General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

5.4 Visual Resources
Saint John
Chrysostom Church
West side of Prairie Avenue between Manchester
Avenue and Century Boulevard
architect Stiles O. Clements and the
site plan and landscape design was
the work of Edward Huntsman
Trout, one of the best known
landscape architect working in the
Los Angeles region during the
second quarter of the twentieth
century. While the main racetrack
structure sits back a few hundred
yards from Prairie Avenue, it is
clearly within view of drivers and
pedestrians due to its massive scale.
The west side of Prairie Avenue, below Manchester Avenue to Century Boulevard
is densely developed with diverse building types and uses, nearly all of which date
from 1960 or later. Pre-1960 buildings which could be considered of historic value
include the William H. Kelso Elementary School (1935), the McCormick Mortuary
(1950), and a group between Buckthorn Street and La Brea Drive of several singlefamily
residences ranging in construction dates from 1925–1960. Post-1960
buildings include a gas station, one-story commercial buildings, two and three-story
apartment buildings, a 1970s mini mall,
and a smaller 1980s mini mall.
• Crenshaw Boulevard: The northern
section of Crenshaw between
Manchester Avenue and Century
Boulevard, consists mostly of
residential properties ranging from
single-family to multi-family with some
neighborhood
commercial,
institutional, and religious uses on
major intersections.
Northern Section of Crenshaw Boulevard
The southern section of Crenshaw Boulevard, between Century Boulevard and
Imperial Highway, consists of higher density residential and higher concentrations
of commercial uses. Landscape elements are present along both sides of the
Boulevard throughout the City. There is a landscaped green median and a buffer
zone between the curb and the sidewalk with large palm trees, providing the driver
and the pedestrian with a pleasant experience.
• Florence Avenue: The eastern section of Florence Avenue between Hillcrest
Boulevard and the eastern City limit consists of diverse
commercial, government, institutional, religious, and
recreation (park) uses.
Important resources
along the eastern
section which could be
considered City
landmarks include the
Saint John Chrysostom
Church, the Inglewood
Park Cemetery, and the
Eastern Section of Florence Avenue
City of Inglewood General Plan Update Technical Background Report
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