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    Bus stations near Nickerson Gardens in Los Angeles

    • Imperial / Compton,6 min walk,
    • Compton / 113th,6 min walk,

    Bus lines to Nickerson Gardens in Los Angeles

    • 53,Downtown LA - 4th - Beaudry,
    • 120,Whittwood Town Center,
    • 55,Downtown LA - Spring - 7th,
    Questions & Answers
    • What are the closest stations to Nickerson Gardens?

      The closest stations to Nickerson Gardens are:

      • Imperial / Compton is 429 yards away, 6 min walk.
      • Compton / 113th is 457 yards away, 6 min walk.
    • Which bus lines stop near Nickerson Gardens?

      These bus lines stop near Nickerson Gardens: 120, 55/355.

    • What’s the nearest bus stop to Nickerson Gardens in Los Angeles?

      The nearest bus stops to Nickerson Gardens in Los Angeles are Imperial / Compton and Compton / 113th. The closest one is a 6 min walk away.

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    Nickerson Gardens Address: 112th Street (Imperial/Compton) street in Los Angeles

    Nickerson Gardens, Los Angeles
    Nickerson Gardens, Los AngelesNickerson Gardens is a 1,066-unit public housing apartment complex at 1590 East 114th Street in Watts, Los Angeles, California. Nickerson Gardens consists of 156 buildings with townhouse style units made up on single bedroom units. It was completed in the year 1955, and the original architect was Paul Revere Williams. It was named after William Nickerson, Jr., the founder and former CEO of Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company. The complex is owned and managed by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. Nickerson Gardens is the largest public housing development west of the Mississippi River. The complex occupies the blocks northeast of the corner of Imperial Highway and Central Avenue, and southwest of 111th St and Compton Avenue. It is on the border of both Watts (a district of South Los Angeles) and the Census Designated Place (CDP) of Willowbrook. In the mid-1970s, Nickerson Gardens was 95% African American, by 2004 the African American population had decreased to 75% and continues to drop to this day.Nickerson Gardens was occasionally known as the recognized birthplace of the Bounty Hunter Bloods gang. A Los Angeles Times article on November 17, 2007 detailed that they were gangs which had patrolled in and around Nickerson Gardens.

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