Central Avenue is a major north-south thoroughfare in the central portion of the
Los Angeles, California metropolitan area. Located just to the west of the
Alameda Corridor, it runs from the eastern end of the
Los Angeles Civic Center south, ending at Del Amo Boulevard in
Carson. From north to south, Central Avenue passes through
Downtown Los Angeles,
South Los Angeles (including
Watts,
Florence-Graham, and
Willowbrook),
Compton, and Carson (where it runs through
California State University, Dominguez Hills).