WATTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Jordan Downs public housing complex in Watts is undergoing a major revitalization, plus more dramatic changes are on the way.

Shelia Walton grew up in Jordan Downs, a public housing complex just west of South Gate and south of Firestone Park.

"It was a really scary place for me because it was different from where my parents brought us from," Walton said.

"Watts was the area with a lot of gang and gun violence but during my time is we went 18 months without a homicide for the first time since the 1950s, so it's no longer what it used to be," said Antonio Villaraigosa, the 41st mayor of Los Angeles.

The community of Jordan Downs was originally built to house World War II workers and eventually became housing for those dependent on welfare. Stepping into

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