 United States census<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> reported that Inglewood had a population of 109,673. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Inglewood was 50.6% Hispanics or Latinos (of any race),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/> 43.9% African American, 2.9% White,<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">Template:Cite web</ref> 0.7% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 26.3% from other races, and 4.1% from two or more races. The Census reported that 98.6% of the population lived in households, 0.9% lived in noninstitutionalized group quarters, and 0.5% were institutionalized.
Of the 36,389 households, 42.1% had children under living in them, 36.0% were married couples living together, 24.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.1% had a male householder with no wife present, 6.4% were unmarried partnerships, 0.6% were same-sex partnerships, 25.7% were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.97. With 25,019 families (68.8% of all households), the average family size was 3.59.
The age distribution was 26.7% under 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 33.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.
The 38,429 housing units had an average density of Template:Cvt, of which 37.0% were owner-occupied and 63.0% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.5%, while 39.2% of the population lived in owner-occupied housing units and 59.4% lived in rental housing units.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Inglewood had a median household income of $43,394, with 22.4% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>
Mapping L.A.
[edit]Mexican and Salvadoran are the common ancestries in Inglewood. Mexico and El Salvador were the most common foreign places of birth in the 2000 census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2009, the Los Angeles Times's "Mapping L.A." project supplied these neighborhood statistics based on the 2000 census.<ref name=LATMapping>Template:Cite web</ref>
The population was 112,482, or 12,330 people per square mile, among the highest densities for the South Bay and among the highest densities for the county. The percentage of African Americans was high for the county, and the population was moderately diverse. Median household income was $46,574, low for both the South Bay and for the county. The median age was 29, young for the county; the percentage of residents aged 10 or under was among the county's highest. Three people, on the average, lived in each household – high for the South Bay but about average for the county. There was a higher percentage of families headed by single parents than elsewhere in the county. The percentage of veterans who served during 1975–89 and 1990–99 was among the county's highest.
| Inglewood and nearby areas |
Inglewood<ref name=LATMapping/> | Hyde Park<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Ladera Heights<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Westchester<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Hawthorne<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
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| Population | 112,482 | 38,635 | 6,509 | 41,500 | 86,265 |
| White | 5% | 5% | 19% | 52% | 13% |
| Latino | 46% | 27% | 3% | 17% | 44% |
| Asian | 3% | 2% | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| Black | 46% | 66% | 71% | 19% | 32% |
| Household income | $46,574 | $39,460 | $117,925 | $77,473 | $43,602 |
| College degree | 13% | 13% | 53% | 42% | 13% |
| Median age | 29 | 31 | 43 | 35 | 27 |
| Single parents | 25% | 29% | 10% | 15% | 27% |
| Veteran | 8% | 9% | 13% | 9% | 7% |
| Foreign born | 30% | 20% | 7% | 21% | 33% |
| Where? | Mexico, El Salvador |
Mexico, El Salvador |
Trinidad, Canada |
Mexico, Philippines |
Mexico, Guatemala |
| Ethnic diversity (*) | Moderate .571 | Moderate .488 | Moderate .446 | High .660 | High .676 |
| Home ownership | 36% | 47% | 77% | 52% | 26% |
(*) "The diversity index measures the probability that any two residents, chosen at random, would be of different ethnicities. If all residents are of the same ethnic group it's zero. If half are from one group and half from another it's .50."<ref>Definition of "diversity index" from Mapping L.A. The most diverse area is Mid-Wilshire, and the least diverse is East Los Angeles. Projects.latimes.com</ref>
Homelessness
[edit]In 2022, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority's Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count counted 751 homeless individuals in Inglewood.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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Arts and culture
[edit]Landmarks
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The Forum was built in 1967 and designed by architect Charles Luckman, who also designed Madison Square Garden.<ref name="The Forum 2015">"The Forum." The Forum. The Madison Square Garden Company, n.d. Web. March 31, 2015.</ref> The Forum was intended to evoke the Roman Forum in Rome.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> For decades, the Forum was one of LA's biggest concert venues; Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin and the Jackson 5 were among the superstars to headline the arena.<ref>"Renovated Forum Arena Brings Class and Competition to L.A. Concert Scene." Speakeasy RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. March 29, 2015.</ref> The Forum also achieved its greatest fame as the home of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers and the NHL's Los Angeles Kings. In 1999, both teams moved to the Staples Center and the Forum was sold to the Faithful Central Bible Church, which used it for Sunday services and rented it out for concerts or sporting events.<ref>Kudler, Adrian Glick. "Come Tour The Renovated And Revitalized Inglewood Forum." Curbed LA. N.p., January 15, 2014. Web. March 29, 2015.</ref> In 2012, the Forum was purchased by The Madison Square Garden Company, owners of New York's Madison Square Garden, for $23.5 million; MSG announced plans to spend $50 million to refurbish and renovate the arena for use as a "world-class" concert venue.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The "Fabulous" Forum presented by Chase reopened on January 15, 2014, with the first of six historic performances by the Eagles.<ref>"The Forum." The Forum. The Madison Square Garden Company, n.d. Web. March 29, 2015.</ref> The reinvention of the Forum has created the largest indoor performance venue in the country designed with a focus on music and entertainment.<ref name="The Forum 2015"/> On April 4, 2022, "The Forum" was renamed "Kia Forum" due to a naming rights deal between Steve Ballmer, the owner of The Forum, and car manufacturer Kia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On February 24, 2015, the Inglewood City Council approved plans for the construction of an NFL-capacity stadium, later named SoFi Stadium, with a 5–0 unanimous vote to combine the Template:Convert plot of land with the larger Hollywood Park development and rezone the area to include Sports/Entertainment capabilities. Template:Convert of Hollywood Park were devoted to Lake Park, a naturally-replenishing water feature which is claimed to recycle 26 million gallons of water annually.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This cleared the way for developers to begin construction on the venue as planned in December 2015.<ref name="nbclosangeles1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="nbcsports1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On January 13, 2016, one day after the NFL approved of the Rams return to Los Angeles, construction began on the Inglewood site.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> SoFi Stadium opened in 2020.
Public libraries
[edit]The City of Inglewood operates a main library in the city's Civic Center, in addition to a branch in the southeastern corner of the city, near the intersection of Crenshaw and Imperial.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Symphony
[edit]The Southeast Symphony Association is a non-profit, musical and cultural association in Inglewood, founded in 1948 to create an orchestra that welcomes African-American musicians.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Open Studios
[edit]The annual Open Studios event features "drawing, painting, photography and more", organized by a volunteer group of artists with support by the Inglewood Cultural Arts, Inc. (ICA) organization. The first year of the event saw six artists featured, but at the November 2011 event "more than 30" were expected, said Renee Fox, gallery director at the Beacon Arts Building on North La Brea Avenue. The structure has been turned into 14 artists' studios, with 16 more to be added by the end of 2011. A nearby former auto showroom has also been turned over to artists.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Sports
[edit]Professional sports
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Inglewood is home to the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League who play at SoFi Stadium. The stadium hosted Super Bowl LVI in 2022,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and will host Super Bowl LXI in 2027.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings played their home games at Kia Forum from 1967 to 1999, until the completion of Crypto.com Arena in Downtown Los Angeles.
On July 26, 2019, the Los Angeles Clippers announced plans to build a new arena and entertainment center in Inglewood.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The announcement explained that the new arena would be completed at the same time their current leasing agreement with Crypto.com Arena is set to expire. The privately financed project includes the arena, the team's business and basketball offices, training facility, community and retail spaces. Weeks later, on September 10, 2019, Clippers owner Steve Ballmer announced plans to invest $100 million into the city of Inglewood as part of the arena deal.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The investment includes $80 million for affordable housing, assistance to renters and first-time homebuyers. Another $12.75 million will be invested into school and youth programs. The arena opened in August 2024.
| Club | League | Venue | Founded | Established in Inglewood |
Championships |
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| Los Angeles Rams | National Football League | SoFi Stadium | 1936 (in Cleveland) | (2020 in Inglewood) | 4 (1 in Inglewood) (1 in Los Angeles Pre-1970 AFL–NFL merger) |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 1960 (in Los Angeles) | (2020 in Inglewood) | 1 (AFL Championship) | ||
| Los Angeles Clippers | National Basketball Association | Intuit Dome | 1970 (As the Buffalo Braves) | (1984 in Los Angeles, 2024 in Inglewood) | 0 |
Former Teams
[edit]Inglewood was the former home of the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA and of the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL from 1967 to 1999, as well as the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA from 1997 to 2000. All teams moved to Crypto.com Arena for the following seasons.
| Club | League | Venue | Founded | Established in Inglewood |
Departed Inglewood |
Championships |
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| Los Angeles Lakers | National Basketball Association | Kia Forum | 1947 (in Minneapolis) | (1967 in Inglewood) | 1999 | 17 (6 in Inglewood) (5 in Minneapolis, 6 after departure from Inglewood) |
| Los Angeles Kings | National Hockey League | Kia Forum | 1967 | (1967 in Inglewood) | 1999 | 2 (2 after departure from Inglewood) |
| Los Angeles Sparks | Women's National Basketball Association | Kia Forum | 1997 | (1997 in Inglewood) | 2000 | 3 (3 after departure from Inglewood) |
Olympic and Paralympic Games
[edit]At the 1984 Summer Olympics, The Forum hosted the basketball competition and the men's handball final.<ref>1984 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 102–4</ref> During the 2028 Summer Olympics, the opening and closing ceremonies will be held at SoFi Stadium, which will also host the swimming events.<ref name=":9">Template:Cite news</ref> Intuit Dome will host all the basketball events during the games.<ref name=":7">Template:Cite news</ref>
2026 FIFA World Cup
[edit]SoFi Stadium will host several matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be held across the US, Canada, and Mexico.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Government
[edit]Municipal
[edit]The City of Inglewood has a council–city manager type of government. The mayor is an elected office and is the chief executive officer, but in all other regards is an equal member of the city council.
The current mayor of Inglewood is James T. Butts Jr. who took office after unseating Daniel K. Tabor who completed the term of Roosevelt Dorn.
The Inglewood Police Department is the city's police department. Since the Inglewood Fire Department was disbanded in 2000, the city contracts its fire service with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Federal representation
[edit]In the United States House of Representatives, Inglewood is split between Template:Representative, and Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
State representation
[edit]In the California State Legislature, Inglewood is in Template:Representative, and in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Los Angeles County
[edit]Template:See also Inglewood is part of Los Angeles County, for which the Government of Los Angeles County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution, California law, and the Charter of the County of Los Angeles.<ref>California Government Code § 23004</ref> The county government is primarily composed of the elected five-member Board of Supervisors, other elected offices including the Sheriff, District Attorney, and Assessor, and numerous county departments and entities under the supervision of the chief executive officer.
Regional
[edit]The city is a member of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Politics
[edit]Inglewood has the highest percentage of registered Democrats of any city in California, with 75.6 percent of its 48,615 voters registered in May 2009 as Democrats. Seven percent were registered as Republicans, and 14.1 percent declined to state a preference.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2005, the Bay Area Center for Voting Research, a nonpartisan organization in Berkeley, ranked Inglewood as the sixth-most-liberal city in the United States, after Oakland, California, and just ahead of Newark, New Jersey. Researchers examined voting patterns of 237 American cities with populations over 100,000 and ranked them on liberal and conservative scales.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In the past three decades, the presidential candidates nominated by the Democratic Party have all carried Inglewood with over 80% of the vote. The last seven elections results are listed below:
Education
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Public and private schools
[edit]Most of Inglewood is served by the Inglewood Unified School District. The district has two zoned high schools, Inglewood High School, Morningside High School, City Honors High School and an alternative high school, Inglewood Continuation High School (formerly Hillcrest Continuation High School).
Some of it is zoned in the Los Angeles Unified School District. LAUSD operates one school in the Inglewood city limits, Century Park Elementary.<ref>" Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
When the Inglewood Union High School District, now known as the Centinela Valley Union High School District, opened in 1905, the Inglewood School District, then only operating primary schools, was within the high school district. The Centinela Valley district received its current name on November 1, 1944. On July 1, 1954, the Inglewood elementary school district withdrew from the Centinela Valley district, becoming a unified school district.<ref name=CVUHSDHistory>Template:Cite web</ref>
Public charter schools include:
- Ánimo Inglewood Charter High School of Green Dot Public Schools<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Ánimo Leadership Charter High School of Green Dot<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Private schools include:
- St. John Chrysostom Elementary School is a private Catholic school.
- St. Mary's Academy, "In 1966 St. Mary's Academy left its home of many years on Slauson Avenue [at Crenshaw Boulevard] in Los Angeles for a new building on Grace Avenue across from [Daniel] Freeman Hospital".<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp
- Good Shepherd Lutheran School, 1936–2003
Schools history
[edit]In 1888, a school district was organized, trustees were elected and a building was chosen. The school opened on May 21 that year on the second floor of a livery stable on Grevillea Avenue between Regent Street and Orchard (today's Florence Avenue), with 17 boys and 16 girls. The first teacher was Minnie Walker, a graduate of Los Angeles State Normal School. The schoolroom, named Bucephalus Hall, after a horse belonging to town founder Daniel Freeman, was also used for community meetings.<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp
Meanwhile, a permanent school building was erected on Grevillea Avenue a block to the south, between Regent and Queen. It remained Inglewood's only school until 1911. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1920.<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp
The Centinela Valley Union High School District was organized in 1904 to bring secondary education to the town. Inglewood High opened in two rooms of the school building with 15 students taught by Nina Martin, principal, and Anna McClelland. Four years later, a new building rose on Template:Convert of land, and the first graduation of one boy and four girls took place in 1908.<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp Until 1912 there was a new principal every year at the grammar school, but on May 8 of that year George W. Crozier was named principal, and he held the post for 20 years. The school was renamed in his honor in 1932.<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp In 1913, George M. Green was appointed principal of Inglewood Union High School; he retired from that position in 1939.<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp
In 1914, voters approved bonds for high school improvement. Four more buildings and a power plant were erected, "joined by walks and arcades." The improvement included a "five-room model flat in the Home Economics Building." Nine acres of land were bought at Kelso Avenue and Damask (now Inglewood Avenue) for an experimental agricultural statement, thenceforth known as "The Farm." There were gardens, an orchard and an alfalfa field. In 1915 Inglewood High won a first-place Los Angeles County prize for its beautiful ivy-covered brick buildings.<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp These buildings were destroyed in 1953 to make room for new ones.<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp
In the mid-1920s, the high school district stretched all the way south to El Segundo, so two women teachers were asked to live in El Segundo and ride the school buses with the students every day to and from that city – for an extra dollar a day in pay. In 1923 girls adopted a school uniform, "a dark blue skirt with a white middy."<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp
In 1925 a new fine arts building for the high school was erected on the southwest corner of Grevillea and Manchester, replacing the Truax Candy Kitchen,<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp but it was severely damaged by the Long Beach earthquake of 1933. It was "later rebuilt with WPA help but lost its magnificent stairway and all its fireplaces." Temporary classrooms were built on Olive Street, "all too cold in winter and too hot most of the time."<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp
The athletic field on the west side of the campus, later called Badenoch Field, was used for physical education and sporting events. In 1937, agricultural classes were ended at the Farm and Sentinel Field was dedicated there for sports activities.<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp By 1938 there were more than 3,000 students and 141 teachers at the high school.<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp
The "startling news" of 1948 was the dismissal "of the entire administrative staff at Inglewood High School, beginning with Principal James R. Haines." He was replaced by Forrest Murdoch of Everett, Washington, as superintendent and Fred Heisner as principal.<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp
In 1952, another secondary school campus in Inglewood was opened in the east side neighborhood of Lockhaven as Morningside High School.<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp Center Park School of Los Angeles became part of the Inglewood School District in 1961 when its area (Crenshaw-Imperial) was annexed to the city.<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp In the 1970s, its name was changed to Worthington School to honor Frances and William Worthington.<ref name="GW"/>Template:Rp
Media
[edit]Hollywood Park is the home of NFL Media which consists of NFL Network, NFL RedZone, NFL.com, and the NFL app. Formerly located in Culver City, the NFL Los Angeles campus is located adjacent to Sofi Stadium.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
TV network Showtime also has offices in Inglewood, adjacent to LAX and Interstate 405.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Newspapers
[edit]- The Morningside Park Chronicle, Inglewood News and Inglewood Today circulate in the city.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Inglewood Daily News, defunct
Filming locations
[edit]Inglewood has been in several motion picture movies and television shows such as:
- Inglewood City Hall (1 Manchester Boulevard): The interior of City Hall was the fictional IADC (Inter-Agency Defense Command) Headquarters for The New Adventures of Wonder Woman and also the coroner's office in Jack Klugman's 1970s television drama series Quincy, M.E.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- The city was a filming location for The Wood, a 1999 movie about three African-American men recalling their childhood in 1980s Inglewood.<ref name="The Wood">Template:Cite news</ref>
- The 2015 film Dope is set in the Darby-Dixon neighborhood (nicknamed "The Bottoms") of Inglewood.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Infrastructure
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[edit]Streets and highways
[edit]A "grand avenue at least 150 feet wide" was being built in late 1887 from the end of Figueroa Street in Los Angeles "to the new town of Inglewood on the Centinela ranch", to be "planted with a border of tropical trees, making it one of the handsomest five-mile drives" on the coast."<ref name=NotablePurchases>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Major streets that run through Inglewood are La Cienega Boulevard, Crenshaw Boulevard, Hawthorne Boulevard (California), La Brea Avenue, Century Boulevard, Imperial Highway, Manchester Avenue, (Manchester Boulevard in Inglewood), Florence Avenue, and Prairie Avenue.
There are 2 freeways that serve the city, Interstate 405 and Interstate 105 (California). Interstate 110 is located nearby South Los Angeles.
Public transportation
[edit]The city is served by the K Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. There are 3 stations located in the city, Fairview Heights, Downtown Inglewood, and Westchester/Veterans station. The south side of the city is served by the nearby C Line, which the Crenshaw and Hawthorne/Lennox stations are located nearby. The city is planning the Inglewood Transit Connector, an automated people mover that will connect the city's sports and entertainment venues to the forthcoming downtown rail station.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
A $3,000 train station, described as a "natty and attractive building", was constructed in 1887 at the temporary end of the Ballona railroad line outward bound from Los Angeles. The tracks were to continue west through the Centinela ranch to the ocean.<ref name=NotablePurchases/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=InglewoodNew>Template:Cite news</ref>
The Template:Convert was opened for business on September 7, 1887, with stops (from northeast to southwest) at Ballona Junction, Nadeau Park, Baldwin, Slauson, Wildeson, Hyde Park, Inglewood, Danville, Mesmer, and Port Ballona. A train left Los Angeles at 9:15 a.m. on the one-hour journey and returned from Port Ballona at 4 p.m.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In that year the Los Angeles Herald noted that Inglewood was "at the junction of two railroads, one branch going to Ballona Harbor and the other to the beautiful seaside resort, Redondo Beach. . . . Two trains a day now pass Inglewood station."<ref name=SplendidEnterprise>Template:Cite news</ref>
The Centinela-Inglewood Company used a four-horse coach to bring prospective buyers from Los Angeles, leaving at 9:30 a.m. and returning at 2 p.m. Being planned were "frequent fast trains between Los Angeles and Inglewood over the California Southern Railroad.<ref name=briefs/>
Fire
[edit]Fire protection is provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department stations 18, 170, 171, 172, and 173.
Health
[edit]The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Curtis Tucker Health Center in Inglewood.<ref>"Curtis Tucker Health Center." Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Retrieved on March 18, 2010.</ref> The city was served by the Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital for more than five decades, from 1954 until its closure in 2007. Inglewood is still served and the home to Centinela Hospital Medical Center.
Notable people
[edit]Born in Inglewood
[edit]- 310babii, rapper<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Hassan Adams, NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Cornell Armstrong, NFL cornerback<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Don August, baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Tyra Banks, fashion model, television personality, talk show host and actress<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Maybelle Blair (born 1927), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Jason Aalon Butler, musician and political activist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Erica Campbell, American gospel singer, songwriter, musician, and First Lady
- Tina Campbell, American gospel singer and musician
- Shawn Chrystopher, recording artist, producer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Dottie Wiltse Collins, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Todd Davis, NFL player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Mark Eaton, NBA basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Scott Eyre, baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Becky G, actress and singer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Patricia Peck Gossel, medical historian and curator<ref name="WaPoObit">"Obituaries: Patricia Peck Gossel, Museum Curator" Washington Post (June 24, 2004): B06.</ref>
- Erick Green, basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Tanedra Howard, actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Flo Hyman, volleyball player<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
- Vicki Lawrence,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> actress and comedian
- Swae Lee, rapper<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Jim Lefebvre, MLB player and manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Mack 10, rapper<ref>Template:IMDb name</ref>
- Tanjareen Martin, actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Philip "Bishop Lamont" Martin, rapper<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Len Maxwell, voice actor and announcer<ref>Template:IMDb name</ref>
- Scott McGregor, baseball player<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Lisa Moretti, wrestler<ref>Template:IMDb name</ref>
- Valerie Ogoke, basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Jeff Franklin, director and producer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Omarion, R&B singer, songwriter, dancer and actor<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- Marcel Reece, NFL player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Brittney Reese, Olympic and World champion in long jump<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Sabi, singer-songwriter and dancer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Steve Saleen, founder of Saleen and racing driver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Jamal Sampson, NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Donald Sanford, American-Israeli Olympic sprinter<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- Shade Sheist, recording artist, singer-songwriter, actor<ref name="allmusic">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Zoot Sims<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> jazz saxophonist
- SiR, singer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Craig Smith, NBA player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- D Smoke, musician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Bishop Jaime Soto of the Diocese of Sacramento<ref name=CatholicNewsAgency>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Chris Strait, comedian<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Esther Williams, swimmer and motion picture actress<ref name="AP2006-10-25-ABC">Template:Cite news While some references cited 1922 as her year of birth, Williams told The Associated Press in 2004 that she was born August 8, 1921.</ref>
- Fani Willis, district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia<ref name="NYT20230202">Template:Cite news</ref>
- Brian Wilson, musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer<ref name="Gaines">Template:Cite book</ref>
- Jose Villarreal, soccer player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Cameron Young (born 1996), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Other residents
[edit]- Salvatore (Sonny) Bono, singer, actor, and congressman<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Jeanne Crain, actress<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Chris Emile, dancer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Daniel Freeman, credited as the founder of Inglewood<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Cali Swag District, hip hop group<ref>Nadeska Alexis, "Cali Swag District Bring the Party Back to Inglewood" The Boombox, June 1, 2010</ref>
- Lisa Leslie, retired WNBA basketball player<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- Don Megowan, actor<ref>Template:IMDb name</ref>
- Damani Nkosi, rapper<ref name=rs>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- Frank D. Parent, municipal court judge<ref name=LAT19600620>Template:Cite news Template:Cite news</ref>
- Paul Pierce, retired NBA basketball player<ref name="Kamenetzky">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Cindy Sheehan, American anti-war activist<ref name="Gay2011">Template:Cite book</ref>
- Skeme (Lonnie Kimble), rapper<ref name="hiphopdx1">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Chastin West, football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Chalino Sanchez, singer
Sister cities
[edit]Inglewood is affiliated with the following sister cities Template:Div col
- Template:Flagdeco Bo, Sierra Leone<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Template:Flagdeco Pedavena Veneto, Italy<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Template:Flagdeco Port Antonio, Jamaica<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Template:Flagdeco Ringwood, Victoria, Australia
- Template:Flagdeco Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
See also
[edit]- Los Angeles Times suburban sections, for a time capsule placed in the Inglewood City Hall
- List of cities and towns in California
- Largest cities in Southern California
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Constance Zillgitt Snowden, Men of Inglewood, 1924.
- Roy Rosenberg, The History of Inglewood, published by Arthur Cawston, 1938.
- Lloyd Hamilton, Inglewood Community Book, 1947.
External links
[edit]Template:Commons category Template:Wikivoyage
- Template:Official website
- Inglewood Chamber of Commerce
- WikiMapia: Inglewood, California
- Online Archive of California.org: Images of Inglewood
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