The city of Inglewood, population 140,000, lies in the southwest
corner of the Los Angeles sprawl. It has the features of almost
every other L.A. suburblong commercial strips of burger shacks
and auto body shops, low-rise neighborhoods of motel-style apartment
complexes and tiny homes with tiny lawns. The city map is dominated
by large open spaces. Hollywood Park racetrack and card casino
attracts millions of visitors, as does the adjacent Great Western
Forum, where the Lakers play home games. Just to the north is
the 375-acre Inglewood Park cemetery.
