106-564: The Kia Forum , also known as Los Angeles Forum and formerly Great Western Forum , is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Inglewood, California , United States, adjacent to Los Angeles . Located on West Manchester Boulevard , with Pincay Drive to the south and between Kareem Court and Prairie Avenue to the east and west, it is north of SoFi Stadium and the Hollywood Park Casino , and about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of
212-471: A congregation of over 12,000, purchased the Great Western Forum at the end of 2000 and began holding church services there on Sunday mornings. Unlike Houston 's Lakewood Church , which converted the former Summit into their church, Faithful Central representatives said that they never intended to convert the arena for religious purposes; in 2009, the church discontinued their regular use of
318-486: 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
424-435: A fundraiser for George McGovern's presidential campaign . Although ticket prices ranged from $ 5.50 to $ 100 and the event grossed $ 300,000, after expenses were deducted McGovern's campaign received only $ 18,000. During her set, Streisand asked the audience to choose between "Second Hand Rose" and " Stoney End " for her next song; the latter was the overwhelming choice. Her performance was recorded and released as Live Concert at
530-586: A hockey team at the Arena, the Western Hockey League 's Los Angeles Blades . The Commission told Cooke that if he won the franchise, he would not be allowed to use the facility. In response, Cooke planned to build a new arena in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood . Nearly 30 years later, Cooke told Los Angeles Times sportswriter Steve Springer that he remembered "one official representing
636-414: A large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators, and may be covered by a roof. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the lowest point, allowing maximum visibility. Arenas are usually designed to accommodate a multitude of spectators. The word derives from Latin harena , a particularly fine-grained sand that covered the floor of ancient arenas such as
742-477: A location, often with the specific intent of comparing an idea to a sporting event. Such examples of these would be terms such as "the arena of war", "the arena of love" or "the political arena". Inglewood, California Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California , United States, in the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area . As of the 2020 U.S. Census , the city had
848-496: 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
954-557: 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
1060-661: A photo session atop the Forum in a silver lamé bodysuit with large, silver-lamé wings. On December 10, 1981, Devo performed at the Forum during their New Traditionalists tour. In April 1982, the Forum was the site of the " Miracle on Manchester ", in which the Kings overcame a 5–0 deficit in a first-round Stanley Cup playoff game against the Edmonton Oilers to win 6–5 in overtime. With additional upset wins in Games 1 and 5 of
1166-552: 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
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#17327733049631272-497: 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
1378-404: 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
1484-536: 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
1590-685: 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
1696-476: Is also the sport of indoor American football (one variant of which is explicitly known as arena football), a variant of the outdoor game that is designed for the usual smaller playing surface of most arenas; variants of other traditionally outdoor sports, including box lacrosse as well as futsal and indoor soccer , also exist. The term "arena" is also used loosely to refer to any event or type of event which either literally or metaphorically takes place in such
1802-619: 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,
1908-617: 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
2014-406: The 2017 MTV Video Music Awards on August 27, 2017. On February 24, 2018, the Forum hosted the world championship Super Flyweight boxing match between Juan Francisco Estrada and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai . Indoor arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre , musical performances , and/or sporting events . It is composed of
2120-628: The Colosseum in Rome , Italy, to absorb blood. The term arena is sometimes used as a synonym for a very large venue such as Pasadena's Rose Bowl , but such a facility is typically called a stadium . The use of one term over the other has mostly to do with the type of event. Football (be it association , rugby , gridiron , Australian rules , or Gaelic ) is typically played in a stadium, while basketball , volleyball , handball , and ice hockey are typically played in an arena, although many of
2226-683: The Golden State Warriors to celebrate the team's 50th season in Los Angeles; the Lakers lost, 110–91. In 2011, Prince began a 21-show run at the Forum. After acquiring the arena in June 2012, the Madison Square Garden Company announced plans for a $ 50 million renovation. The City of Inglewood made an $ 18 million commercial-rehabilitation loan, contingent on MSG's $ 50 million investment. The arena
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#17327733049632332-600: The Great Western Forum , and was nicknamed "the Fabulous Forum" by long-time Lakers play-by-play announcer Chick Hearn . It is also known informally as the LA Forum to distinguish it from other places with the name "Forum". On the site of a former golf course, the "fabulous" Forum (as it was colloquially known to locals) was built in 1967 by Jack Kent Cooke (owner of the Lakers and founding owner of
2438-688: 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
2544-585: 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
2650-680: The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The Forum opened on December 30, 1967. Architect Charles Luckman 's vision was realized by engineers Carl Johnson and Svend Nielsen . It was a groundbreaking structure without extensive internal support pillars that was unique in an indoor arena the size of the Forum. From 1967 to 1999, the Forum was home to the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and
2756-849: The Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) before both teams joined the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers at the Crypto.com Arena , then known as the Staples Center. From 1997 to 2001, the Forum was also the home of the WNBA 's Los Angeles Sparks until they moved to Crypto.com Arena as well. Alongside Madison Square Garden in New York City , the Forum was once one of the best-known indoor sports venues in
2862-531: 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
2968-549: 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
3074-627: 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
3180-463: The New York Knicks ' second and most recent championship was also clinched in a Game 5 at the same venue the following season . Cream played two shows during the band's farewell tour, on October 18–19, 1968, with Deep Purple as the opening act. The band's show of October 19 produced the live tracks on their farewell LP, Goodbye . Deep Purple also recorded their part of the show, which
3286-587: The World Team Tennis league played home matches at the Forum from 1975 to 1978, led on the court by Chris Evert . The team was owned by Los Angeles businessman Jerry Buss . The Forum hosted several boxing fights, most notably the second Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton on September 10, 1973. Several events featured Latin American fighters like José Nápoles , Chucho Castillo , Rubén Olivares , Carlos Zárate Serna and Alfonso Zamora . In 1979, Cooke sold
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3392-682: 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
3498-402: 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
3604-515: The Beast " was included on the documentary Iron Maiden: Flight 666 . In May and June 2009, Michael Jackson rehearsed at the Forum for his This Is It concert series in London. After Jackson died on June 25, 2009 , footage of these rehearsals and those at Staples Center became part of Michael Jackson's This Is It . On October 9, 2009, the Lakers returned to the Forum for a preseason game against
3710-826: The Dream of the Blue Turtles Tour on June 6, 1986, and the Nothing Like the Sun Tour on March 21 and 22, 1988. Genesis played five consecutive sold out concerts at the Forum from October 13 to 17, 1986, during the first leg of their Invisible Touch Tour . On September 30, 1987, former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters played the Forum on the US leg of his Radio K.A.O.S (tour) . Iron Maiden performed on July 12, 1988. Rock bands AC/DC and Cinderella performed on November 13, 1988. Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez fought at
3816-559: The Eagles – Live in Concert tour on January 15, 17, 18, 22, 24 and 25, 2014. On March 15–16, the Forum hosted the men's freestyle wrestling World Cup . On May 17, 2014, the Forum hosted its first boxing card since 2001. Mexican Juan Manuel Márquez defeated Mike Alvarado for the WBO international welterweight championship, for the right to challenge world champion Manny Pacquiao . The event
3922-828: The Forum . Bob Dylan 's live album Before the Flood with The Band was compiled from songs performed at the Forum over the course of three shows on February 13 and 14, 1974. The only song on the album not recorded at the Forum was " Knockin' on Heaven's Door ", which was recorded in New York City. Jethro Tull played five sold-out shows in a seven-day stretch in 1975, here at The Forum. The dates were February 3+4, 8–10. Kiss had their debut there in 1976 on February 23 for two consecutive nights, three days after getting their footprints outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood and played three more consecutive nights shows
4028-408: The Forum . On November 14, 1970, Elvis Presley played afternoon and evening shows, with 18,700 and 18,698 paid admissions. He returned for two more sold-out shows on May 11, 1974, with 18,500 paid admissions each. The Osmonds performed two shows on December 4, 1971, which were recorded and released as The Osmonds Live . Barbra Streisand performed on April 15, 1972, during Four for McGovern ,
4134-526: The Forum during their vaunted Spring 1977 tour, as well as three-night runs in February and December 1989. Between 1970 and 1977, Led Zeppelin performed 16 times at the Forum, including a run of six sold-out dates in 1977. Part of their live album, How the West Was Won , was recorded at the arena. The band's first 1977 show is the source of the bootleg Listen to This Eddie . Another bootleg from
4240-519: The Forum for services. During the Faithful Central ownership, the arena was available for concerts, sporting events and other activities requiring a large venue. It was owned by the church's for-profit entity, Forum Enterprises, which accommodated secular and pop-music artists. The church influenced the approval of performers, however; in 2005 and 2009 the Forum refused to allow performances by heavy metal band Lamb of God , whose former name
4346-611: The Forum shows, For Badgeholders Only , contains one of the last live performances by Keith Moon on drums, with his surprise performance there. The Jackson 5 performed numerous times at the Forum between 1970 and 1981. The 1970 show broke attendance records, with 18,675 paid admissions and a gross income of $ 105,000 (when the Jackson 5 had released two albums and three singles). By 1972, they had released seven albums on Motown , in addition to Michael and Jermaine Jackson 's solo albums. Both shows were recorded and released as Live at
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4452-738: The Forum was acquired by the Faithful Central Bible Church, which used it for occasional church services and leased it for sporting events, concerts, and other events. In 2012, the Forum was purchased by the Madison Square Garden Company (MSG), for $ 23.5 million; MSG announced plans to renovate the arena as a world-class concert venue. On September 24, 2014, the Forum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places . On March 24, 2020, Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer purchased The Forum from MSG for $ 400 million. The Forum has previously been known as
4558-664: The Forum was an 8–1 preseason win over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on September 20, 1999. As the Staples Center had not yet opened, the Kings played their remaining preseason home games at the San Diego Sports Arena and the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas . The Lakers' 118–107 playoff loss to the NBA champion San Antonio Spurs on May 23, 1999, was their last postseason game played at
4664-500: The Forum, the Lakers and the Kings to Buss for a then-record $ 67.5 million. The Lakers were successful during the 1980s, winning five NBA championships and making the NBA Finals every year except 1981 and 1986 . They won the 1982 , 1987 and 1988 championships at the Forum. The Philadelphia 76ers and Detroit Pistons were the only visiting teams to win a championship at the Forum during this period; both teams clinched
4770-516: The Forum. On March 27, 2016, former Pink Floyd member David Gilmour played his first ever concert at the Forum as the third show on the US leg of his Rattle That Lock Tour . On June 4, 2016, the UFC 199 mixed martial arts event was held at The Forum. The Chicks (then known as the Dixie Chicks) played at the Forum on October 8, 2016, as part of their DCX MMXVI World Tour . The performance
4876-412: The Forum. The Lakers played two preseason games at the Forum before the 1999–2000 season before moving to the Staples Center. The Los Angeles Sparks played their 2000 season at the arena before following the Lakers and Clippers to Staples Center. The Great Western Forum hosted live events, offices and training facilities for the 2000–2001 Women of Wrestling season. Faithful Central Bible Church, with
4982-604: The Hollywood Bowl in 1964 and 1965 with the Beatles . Some songs played at the Forum appeared on the Wings Over America live LP released later that year and re-released in 2013. The Eagles performed three shows during their Hotel California tour on October 20–22, 1976. The shows were recorded, with some songs appearing on Eagles Live . The Bee Gees appeared at the Forum during their Children of
5088-614: The Kings). The Canadian Cooke, who enjoyed ice hockey, was determined to bring the National Hockey League (NHL) to Los Angeles. In 1966, the NHL announced that it was adding six new franchises for 1967 , and Cooke prepared a bid. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, which operated the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena , supported a competing bid headed by Los Angeles Rams owner Dan Reeves —who already had
5194-570: The MSG remodeling, when it was overlaid with the new "Forum Presented by Chase" logo. In 2004, Madonna premiered the Re-Invention World Tour at the Forum, which was filmed for the documentary I'm Going To Tell You A Secret . The Forum was made available for film use, including interior shots for the 2002 film Like Mike . The Foo Fighters used the building as a setting for the music video for " All My Life " in 2003, featuring
5300-426: 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
5406-437: 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
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#17327733049635512-439: The U.S., largely due to the Lakers' success and the Hollywood celebrities often seen there. It was the site of the 1972 and 1983 NBA All-Star Games , the 1981 NHL All-Star Game , 1984 Olympic basketball , and the Big West Conference (from 1983 to 1988) and 1989 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournaments. The venue also hosted tennis and boxing matches, as well as major music concerts and political events. In 2000,
5618-405: The World tour on December 20, 1976; the show was recorded and released as Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live . Parliament-Funkadelic recorded half of their live album, Live: P-Funk Earth Tour , at the arena on January 19, 1977. Alice Cooper brought his big productions of Billion Dollar Babies , Welcome To My Nightmare and Mad House Rock to the Forum. The Los Angeles Strings of
5724-466: 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
5830-435: 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,
5936-506: The arena's naming rights to Great Western Savings & Loan , coinciding with the arrival in Los Angeles of hockey star Wayne Gretzky . The building exterior was repainted blue, replacing its original "California sunset red." It was renamed the Great Western Forum; the name was retained for several years, even after Great Western was acquired by Washington Mutual (now Chase ) and ceased to exist. Although naming-rights agreements are now commonplace in major American sports, they were rare at
6042-428: The band's tour video, which was televised in 1983. In 1984, the Forum hosted the basketball tournaments and the men's handball finals of the 1984 Summer Olympics . The arena hosted Amnesty International 's June 6, 1986 A Conspiracy of Hope benefit concert, headlined by U2 and Sting and featuring Bryan Adams , Jackson Browne , Peter Gabriel , Lou Reed , Joan Baez and the Neville Brothers . Sting played
6148-448: 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
6254-417: The building opened in 1967. The original scoreboard, designed by All American Scoreboards in Pardeeville, Wisconsin , had a two-line message board on each side (the third electronic message board in the NHL, and the second in the NBA). The new scoreboard, designed by Daktronics , kept the two-line message boards and added a Sony Jumbotron scoreboard on each side. The Forum hosted the 1991 NBA Finals and
6360-405: The building's exterior in its opening and closing shots. In 2008, a scene for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie and the video for Weezer 's " Troublemaker " (from their 2008 Red Album ) were filmed outside the Forum. Iron Maiden appeared during their Somewhere Back in Time World Tour on February 19, 2008, with Lauren Harris their opening act. Their live version of " The Number of
6466-445: 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,
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#17327733049636572-503: The city center, began planning a new downtown sports arena and entertainment complex and hoped to attract the Lakers and Kings from Inglewood. The Kings' owners, who were real-estate developers, agreed to develop the complex; Buss agreed to move the Lakers into the new arena as co-tenants with the Kings and a third tenant, the NBA's Clippers , who would move there from the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena . The new Staples Center (now Crypto.com Arena ) opened on October 17, 1999; as part of
6678-410: 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
6784-609: 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
6890-598: The commission laughing at him" when Cooke said he would build in Inglewood. Cooke won the franchise, paying $ 2 million for the Los Angeles club, which he called the Kings. According to Springer, "Cooke went to Inglewood and built the Forum. Goodbye, Lakers. Goodbye, Kings." The round, $ 16 million building was designed by Los Angeles architect Charles Luckman to be "reminiscent of Roman coliseums." The arena seats 17,505 for basketball, 16,005 for hockey and up to 18,000 for musical concerts; although it has no luxury suites, it had 2,400 club seats for events. More than 70% of
6996-400: The concert portion of her Diana television special at the Forum, entering the arena through the audience and singing her 1980 Billboard top-five hit " I'm Coming Out ". Guests included Quincy Jones (who conducted a performance of "Home" from The Wiz ) and Michael Jackson , who joined Ross onstage for a performance of her 1980 number-one song " Upside Down ". The special began with Ross in
7102-418: 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,
7208-767: 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
7314-510: 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
7420-423: The deal, Buss sold the Great Western Forum to the L. A. Arena Company (which was controlled by the Kings' owners). The Kings played their final regular season NHL game at the Forum, a 3–2 loss to the St. Louis Blues , on April 18, 1999. Coincidentally, Wayne Gretzky , who had previously played for both teams, played his final NHL game (as a member of the New York Rangers ) on the same day. The Kings' final game at
7526-415: 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
7632-492: 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
7738-523: The first major awards show at the Forum. The arena was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 24, 2014. The Foo Fighters performed on January 10, 2015, to celebrate singer Dave Grohl's 46th birthday. Paul Stanley from Kiss, Tenacious D, Slash, Alice Cooper, Zakk Wylde, Perry Farrell, Trombone Shorty, David Lee Roth, and Motörhead's Lemmy all got up and performed with the band. On August 1, 2015, to complete their R40 Live Tour , Canadian rock band Rush performed their final concert at
7844-452: The five-game series, the Kings eliminated the heavily favored Oilers to reach the second round. In September 1982, on their Hot Space Tour , Queen played their final U.S. concert ever at the Forum. Fleetwood Mac played two shows during its Mirage tour on October 21–22, 1982, with Dave Mason opening. The shows, originally scheduled for October 4–5, were postponed when Stevie Nicks developed walking pneumonia . They were recorded for
7950-535: The following year on April 25, 1970, as part of their final U.S. tour. The concert has been widely circulated thanks to 3 available bootleg audience recordings. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young recorded shows in June and July 1970, including at the Forum. Some of them ended up on their 1971 live album, 4 Way Street . The Rolling Stones performed at the Forum during their 1969, 1972 and 1975 North American tours. Steppenwolf played there during their At Your Birthday Party tour on July 14, 1969, with Three Dog Night as
8056-527: The following year, 1977, on August 26–28 (the first of these shows sold out), with live tracks from these 1977 shows included on their second live album, Alive II , released in October of that same year. On June 21, 1976, Paul McCartney and Wings began a three-night stand at the Forum during their Wings Over the World tour . The shows were McCartney's first live performances in Los Angeles since he played at
8162-448: 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
8268-420: The interim), and Forum Enterprises changed the venue's name back to "the Forum". The Great Western corporate logo and the words "Great Western" remained on portions of the exterior, including the roof (with a logo visible to planes landing at LAX), and were slowly removed over time. The roof, which was the last part of the building to contain the "GW" logo and "Great Western Forum" name, would not be repainted until
8374-588: The larger arenas hold more spectators than do the stadiums of smaller colleges or high schools. There are exceptions. The home of the Duke University men's and women's basketball teams would qualify as an arena, but the facility is called Cameron Indoor Stadium . Domed stadiums, which, like arenas, are enclosed but have the larger playing surfaces and seating capacities found in stadiums, are generally not referred to as arenas in North America. There
8480-468: 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
8586-508: 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
8692-478: 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
8798-609: 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
8904-501: 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
9010-549: The opening act. Three Dog Night recorded their set, which was later released as a live album entitled Captured Live at the Forum . Queen played a total of 12 concerts from 1977 to 1982. David Bowie played concerts here on April 3, 4, and 6, 1978. Chicago played two long sets in front of nearly 18,000 people as the headline act on April 24, 1971. This performance was two weeks after their historic week-long sellout at Carnegie Hall where they played eight shows in six days from April 5 to 10, 1971. The Grateful Dead performed at
9116-588: 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
9222-523: 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,
9328-442: 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
9434-523: The seats are between the goals, and no seat is more than 170 feet (52 m) from the playing surface. During the Cooke era, the Forum hosted five NBA Finals in its first six years (1967–73). The Boston Celtics celebrated both the 1968 and 1969 championships in the arena, the latter of which marked the final games Bill Russell ever played. The Lakers won the 1972 NBA Finals at the Forum in Game 5, while
9540-417: 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
9646-464: 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
9752-411: The time of Buss's deal with Great Western. There was some initial criticism of the name change, and local residents continued to call the arena "the Forum." Adverse reaction was eventually muted; Great Western Forum sounded like a natural name because of the arena's location in the western United States. Before the 1991–92 NBA and NHL seasons, a new scoreboard was installed, replacing the one in use since
9858-482: The title in a Game 4 sweep in 1983 and 1989 respectively. The Lakers' owner, Jerry Buss, also purchased the Los Angeles Strings expansion franchise of the second incarnation of TeamTennis (the original team and league having folded in 1978) and appointed his 19-year-old daughter Jeanie Buss as the tennis team's general manager, with all home matches played at the Forum. In 1981, Diana Ross filmed
9964-418: The venue against Ruben Castillo in 1995, Vernon Buchanan in 1988 and Roger Mayweather in 1989. In 1989, Neil Diamond set the all-time attendance record at the Forum by surpassing his already leading record of seven sold-out shows (in 1983) with 10 sold-out shows. For doing so, Diamond was presented with a gold plaque, stating his accomplishment(s). On December 5, 1988, it was announced that Jerry Buss sold
10070-493: 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
10176-420: 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
10282-550: 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
10388-557: Was Burn the Priest. On February 14, 2003, Phish began their first post-hiatus tour at the Forum. A fan jumped onstage during "AC/DC Bag", and they performed a cover of Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show 's " The Cover of Rolling Stone " after appearing on the magazine's cover. In 2003, Great Western 's naming-rights contract on the building expired (despite being bought by Washington Mutual in 1997, their name had been retained in
10494-420: 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
10600-428: Was broadcast by HBO 's Boxing After Dark , the first time since its 1996 premiere that the series presented a card from the Forum. On May 16, 2015, Gennady Golovkin defeated Willie Monroe Jr. during a live broadcast on HBO Boxing. Golovkin returned the following year on April 23, 2016, to battle Dominic Wade, which resulted in a second-round KO. On August 24, 2014, the arena hosted the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards ,
10706-575: 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
10812-414: Was filmed and later released on DVD. The Forum was the venue of the 2015 , 2016 and 2018 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards . In addition, the Forum hosted the 2016, 2017, and 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards , 2016 American Country Countdown Awards and the 2016 and 2018 Teen Choice Awards . Juan Gabriel performed the final concert of his career on August 26, 2016, dying two days later. It hosted
10918-400: Was later released as a live album entitled Inglewood – Live in California . The Jimi Hendrix Experience performed at the Forum for the first time on April 26, 1969. A soundboard recording of this concert has been officially released: Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969 (Live). Opening acts for this sold-out concert were Cat Mother and Chicago . The Experience later performed there again
11024-469: Was renamed "The Forum, presented by Chase" to reflect its sponsor, Chase Bank (which had incidentally purchased Great Western's legal successor, Washington Mutual, a few years earlier), and its exterior returned to the original red. New features also included new lighting, new seating, LED video systems and HD screen and new retail. The Forum reopened with six concerts by the Eagles during their History of
11130-431: 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
11236-644: Was the site of the Chicago Bulls ' first NBA championship victory. It also hosted Games 3 and 4 of the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals between the Kings and Montreal Canadiens , the only time the Stanley Cup Finals was held at the arena. Coincidentally, Montreal's home rink at the time was also called the Forum . By the middle of the decade, the Great Western Forum was considered too small; it lacked luxury boxes and had insufficient retail and commercial space. Los Angeles officials, seeking to redevelop
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