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Compton's History as a Horse Town
Yesterday, L.A. County supervisors voted to renovate Magic Johnson Park in South L.A. The park is near Compton. It’s 104 acres and the county plans to spend $135 million making it over. But some residents are unhappy about part of that plan, a new equestrian center.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readYesterday, L.A. County supervisors voted to renovate Magic Johnson Park in South L.A. The park is near Compton. It’s 104 acres and the county plans to spend $135 million making it over. But some residents are unhappy about part of that plan, a new equestrian center. They say they don’t want to live next door to horses, even though neighboring Compton has a long history as a horse town, a history that continues today. Right in the middle of the rough city immortalized by NWA, Compton’s historic agricultural district is alive and well.
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The full episode
3 of 5Super PACs Wane, Compton's Cowboys, Oscars Diversity- 0:00Twilight of the Super PAC
- 9:28Super Tuesday GOP
- 18:06Compton's History as a Horse TownYou’re reading this
- 27:24'West of Eden'
- 42:03Oscar Diversity