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Compton

Compton

Hardcover

Regional: West

Publisher Price: $31.99

ISBN10: 1531664504
ISBN13: 9781531664503
Publisher: Arcadia Lib Ed
Published: Jul 16 2012
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
Compton is a city of myth and misunderstandings. Today, it is known as the city of hip-hop dreams and gangsta fantasies. Its history, however, is not as well known. Compton was originally part of the Rancho San Pedro Spanish land grant. The area was deeded as a wedding gift, lost in foreclosure, then sold to F.P.F. Temple and F.W. Gibson at a sheriff's sale. Ultimately, it was settled in 1867 by former forty-niners from Stockton. Given its location halfway between the harbor and Los Angeles, the Hub City has seen many pivotal events: the dawn of flight at the 1910 international air meet, the 1933 earthquake, floods, white flight, factory shut-downs, decline, and now a new beginning at the start of the 21st century.

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