Inglewood: a Gentrifying City

The Union visited Inglewood, California to explore the ways its residents have been impacted by gentrification. Shops, streets and housing are a few of the many things that have changed in the city over the last five years, according to sources.

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[garyhunter]

I live here in Inglewood and you can tell that the stadium was prioritized way before the people were. Butts don’t care about the people here. It’s a shame. Vote butts out!!!

[jabigup]

They did the same thing in New York City Brooklyn

[PalmSpringsCindy]

I grew up in Inglewood in the 50’s. It was after WW2. My father worked in aerospace near LAX as a young GI right after the war. We lived in a duplex off of Arbor Vita and LaCienega. Housing was new and scarce. I went to 98 th street school until my parents sent me to St. John Chrysostom on Florence. My brother was born at Daniel Freeman Hospital. It was a great place to live. I used to ride my bike to Big Donut. Once Eisenhower decided America would build freeways, the city changed. It was desirable because of LAx so the landscape changed due to the freeways. My family eventually moved from the area and my house or neighborhood is no longer there. It saddens me. I would love to back there. We had alleys, detached garages and incinerators.

[Calichick]

Im from Inglewood. I still remember when they were building the In N Out Plaza and fixed up around Costco, La Superior. I went to Monroe Middle School and every time I go back its changing, no more City Farm Market. I miss all that, I had a good childhood riding a bike around the block by myself, rollerblading, walking home from school.

[tonymontanamalverde]

Don’t let this video confuse you about the fact that Inglewood is changing for the good. Yes there’s new businesses etc but at night it gets crazy. Freaks come out at night and it’s wild in the hood.

[PeekaPeep]

Born in LA, but largely grew up in Inglewood. Finally relocated to LA 7 years ago (Hyde Park area, part bordering on the Inglewood Park Cemetery). Don't miss Inglewood ONE DAMN BIT to this day except for that long-celebrated Randy's Chinese Food place on Market St. which I still have a serious hankering for every now and then, lol! More bad than good memories growing up there in general, plus it already started going downhill before I was even born (early-'80s). Schools were so bad, not even my own mother who used to be a teacher herself (Gardena HS) wanted me and my younger frat twin brother going to any of them. Neighborhood we lived in was well-known Blood territory at the time (Lockhaven), but it was those feral stray dogs I was more wary of when I was going out for a walk back then. Glad it's being gentrified left-and-right over this past decade, praying Clippers owner Ballmer finally decides to buy out that part of Inglewood I was forced to call "home" for far too long and gives it a much-needed makeover like it should've gotten back when the Lakers were still in town...

[tomdonnelly]

Two story mansions on my old street ! Made my head spin !

[fromtheinvisibledeskofmiked]

people over profits, dam you they want black and brown to move out. Where's the next Tupac, Nipsey helping us. Dsmoke are you up for the Challenge.

[Libra_Strings]

Atlanta has been going through this since 2000. It’s ramped up lately with everybody wanting to move here from CA and NY mostly which are driving up housing prices.

[cejjackson]

It’s happening here in Denver as well.

[GR-umhm]

where all the non-profits /community leader a few years ago, when Inglewood was full of killings, crime, and gang bangers. I grew up in Inglewood went to Morningside HS saw first hand the violence, gang infested schools and neighborhood. Saw many friend get killed was robbed multiple time once at gun point yet no one did anything. Not cops, not school officials not even the community. Now that things are finally getting better for the good people of Inglewood now they start talk about we need community to go back to the way it was. What's wrong with these people stop being idiots and help the good folks who not only live here, own property here, but are the only reason Inglewood has finally started to thrive. I for one am truly happy I feel much safer walking down the street, and even being in my own back yard. Something no living here could have said 10 years ago. Wake up people these so call community leaders which never did anything to help this city until quality of life started to improve are only after money them selves.

[diegolara]

He said in 2012 houses were 200 thousand. That was the case everywhere not only inglewood due to the recession. The houses didn't go up because of the stadium they went up because all homes in California went up and are too expensive.

[nickbangadickslanga]

he does have a point inglewood is always in construction lmao

[generationx-man]

Hipsters and Yuppies are best off moving to either Malibu, Bel Air, or Beverly Hills

[dianabornstein]

Hi .i was born at Danielfreem hospital.n i grew up i n INGLEWOOD. .lots of good memories as a teenager ..we used to go to melo burgers .late at nite .on CENTURY ave .n inglewood ave.those were the fun days ..now live in AZbut i do miss INGLWOOD..

[TheCOWBOYRANCHER]

The entire state can’t be gentrified because there won’t be any workers to perform most jobs. Unless they try to pack everyone like sardines in apartment complexes outside of cities.

[tomdonnelly]

I zilloed my old house on 68 the street. 700 k. It cost my parents 12 k in the fifties !

[demayoexperience]

Why are people so attached to one place? Why do they want their kids and grandkids to grow in the same old poor barrio your parents and grandparents grew up? There are places out there that can give you and your kids a better quality life and potentially own one day. Let's not be afraid of change.

[RealSolarPros]

Looks like progress to me. To the people that are having trouble because of it, I want you to stay strong, invest in yourself and keep moving up. overall this is positive for the city. Gangs suck the life out of a city. Glad its improving

[infunerous]

It’s not just Inglewood it’s East LA as well