The Compound
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The Compound is an area in southwestern Palm Bay, similar to Flagler Estates. It is largely undeveloped area of some 200 miles of paved road. General Development Corporation began development of the area in the 1980s, but went bankrupt in 1991: afterwards, few residents ever moved in, and the streets fell into serious disrepair by the mid-2000s.
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[edit] Affected streets
- Bombardier Boulevard: now home to a facility for Bombardier Recreational Products, after which the road was renamed for.
- Gamrott Street
- Olsen Street
- Gatsin Street
- Hammonton Street
- Hanford Road
- Gamewell Road
- Gaspar Street
- Heritage Street
- Emerson Drive: unpaved road portion.
- Olean Street
- Olsmar Street
- Galicia Street
- Lachine Street
- Ocarina Street
- Friendly Street
- Fitchburg Street
- Garder Road
- Olin Road
- Felton Street
- Fredrick Street
- Frazer Street
- Labra Road
- Haines Road
- Franzing Road
- La Fleur Street
- Faulkner Streer
- St. Andre Boulevard: a proposed intersection of the Palm Bay Parkway will utilize it.
[edit] Geography
The Compound is located at Coordinates: . The area of The Compound is 12 square miles. To the west is the St. Johns River, To the southeast is Deer Run, To the east is Bayside Lakes, and to the north is Palm Bay Regional Park. The average elevation is 23 feet above sea level.
[edit] Exploring The Compound
The Compound can be reached by taking Jupiter Blvd. toward De Groodt Rd, then going south and making a right onto Bombardier Blvd right where Bayside High School is located. The eastern terminus of The Compound is where Bombardier curves to the left.
While in The Compound, it is inadvisable to stray too far from Bombardier since the roads are unmarked. There are also no street lights in the area. It is highly recommended that a GPS unit be used while inside The Compound. Most GPS units/software have road data for the area available. High levels of criminal activity have been reported in the area. While it is a remote area, police routinely patrol The Compound due to the region being a popular off-roading site (this despite an ordinance banning such activities).
Satellite photo of The Compound
[edit] Paintball
This section of Palm Bay is also home to the first city run paintball park known as Hurrican Paintball Park. The park has suffered several closers due to ineffective management, a failed attempt at sub-contracting and budget issues. The park has been re-contracted under the name Invincibles Paintball [1]
