Compton is nicknamed the "Hub City" for its central location in Los Angeles County source
Community character
One of the oldest cities in Los Angeles County, historically a center of African American middle-class suburbia and later a well-known cradle of West Coast hip-hop. source
Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum
Historic adobe home and museum dating to the Rancho San Pedro land grant era source
Angeles Abbey Memorial Park
Cemetery known for its Byzantine and Moorish revival mausoleum architecture source
Heritage House
The oldest building in Compton, built in 1869 source
Compton park system
About 118 acres of active park space across 16 playgrounds and six community centers source
