97-520: Inglewood Park Cemetery, in Inglewood, California , was founded in 1905. A number of notable people, including entertainment and sports personalities, have been interred or entombed there. The proposed establishment of "the largest cemetery in the world" was announced in November 1905, to be "on a high strip of ground two miles southwest of Los Angeles". In 1907, a "handsome, two-story, white granite chapel"
194-477: 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 . Inglewood Park Cemetery , a widely used cemetery for the entire region, was founded in 1905. The city has been home to
291-491: 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. 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. The annual Open Studios event features "drawing, painting, photography and more", organized by
388-583: A majority of existing venues and venues that had already been under construction or were planned regardless of the Games. The majority of venues are divided into clusters known as "sports parks", situated in Downtown Los Angeles , the San Fernando Valley , Carson (at California State University, Dominguez Hills ), and Long Beach . No new permanent venues are being built specifically for the Games. Like
485-545: A naturally-replenishing water feature which is claimed to recycle 26 million gallons of water annually. This cleared the way for developers to begin construction on the venue as planned in December 2015. On January 13, 2016, one day after the NFL approved of the Rams return to Los Angeles, construction began on the Inglewood site. SoFi Stadium opened in 2020. The City of Inglewood operates
582-540: A negative impact. The Twenty-eight by '28 initiative is an effort by then- Mayor Eric Garcetti that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) complete 28 transit infrastructure projects before the start of the Games. Most of these projects and initiatives were already in the planning stages during the bid, but will receive accelerated priority, while several minor new projects were programmed with
679-694: A new arena in Inglewood — Intuit Dome —in August 2024; in January 2024, it was announced that the arena would also host basketball during the Games. In 2022, the Knight Riders Group and American Cricket Enterprises announced plans for a new cricket pitch at Orange County Great Park in Irvine ; while intended primarily for the Los Angeles Knight Riders of Major League Cricket , it was considered to be
776-506: A new format replacing show jumping with obstacle course racing , while the decision on boxing was postponed. The 2028 Games will feature the debut of flag football and squash as optional sports, joined by the return of baseball / softball , cricket (for the first time since 1900) and lacrosse (for the first time as a full medal sport since 1908). On September 16, 2015, the International Olympic Committee announced
873-536: A planned opening in 2019. It links the Crenshaw District , Inglewood and Westchester . The K Line will also connect to a people mover being constructed since early 2018 to link Los Angeles International Airport with the LAX/Metro Transit Center station , with opening anticipated in January 2026. The Inglewood Transit Connector is another people mover planned to provide transportation between
970-497: A population of 109,673. The population density was 12,062.1 inhabitants per square mile (4,657.2/km ). The racial makeup of Inglewood was 50.6% Hispanics or Latinos (of any race), 43.9% African American, 23.3% White (2.9% non-Hispanic White), 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
1067-469: A potential venue for the then-proposed cricket competitions during the Olympics. In January 2017, it was reported that the bid committee had proposed holding the opening and closing ceremonies at both SoFi Stadium and the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , in an acknowledgement of its role in the 1932 and 1984 Olympics. The plans called the final leg of the torch relay to be ceremonially launched from
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#17328453379411164-667: A record-breaking number of existing and temporary facilities. Los Angeles was formally awarded the Games at the 131st IOC Session in Lima , Peru, on September 13, 2017. They will mark the fifth Summer Olympics (first since Atlanta 1996 ), and ninth Olympics overall, to be hosted by the United States. Having previously hosted the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984 , Los Angeles becomes the third three-time host city after London ( 1908 , 1948 , 2012 ) and Paris ( 1900 , 1924 , 2024 ), and
1261-404: A suit filed by 19 parents. 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. On August 31, he rejected an appeal by four parents who said the school board was not responsible for the segregation, but that
1358-525: 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, 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 , which sits on a rise above the present Interstate 405 ( San Diego Freeway ) and
1455-497: A two-day visit that included meetings with local organizers and a tour of the city's newest venues. At the time, LMU and LA Times polls stated that more than 88% of Angelenos were in favor of the city hosting the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In March 2023, a poll conducted by Suffolk University and the LA Times indicated 57% of Angelenos believed the Olympics would be good for the city compared to 20% who think it would have
1552-610: 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. Inglewood
1649-425: Is a partial list. See also Category:Burials at Inglewood Park Cemetery .) References to burials or entombments at this cemetery can be found in the articles if not listed below. 33°58′03″N 118°20′20″W / 33.96750°N 118.33889°W / 33.96750; -118.33889 Inglewood, California Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California , United States, in
1746-423: Is expected to employ a new format which replaces show jumping with obstacle course racing . Since 2020, the program of the Summer Olympics has consisted of mandatory "core" sports that persist between Games, and up to six optional sports proposed by the organizing committee in order to improve local interest, provided that the total number of participants does not exceed 10,500 athletes. On December 9, 2021,
1843-530: 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, and will host Super Bowl LXI in 2027. 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,
1940-590: Is used as the headquarters of the Centinela Valley Historical Society. Two years later, Ygnacio was granted the 2,220-acre (9.0 km ) Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela , though this land had already been claimed by Avila. 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: The Centinela-Inglewood Company has put on
2037-627: The 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , which took place five months after that attack, the DHS has designated the Olympics a National Special Security Event (NSSE). Therefore, the U.S. Secret Service is in charge of security. In this capacity, the Secret Service will head a single chain of command. Like the 1984 Summer Olympics , the 2028 Summer Olympics will be hosted in a majority of venues around Greater Los Angeles . The city's bid relied on
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#17328453379412134-515: The 2024 Summer Olympics . However, after multiple withdrawals that left only Los Angeles and Paris in contention, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a process to concurrently award the 2024 and 2028 Summer Olympics to the two remaining candidates; Paris displayed a preference for the 2024 Games, and Los Angeles agreed to host in 2028. Both of the bids were praised for high technical plans and innovative ways to use
2231-707: The Games of the XXXIV Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 2028 or LA28 , is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from July 14–30, 2028, in the United States . Los Angeles will be the host city , with various events also scheduled to be held at other cities spread across the Greater Los Angeles area, plus two subsites in Oklahoma City . Los Angeles had originally bid for
2328-635: 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 . The Inglewood area was developed following the opening of the Venice–Inglewood railway in 1887 and incorporated as a city on February 14, 1908. 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
2425-600: The Hollywood Park Racetrack from 1938 to 2013, one of the premier horse racing venues in the United States. Fosters Freeze , the first soft serve ice cream chain in California, was founded by George Foster in 1946 in Inglewood. Inglewood was named an All-America City by the National Civic League in 1989 and yet again in 2009 for its visible progress. The Ku Klux Klan had a presence in Inglewood in
2522-611: The Long Beach area and San Gabriel Valley via downtown. Also, the construction of the San Dimas station on the A Line extension will service Bonelli Park , home of mountain bike events. These infrastructure improvements, among others, are being funded by Measure R , a temporary half-cent sales tax increase, and Measure M , a continuation of Measure R's tax increase plus an additional permanent half-cent sales tax increase, both tax measures applicable to Los Angeles County . Measure R
2619-576: The Los Angeles Clippers announced plans to build a new arena and entertainment center in Inglewood. 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
2716-715: The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association , Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League , and 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 Chargers and Los Angeles Rams —have played at SoFi Stadium since it opened in 2020; the stadium will also host
2813-582: The Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA from 1997 to 2000. All teams moved to Crypto.com Arena for the following seasons. At the 1984 Summer Olympics , The Forum hosted the basketball competition and the men's handball final. During the 2028 Summer Olympics , the opening and closing ceremonies will be held at SoFi Stadium, which will also host the swimming events. Archery will be held in Lake Park adjacent to
2910-653: 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. 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
3007-827: The "Greatest number of interments in the West ". Early backers of the Inglewood Cemetery Association were Senator Robert N. Bulla , Mark G. Jones, Robert H. Raphael, Tom Hughes, P.W. Powers, Byron Oliver, B.J. or V.J. Rowan, F.K. Eckley, C.B. Hopper, Harry M. Jack, John R. Powers, George Letteau, Jennie Wild, and Will G. Nevin. Others were P.W. Powers and D.S. Patterson. In 1907 the directors were Mark G. Jones, F.K. Eckley, Robt. N. Bulls, John C. Rupp, Robt. H. Raphael, Geo. H. Letteau, and Chas. B. Hopper. The officers were Mark G. Jones, president and treasurer; Chas. B. Hopper, vice-president; F.K. Eckley, secretary; V.J. Rowan, engineer, and Captain L.G. Loomis, superintendent. One of
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3104-522: The "Stars in Motion" emblem of the 1984 Summer Olympics . Following the closing of the 2024 Games , another variation of the logo honoring Kobe Bryant was revealed on August 12, 2024. A five-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers and a two-time Olympic basketball gold medalist with the U.S. national team in 2008 and 2012 , Bryant had advocated for Los Angeles to host the 2028 Summer Games before his death in 2020 . Bryant's widow Vanessa designed
3201-654: The 1920s, with the most notable event being the 1922 raid , the Klan had a chapter in Inglewood as late as October 1931. 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
3298-737: The 1984 Summer Games, the Olympic Village will be situated on the University of California, Los Angeles campus, while the University of Southern California will host the Media Village. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the Rose Bowl will host athletics and football (soccer) , respectively. Both will become the first stadiums to have ever hosted three different Olympiads. Crypto.com Arena will host gymnastics, and Intuit Dome will host basketball. BMO Stadium , which opened in 2018 as
3395-523: The 2024 Games to mark the centennial of the 1924 Summer Olympics . On July 31, 2017, the IOC announced Los Angeles as the sole candidate for 2028, with $ 1.8 billion of additional funding from the IOC, allowing Paris to be confirmed as the host for 2024. On August 11, 2017, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to approve the bid. On September 11, 2017, Los Angeles received formal approval from
3492-582: The 2024 and 2028 host cities at the same time in 2017, a proposal that an Extraordinary IOC Session approved on July 11, 2017, in Lausanne. The IOC set up a process where the Los Angeles and Paris 2024 bid committees and the IOC held meetings in July 2017 to decide which city would host in each of the two years. Following the decision to award the 2024 and 2028 Games simultaneously, Paris was understood to be preferred for
3589-400: The 2028 Summer Olympics is expected to include events in at least 35 sports, including 27 of the "core" Olympic sports contested since 2016 . These Games will introduce changes to the program of core Olympic sports, including the permanent addition of skateboarding , sport climbing , and surfing after having been featured as optional sports in 2020 and 2024 . These sports were intended by
3686-402: 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
3783-597: The Coliseum, a simulcast of the opening ceremony proper at SoFi Stadium for those in attendance, and the ceremonial re-lighting of the historic Olympic cauldron at the stadium once the cauldron is lit in Inglewood. The closing ceremony would be held in reverse, with opening segments at SoFi Stadium, and the official protocol held at the Coliseum. To reduce costs and use more pre-existing facilities, LA28 announced changes to its venue plans in June 2024. The temporary aquatics center that
3880-625: The D Line to Century City by 2026, while the third and final phase will extend the line to the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center in Westwood with a completion date set for 2027. The third phase will also include a station adjoining the UCLA campus, connecting Olympic Village and Pauley Pavilion with venues in downtown Los Angeles. Construction began in 2014 and remains on schedule. The Regional Connector in downtown Los Angeles
3977-417: The Games was assessed as being approximately $ 6.88 billion, with all the money coming from the private sector. The organizers adjusted the budget for inflation after LA, which originally bid for the 2024 Games, agreed to wait four more years. The City of Los Angeles is the lead public guarantor, committing to spend up to $ 250 million to cover shortfalls. In 2016, the California legislature took action so that
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4074-532: The Games will range between $ 13 and $ 457 (in 2016 dollars). Security will be handled by the U.S. federal government with an agreement signed by the LA organizing committee and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in February 2020, but it will not be involved in the Games' funding, covering only the aforementioned security costs. The Olympics are the second to take place in the United States since September 11, 2001 . Like
4171-687: The Games. In addition, NBCUniversal and the Organizing Committee will coordinate sponsorship sales for the LA Olympics, and parent company Comcast will be promoted as a founding partner of Los Angeles 2028 as part of a renewed sponsorship agreement with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC). On January 16, 2023, the IOC renewed its European pay television and streaming rights agreements with Warner Bros. Discovery through 2032, covering 49 European territories. Unlike
4268-561: The Governor is empowered to negotiate the next $ 250 million in public backup, but only after the city backup money has been used first. LA 2024 also agreed to purchase a wide range of insurance policies to cover financial relief in the event of natural disaster, terrorism, event cancellation, as well as reduced ticket sales. The Games are expected to generate as much as they cost, with $ 2.5 billion coming in through sponsorships and nearly $ 2 billion earned through ticket sales. Average ticket prices for
4365-431: The IOC executive board proposed that skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing, which all successfully debuted as optional sports at the 2020 Summer Olympics and returned in the same capacity in 2024 , be promoted to the core program of the 2028 Summer Olympics to replace boxing , modern pentathlon , and weightlifting , which were provisionally dropped from the program pending the resolution of governance issues, with
4462-560: The IOC in October 2023 as part of their policy of introducing Games-specific sports to maximize local interest and growth. Of the 16 new disciplines proposed by existing Olympic sports, beach sprint rowing was the only one to be accepted by the IOC. It will replace the lightweight double sculls category, and consist of individual events for men and women as well as a mixed double sculls event. Proposed disciplines which were not ultimately selected included compound archery . Modern pentathlon
4559-554: The IOC setting a deadline of 2023: In August 2022, the LA Organizing Committee shortlisted nine proposed sports for consideration as optional events for these Olympics: baseball / softball , breaking (breakdance) , cricket , flag football , karate , kickboxing , lacrosse , squash , and motorsport . On October 9, 2023, the Organizing Committee announced that they had officially submitted baseball/softball, cricket, flag football, lacrosse, and squash for consideration by
4656-474: The IOC to replace boxing , modern pentathlon , and weightlifting , which had all been placed under provisional status due to governance issues. Modern pentathlon and weightlifting were later reinstated, but boxing remains under provisional status until further notice due to unresolved concerns. The Los Angeles 2028 Organizing Committee proposed five optional sports: baseball / softball , cricket , flag football , lacrosse , and squash . They were approved by
4753-445: The IOC's evaluation commission. On September 13, 2017, Los Angeles was formally awarded the 2028 Games following a unanimous vote by the IOC. The IOC praised the LA bid for using a record-breaking number of existing and temporary facilities and for relying entirely on corporate funding. On October 16, 2017, Los Angeles 2028 received official endorsement from the state of California . On August 29, 2018, Olympic officials arrived for
4850-519: The IOC. All five sports were approved at the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai, India. The IOC also reinstated modern pentathlon and weightlifting for the core program, citing that the sports' governing bodies had made sufficient efforts in carrying out reforms. The IOC withheld a decision on boxing due to the IBA's expulsion and insufficient reach by World Boxing. In order to facilitate use of SoFi Stadium for both
4947-689: The K line and the Olympic venues in Inglewood. While various infrastructure improvements were planned regardless of the outcome of the Los Angeles Olympic bid, the extension of the Metro D Line will be expedited to serve the Olympics. Three phases were created to extend the line. The first phase will extend the D Line from the Wilshire/Western station to the new Wilshire/La Cienega station . This phase will be completed by 2025. The second phase will extend
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#17328453379415044-464: The LA28 OCOG unveiled the emblem for the 2028 Summer Olympics, featuring the characters "LA" and "28" in a stacked layout. The "A" in "LA" is designed to be interchangeable, with variations created in collaboration with American athletes, artists, designers, celebrities, and other figures (such as musician Billie Eilish , comedian Lilly Singh , and actress Reese Witherspoon ). One variant is inspired by
5141-472: 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 is a neighborhood north of the former Santa Fe railroad tracks, where the K Line currently is. In 2009, it
5238-493: 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." 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
5335-617: 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. "No blacks had ever lived in Inglewood", Gladys Waddingham wrote, but by 1960, "they lived in great numbers along its eastern borders. This came to
5432-435: The arena for use as a "world-class" concert venue. The "Fabulous" Forum presented by Chase reopened on January 15, 2014, with the first of six historic performances by the Eagles . The reinvention of the Forum has created the largest indoor performance venue in the country designed with a focus on music and entertainment. On April 4, 2022, "The Forum" was renamed "Kia Forum" due to a naming rights deal between Steve Ballmer,
5529-448: The blacks "selected their places of residence by voluntary choice." The first black principal among the 18 Inglewood schools was Peter Butler at La Tijera Elementary, 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". In that year, Loyd Sterling Webb, president of Inglewood Neighbors, became
5626-480: The candidature process and the five candidate cities for the 2024 Games: Budapest , Hamburg , Los Angeles, Paris, and Rome . Budapest, Hamburg, and Rome eventually withdrew, leaving only Los Angeles and Paris. A similar situation had already occurred during the bidding for the 2022 Winter Olympics when Kraków , Lviv , Oslo , and Stockholm withdrew, resulting in a two-way decision between Beijing , China, and Almaty , Kazakhstan, with Beijing ultimately declared
5723-445: The city in increasing numbers, and Inglewood became the first city in California to declare the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a holiday. 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), and James T. Butts Jr. (2011–present). The 1990 census showed that Latinos in Inglewood had increased by 134% since 1980,
5820-410: The city of Inglewood as part of the arena deal. 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. 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
5917-609: The city's five city council members was Latino: Jose Fernandez. No Latinos were on the five-member board of education. 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. 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
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#17328453379416014-418: 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. 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,
6111-767: The contract soon after hiring Michael Butts, brother of Mayor Butts, as an operations manager. Consolidated continues to provide garbage collection services as of 2023. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 9.1 square miles (24 km ). Downtown Inglewood is 4.15 miles (6.68 km) from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metropolitan statistical area . 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. The Crenshaw-Imperial district
6208-510: The county. The percentage of veterans who served during 1975–89 and 1990–99 was among the county's highest. (*) "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." In 2022, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority 's Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count counted 751 homeless individuals in Inglewood. The Forum
6305-402: The demand and stated they support Metro in their transportation infrastructure development plans. Metro reports it would take an estimated $ 700 million to $ 1 billion to cover the cost. Through the Vision 2028 plan, they are applying for federal grants and identifying other nationwide agencies in need of new fleet buses after the games to streamline re-sale. In April 2019, the estimated cost of
6402-403: The earliest notable burials was that of Webster Street , justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona between 1897 and 1900, on September 23, 1908. Another was the September 12, 1908, funeral of Los Angeles city Police Chief Walter H. Auble , who was shot and killed in the line of duty. Thousands came from Los Angeles on carriages and aboard special Los Angeles Railway streetcars. (Note: This
6499-422: The emblem was designed to "foster a deeper connection with the audience who will be in their 20s and 30s when the games happen." In the United States, the Games will be broadcast by NBCUniversal properties , as part of a long-term contract with the IOC through 2032. The Universal Studios Lot is planned to be the site of the International Broadcast Centre for
6596-415: 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
6693-409: The first black officeholder when voters elected him to the school board. In 1972, Curtis Tucker Sr., was appointed as the first black city council member. 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. Edward Vincent Jr. became Inglewood's first black mayor in 1983. In that decade, whites left
6790-425: The first non-European city to do so. After debuting in 2020 as optional events, skateboarding , sport climbing , and surfing have been promoted to the Summer Olympics' "core" event program. Boxing , modern pentathlon , and weightlifting had been provisionally removed due to governance issues; modern pentathlon and weightlifting were later reinstated following reform efforts, with the former expected to employ
6887-448: 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
6984-578: The home of Major League Soccer 's Los Angeles FC , will host the football finals. SoFi Stadium , which opened in 2020 as the home of the NFL 's Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers , will host swimming events. Riviera Country Club will host golf. The Coliseum underwent a major renovation and restoration program from 2017 to 2019. A new press box, loge boxes , and club seats were installed. Crypto.com Arena underwent renovations scheduled to be completed by 2024. The NBA 's Los Angeles Clippers opened
7081-519: The initiative. In August 2024, Mayor Karen Bass announced that LA plans the Olympics to be car-free, also termed '[public] transit-first' by organizers. Promoting public transit as an alternative to driving is intended to reduce congestion and travel times. In addition to physical and organizational improvement of the city's own public transit infrastructure, Bass also suggested strategies such as encouraging remote work. The K Line opened to revenue service on October 7, 2022, after multiple delays from
7178-463: 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
7275-460: The logo; its "A" features a snakeskin pattern in the Lakers' team colors and Bryant's "Black Mamba" insignia. Organizing committee chairman Casey Wasserman explained that the multitude of variations was intended to "showcase our community's collective creativity and celebrate the diversity that makes us strong", as the city "defies a singular identity." Chief marketing officer Amy Gleeson stated that
7372-508: 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." In 1969, an organization called "Morningside Neighbors" changed its name to "Inglewood Neighbors" "in the hope of promoting more integration." On July 22, 1970, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Max F. Deutz ordered Inglewood schools to desegregate in response to
7469-470: The most common foreign places of birth in the 2000 census. In 2009, the Los Angeles Times' s "Mapping L.A." project supplied these neighborhood statistics based on the 2000 census. 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
7566-590: 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). 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
7663-501: 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." The area that is now Inglewood was divided into two rancho grants : Rancho Sausal Redondo and Rancho Aguaje de la Centinela . Later, Avila constructed
7760-571: 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. 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
7857-405: The opening ceremonies and swimming, the scheduling of swimming and athletics events will be reversed in comparison to their traditional Olympic scheduling. Track and field athletics events will take place during the first week of the Games instead, during which SoFi Stadium will be reconfigured to uncover the pool in preparation for swimming competition during the second week. On September 1, 2020,
7954-513: The owner of The Forum, and car manufacturer Kia. 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 60-acre (24 ha) plot of land with the larger Hollywood Park development and rezone the area to include Sports/Entertainment capabilities. 6 acres (2.4 ha) of Hollywood Park were devoted to Lake Park,
8051-442: 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
8148-417: 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
8245-464: 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. The 2010 United States Census reported that Inglewood had
8342-532: The stadium. Intuit Dome will host all the basketball events during the games. SoFi Stadium will host several matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup , which will be held across the US, Canada, and Mexico. 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. 2028 Summer Olympics The 2028 Summer Olympics , officially
8439-486: The white population dropped from nearly 21% in 1980 to 8.5% in 1990. In the 2000 census, blacks 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 blacks 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). That year, though, only one of
8536-573: The winner. On April 3, 2017, at the IOC convention in Denmark, Olympic officials met with bid committees from Los Angeles and Paris to discuss the possibility of naming two winners in the competition to host the 2024 Summer Games. After these withdrawals, the IOC Executive Board met in Lausanne , Switzerland, on June 9, 2017, to discuss the 2024 and 2028 bid processes. The IOC formally proposed electing
8633-420: 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. Mexican and Salvadoran are the common ancestries in Inglewood. Mexico and El Salvador were
8730-550: 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 4,226.5/sq mi (1,631.9/km ), of which 37.0% were owner-occupied and 63.0% were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate
8827-420: Was a later annexation to Inglewood, California. It has its own branch public library and an important shopping center for the area. (Also see Inglewood Knolls) 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
8924-456: Was approved by voters in November 2008 and Measure M was approved by voters in November 2016. Both tax measures are unrelated to the Olympics and passed by voters prior to the Olympic Games being awarded. LA28 organizers estimate Los Angeles will need an extra 2,700 buses to move spectators and athletes during events, doubling Metro's current fleet . The organizers anticipate LA Metro to meet
9021-612: Was built in 1967 and designed by architect Charles Luckman, who also designed Madison Square Garden . The Forum was intended to evoke the Roman Forum in Rome. 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. The Forum also achieved its greatest fame as the home of the NBA 's Los Angeles Lakers and
9118-513: Was completed at a cost of "about $ 40,000". Also in 1907 the management placed an order "with the factory in the East " for a $ 12,000 funeral car to be used "on the electric line" that ran on a right-of-way off Redondo Boulevard (today's Florence Avenue ) in front of the cemetery. Between 1928 and 1948 Inglewood Park advertised itself as the "Largest in California," with a mausoleum , cemetery , and columbarium . From 1948 through 1950 it said it had
9215-467: Was completed in 2023. The project connected the Metro E Line , which already links venues in downtown Santa Monica to venues at Exposition Park and in downtown Los Angeles, to the southern half of the former Metro L Line . This allows for direct rail service between Santa Monica and East Los Angeles . The Regional Connector also linked the Metro A Line with the northern half of the Metro L Line, connecting
9312-431: Was reported to be the site of a "burgeoning arts scene" at East Hyde Park Boulevard and La Brea Avenue . Fairview Heights is a signed area north of Florence and east of La Brea Avenues. 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
9409-704: Was scheduled to be built at USC's Dedeaux Field was scrapped, in favor of holding swimming at SoFi Stadium, artistic swimming in Long Beach, and diving at the historic Los Angeles Swim Stadium (which was built for the 1932 Games). With a planned configuration for 38,000 spectators, SoFi Stadium will be the largest swimming venue in Olympic history. Equestrian was moved to Temecula, California , while softball and canoe slalom were moved to existing venues in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , instead of building new venues for both events in Los Angeles County. The program of
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