Centinela Adobe

This historical landmark deserves more 5 star ratings! Not many old places like this in the Inglewood/​Westchester area so this is a true beauty/​gem!
I would be honored to take a tour one day!

hard to believe such an old establishment still exists in the middle of a suburban street. so random and low-​key but most importantly, peaceful! it’s all gated and surrounded by huge old eucalyptus trees. open on sundays only. very humbling experience.

I was amazed to find such a historical treasure in this little neighborhood. Though one can easily see the signs from the freeway, the place itself can be tough to find.
The docents are fun and incredibly knowledgeable about the area; some of the docents are even in their 90s and remember much of the area as it used to be!
Ask to see the photo and costume collections. Those little secret rooms are chock full of fantastic treasures. The photos are not at all organized, and I hope people volunteer soon to do so, and to digitize them, because the images are stunning. One in particular shows La Brea Ave in the 1920s… it’s essentially a dirt road with one Model T and one wagon with horses parked along the side. Incredible.
We were also able to look through some of the «Inglewood Yearbooks» from the 20s and 30s; fascinating stuff including real newspaper clippings from those times– and not behind glass!
This place is truly a gem and I’m looking forward to volunteering with the Inglewood Historical Society for activities such as printing the letterpress collection they’ve got.
Also check out the events they schedule a few times per year!

Since I live super close, I am the DUKE! ahhahahahahaha…
Nice to see something very historic by me. The first home in Westchester/​Inglewood/​Playa Del Rey. It’s pretty cool actually, nice people run shop over here and give a historic lesson when you’re the visitor. It’s nice to walk around and just chill. You can also vote here during voting time which is highly convenient!
Love where you live and live where you love!
HOLLA!