Inglewood, California

Inglewood is a city located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. Southwest of downtown Los Angeles, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 112,580. It was incorporated on February 8, 1908.

Inglewood dates its history to the construction of the Centinela Adobe in 1834 by Ygnacio Machado. The arrival of the railroad to the area caused Inglewood to be established in 1888, carved out of the 25,000 acre (100 km²) Centinela Ranch which contained the Centinela Adobe. By 1908, it had a population of 1200. Between 1920 and 1925, it was the fastest growing city in the United States, and known for chinchilla production.

Inglewood has been home to the Hollywood Park Racetrack since 1938. The Great Western Forum was built in Inglewood in 1967 and served as the home for the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Sparks and the Los Angeles Kings until they moved to Staples Center in 1999.

Fosters Freeze, the first fast-food chain in the California, was founded by George Foster in 1946 in Inglewood.

Inglewood Park Cemetery is the final resting place of local residents, including many famous persons.

Since the 1970's, the city has been a center of the region's African-American community. It was often considered a working to middle class black suburb. This has changed somewhat, however, as more Latinos have moved in.