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Chang, Ailsa; Intagliata, Christopher; Mehta, Jonaki (May 5, 2021). "How A Predatory Real Estate Practice Changed The Face Of Compton". NPR News. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021 . Retrieved May 6, 2021. del Barco, Mandalit (August 17, 2005). "A Deadly Year for the City of Compton". NPR News. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019 . Retrieved October 31, 2019. a b c Sewell, Abby (September 9, 2010). "Compton council fires city manager". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016 . Retrieved February 29, 2016. Charles Evans is the second top administrator to be fired in three years. Mayor Eric Perrodin says the top priority for a new city manager will be to reestablish a local police department in Compton. Following the Watts riots in 1965, crime in Compton rose sharply. Although the city was largely exempt from the destruction of the 1965 riot, it prompted middle-class residents to flee over the next few years. By 1969, it had the highest crime rate in the state of California. [39] USPS.com® – ZIP Code Lookup". usps.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012 . Retrieved June 14, 2015.There were 24,523 housing units at an average density of 2,424.0 per square mile (935.9/km 2), of which 12,726 (55.2%) were owner-occupied, and 10,336 (44.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.9%. 53,525 people (55.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 42,175 people (43.7%) lived in rental housing units. a b Jennings, Angel; Esquivel, Paloma (August 14, 2015). " 'Straight Outta' a different Compton: City says much has changed in 25 years". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 14, 2020 . Retrieved April 16, 2020. The Band of Brothers cast is filled with terrific actors, some of whom were just at the beginning of what would turn out to be very successful careers. When it came to bringing the members of Easy Company to life in the miniseries, there was not too much attention paid to finding actors who physically resemble the soldiers, but rather those who could capture their character. Spencer, Terry (November 15, 1987). "Compton's Historic Tree Has Fallen Far From Glory Days". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016 . Retrieved February 29, 2016.

Richard Winters, the real soldier played by Damian Lewis, was the lead character in Band of Brothers. Though in the show he may seem like a born military leader, the real Richard Winters originally had no aspirations to serve in the US Army. His decision to enlist was driven by the Selective Service Act of 1940, which required men between the ages of 21 and 35 to serve on active duty for 12 months if they were drafted. The Metro A Line (formerly the Blue Line) light rail runs north–south through Compton. Compton station is in the heart of the city, adjacent to the Renaissance Shopping Center. Artesia station serves the southern part of the city. The A Line connects Compton to downtown Los Angeles and downtown Long Beach.Straus, Emily E., Death of a Suburban Dream: Race and Schools in Compton, California. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014. Compton Jobs (CA)". Simply Hired. Archived from the original on August 9, 2010 . Retrieved August 30, 2010. Linthicum, Kate (December 9, 2008). "Residents turn in guns in Compton". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 24, 2009 . Retrieved August 12, 2010.