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Published: July 18th 2006
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Inglewood
Inglewood, California - United States of America August 25, 1988
- City official name :Inglewood
- Founded date :
- Location :California State
- Elavation :? ft (? m)
- Area :Approximately ? square miles (? km²).
- Facts :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 1,200. Between 1920 and 1925, it was the fastest-growing city in the United States and was known for its chinchilla farms.
Inglewood has been home to the Hollywood Park Racetrack since 1938. The Forum was built in Inglewood in 1967 and was the home of the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Sparks and the Los Angeles Kings until they moved to Los Angeles' STAPLES Center in 1999.
Fosters Freeze, the first ice cream chain in California, was founded by George Foster in 1946 in Inglewood.
Inglewood Park Cemetery is a widely used cemetery for the entire region.
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