A day at Hollywood Park

If you’ve never been to L.A. then you’ve never been to Hollywood Park unless you live in Inglewood in which case you’re all too familiar with life there. So for our guests who’ve never been I’ll paint my picture starting with the trip there, losing money, and finally being tortured the whole trip home because of the traffic in Los Angeles it was a complete cluster fcuk of fun!

In a word, the area around Hollywood Park  is congested. It’s the lower part of Los Angeles and close to LAX. Trying to get out of the area after a day of losses at the track will put you over the top.  It did me!

Don’t get me wrong the track is a grand old symbol of the past when Hollywood Park played host to many of racings all-time greats of equine and human varieties –  it’s just in the wrong place for these economic times. You can see a complete list of historical events recorded at Hollywood Park here. We had written about the impending closure of Hollywood Park and the life saving days that the CHRB awarded to keep it open through next year and employees working during tough times.

However, in the end the track can’t succeed in it’s current crowded and congested neighborhood of Inglewood and will eventually give way to a more feasible use of the land where available and affordable living space for people is at a premium.