Today’s mighty Inglewood Avenue was christened Damask Avenue back in 1887. Although the City of Inglewood officially changed its name in 1933, we still have this little bit of Damask left over in Ladera Heights. The word “damask” usually refers to a type of woven fabric, but since most of Inglewood’s first streets had botanical names I believe this one was inspired by the damask rose. Both fabric and rose derive their name from Damascus, Syria’s ancient capital.
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