Lived in Inglewood for seven years. For noise - yes there is noise from the train tracks that I completely tuned out in short order. When I met my wife she was incredulous that I never noticed the train noise at night. Plane noise in certain parts of Inglewood (like where I was on 15 St SE) can be worse in certain air conditions.
Smell - sometimes smell from the yeast plant but I don't find that to be unpleasant. Smells like brewing. The chicken plant smell never seems to be an issue in Inglewood, that is more of a Ramsay thing.
Someone PM'd me a while back with Inglewood questions so here is a cut and paste of unsolicited commentary.
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I lived there for about seven years, had a small (<1000 sq ft) 1910 house. So one small downside was having such an old house. Lack of insulation, foundation needed work, etc. The size of the house was the biggest reason I moved, I got married and gained a couple of kids and we just couldn't find a house big enough for the four of us in our price range. Otherwise we would have stayed in Inglewood quite likely. My wife agrees that once the kids move out and we are ready to downsize we will look strongly at moving back.
Things I liked - I knew all my neighbors, it is a very friendly neighborhood. My previous house was in Tuscany and I found it a lot more impersonal. Loved being able to bike and walk a lot of places. I am big into cycling, and the ride home from no matter where you go is always downhill home to inglewood. A small thing, but a nice thing. Close to the river is nice, there is an off leash park or two if you have a dog.
Parts of it can be loud with the trains and flight path, I stopped noticing it but my wife did for the year or so she was there. One downside is no grocery store. There is Bite, but it is limited and expensive. I would just plan to drive to get groceries in Forest Lawn or Beltline in the winter. I would bike to Mission Safeway in the summer.
Good liquor stores, pubs, coffee places. Inglewood Pizza is a civic treasure. Despite being so close to DT, it seems so peaceful. Hard to describe why, but I always felt pretty relaxed there compared to when I lived in beltline. Lots of trees I think soak up the noise.
The community association walks the fine line of being a bit NIMBY but have stayed on the good side so far in my opinion.
It can be a bit heavy traffic on 9th in rush hour, but I would just bike along the river pathway to work and back so I never noticed. The number 1 bus, despite it's reputation, is just fine for getting around if the weather sucks. I am biased in that above all I try to avoid being stuck in my car in traffic and choose to live wherever I can minimize that.
Sorry for the novel, hopefully it helps. Any other specific questions, I'm happy to answer. I still love the neighborhood and have lots of friends there.
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