Photos: Hot Property | Neighborhood Spotlight | Compton
A project at Wilson Park on Rose Avenue.
(Jesse Goddard / For The Times)City Hall is on Willowbrook Avenue.
(Jesse Goddard / For The Times)MLK Transit Center.
(Jesse Goddard / For The Times)A container train passes through the city.
(Jesse Goddard / For The Times)A playground at the Rose Avenue facility.
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The skate park is at Wilson Park.
(Jesse Goddard / For The Times)Reasonably priced homes have helped keep the city from gentrification.
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Consistent home prices have fostered a community of long-term residents.
(Jesse Goddard / For The Times)The community college is on Artesia Boulevard.
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As it’s in the center of the L.A. region and is near freeways and mass transit, the city is attractive to commuters.
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