General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

5.5 Historical and Cultural Resources
in the National Register of Historic Places in their existing conditions are listed
below.
• 170 North La Brea Avenue, Citizens Savings Bank: constructed in 1921-22, the
Citizens Savings Bank, is eligible for listing in the National Register under Criterion
A for its association with early commercial development in Inglewood. Built during
the city’s rapid population growth and rebuilt after the 1920 earthquake, it reflects
the continued development of North La Brea Avenue (then Commercial Street) as
the city’s primary commercial artery.
• 320 South La Brea Blvd, Sparkling Cleaners: This building is eligible for listing
in the National Register under Criterion C as it embodies the distinctive
characteristics of Post-War late Modern style architecture and is one of the finest
examples remaining in Inglewood. Since its construction in 1948 it has been used
as a dry cleaners.
• 330 East Manchester Blvd, Bank of America: The Bank of America building
was constructed in 1948 and is eligible for listing in the National Register under
Criterion C as a very good example of the Post-War Modern style in Inglewood.
The small building at 320 East Manchester was remodeled in 1954 as part of the
bank and may become a contributing feature of the property as it is also older than
50 years.
• 100 North Market Street, Bank of Inglewood: Constructed in 1927 as the Bank
of Inglewood, this building is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic
Places under Criterion C as an excellent example of a Mediterranean Revival style
in Inglewood. The building was sold to the Bank of America National Trust and
Savings Association in 1936. It is now a bookstore.
• 115 North Market Street, Fox Theater: The Fox Theater was constructed in
1948-49, and is eligible for listing in the National Register under Criterion C as a
very good example of a late Modern style movie theater in Inglewood. It was
designed by the architect S. Charles for Fox West Coast Theaters.
• 200–204 South Market, Scotty’s Men’s Shop: Historically known as Scotty’s
Men’s Shop, this building is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic
Places under Criterion C because it embodies the distinctive characteristics of the
Streamline Modern style which became popular beginning in the late 1930s. The
building now houses Cox Menswear.
• 233–239 Market Street, S.H. Kress Variety Store: The S.H. Kress Variety Store
was built in 1927 and is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic
Places under Criterion C for its association with the chain store concept of
merchandizing which developed in the 1920s. California was a significant area for
S.H. Kress & Company. They opened the first store in San Diego in 1918 and by
1928 there were 28 stores statewide. The Inglewood store shares a number of the
features with Kress stores that were built during the latter part of the 1920s
throughout the nation.
• 330 East Queen Street, Inglewood Chamber of Commerce: The Chamber of
Commerce building, constructed in 1948, is eligible for listing in the National
Register of Historic Places under Criteria C as it embodies the distinctive
characteristics of Post-War architecture as is one of the finest examples remaining
in Inglewood.
• Since the focus of the existing survey was Inglewood’s downtown commercial
development (where most historic resources within the City are located), other
resources located outside the downtown district (with the exception of the
City of Inglewood General Plan Update Technical Background Report
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