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'''Watts''' is a neighborhood in southern [[Los Angeles, California]]. It is located within the [[South Los Angeles]] region, bordering the cities of [[Lynwood, California|Lynwood]], [[Huntington Park]] and [[South Gate, California|South Gate]] to the east and southeast, respectively, and the [[unincorporated community]] of [[Willowbrook, California|Willowbrook]] to the south.
Founded in the late nineteenth century as a [[ranching]] community, the arrival of the [[railroads]] and the construction of [[Watts Station]] saw the rapid development of Watts as an independent city, but in 1926 it was consolidated with Los Angeles. By the 1940s, Watts transformed into a primarily [[working class]] [[
Watts is noted internationally for the landmark [[Watts Towers]] by [[Simon Rodia]], which are a [[Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument]] and also listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles, California|National Register of Historic Places]]. The neighborhood has also been featured or referenced in numerous forms of media, particularly [[West Coast hip-hop]] music, and [[movies]] and [[television shows]] set in Los Angeles.
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