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East Rancho Dominguez, California

East Rancho Dominguez, also known as East Compton, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in southern Los Angeles County, California. The population was 15,135 at the 2010 census, up from 9,286 at the 2000 census. East Rancho Dominguez is an accepted city name according to the USPS, and shares the 90221 ZIP Code with Compton. East Rancho Dominguez is an unincorporated enclave surrounded by Compton within five blocks east and west of Atlantic Ave.. Alondra Blvd.

Located at 33.8978, -118.194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Census-designated places in Los Angeles County, California, Populated places in California with Hispanic majority populations, Unincorporated communities in California

South Gate, California

South Gate is the seventeenth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, with 7.4 square miles . South Gate is located 7 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles It is part of the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 94,396. The city was incorporated on January 20, 1923, and it became known as the "Azalea City" when it adopted the flower as its symbol in 1965. In 1990, South Gate was one of ten U.S.

Located at 33.9442, -118.195 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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South Gate, California, Cities in Los Angeles County, California, Populated places in California with Hispanic majority populations, California Enterprise Zones, Incorporated cities and towns in California, Populated places established in 1923

Jordan High School (Long Beach, California)

David Starr Jordan High School is a public high school in Long Beach, California. It is part of the Long Beach Unified School District.

Located at 33.8725, -118.186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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High schools in Long Beach, California, High schools in Los Angeles County, California, Public high schools in California

St. Matthias High School

St. Matthias High School is a girls private, Roman Catholic high school in Downey, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Located at 33.9192, -118.16 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roman Catholic secondary schools in Los Angeles County, California, Educational institutions established in 1960, Downey, California

Los Angeles Airways Flight 417

Los Angeles Airways Flight 417 was a helicopter that crashed on August 14, 1968 in the city of Compton, California. All eighteen passengers and three crewmembers were fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. According to the National Transportation Safety Board the probable cause of the accident was fatigue failure. The accident happened when the yellow blade, one of five main rotor blades, separated at the spindle which attached the blade to the rotor head.

Located at 33.9, -118.2 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1968 in aviation, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1968, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by mechanical failure, Accidents and incidents involving the Sikorsky S-61, Los Angeles Airways accidents and incidents

Pius X High School (Downey, California)

Pius X High School (Pius X) was a co-educational, private, four year (grade levels 9-12) high school located at 7851 Gardendale Street, in the city of Downey, California. The school was founded in 1954, and named for Pope Pius X. From 1968 to 1975, Pius X entered into a revolutionary concept of modern teaching, the "Model School Project. " Pius employed an educational model called "non-gradedness," which places a student in a class where his or her present achievement is the deciding factor.

Located at 33.9195, -118.159 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 1954, Educational institutions disestablished in 1998, High schools in Los Angeles County, California, Defunct Roman Catholic secondary schools in the United States, Defunct schools in California, Roman Catholic secondary schools in California, Downey, California

Lynwood, California

Lynwood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 69,772, down from 69,845 at the 2000 census. Lynwood is located near South Gate and Compton in the southern portion of the Los Angeles Basin. Incorporated in 1921, the city is named for Mrs. Lynn Wood Sessions, wife of a local dairyman, Charles Sessions. The local railroad siding and later Pacific Electric Railway station were named after the dairy.

Located at 33.9247, -118.202 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Populated places established in 1810, Cities in Los Angeles County, California, Populated places in California with Hispanic majority populations, Incorporated cities and towns in California

Cooper Drum Company

Cooper Drum Company recycled closed top, steel drums on a 3.8-acre facility in South Gate, California from 1976 to 2003. They used strong chemicals to recondition the drums, leading to public concern about health impacts on the surrounding community. In particular, staff and students from Tweedy Elementary School, which borders the Cooper Drum site to the south, complained of health problems that may have resulted from exposure to toxic chemical coming from Cooper Drum Company.

Located at 33.9477, -118.182 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Companies based in Los Angeles County, California, Superfund sites in California