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Willowbrook

American  
[wil-oh-brook] / ˈwɪl oʊˌbrʊk /

noun

  1. a city in SW California.


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Former NFL defensive lineman Kevin Johnson was found dead at a homeless encampment in Willowbrook on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times

In Willowbrook, an unincorporated neighborhood nestled in South L.A., just blocks from Compton city limits, federal agents found themselves locked between angry crowds recording them last week.

From Los Angeles Times

Johnson, 55, was found dead after deputies received a call of an unconscious man in the 1300 block of East 120th Street in Willowbrook, according to a statement from the Sheriff’s Department.

From Los Angeles Times

The concerts feature the Plastic Ono Band, Elephant’s Memory, Allen Ginsberg and Phil Spector; the shows were performed on behalf of the Willowbrook State School for disabled children, which had been the subject of a recent exposé by Geraldo Rivera.

From The Wall Street Journal

Held on behalf of disabled students at Staten Island’s Willowbrook School, the concerts offer a vivid depiction of John and Yoko at the height of their 1970s-era social activism.

From Salon