The City of Torrance anchors Los Angeles Countyās South Bay area and is known widely as a āheadquarters cityā for corporate giants Exxon Mobil, Nissan, Honda, and others. Yet the cityās unique history often gets glossed over. āDowntown Torrance,ā also known as āOld Torranceā and the āOlmsted Districts,ā was laid out in 1912 by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., the influential urban-designer son of the āFather of Landscape Architecture,ā F. L. Olmsted Sr. The town founder and patriarch, Jared Sidney Torrance, gave Olmsted Jr. the imperative to create a unique industrial city. The results are in the streets, buildings, and parks between Western Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard, north of todayās Plaza Del Amo and south of Dominguez Way. Some structures in this district were designed by renowned architect Irving Gill, including the Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge and the Pacific Electric Railway depot.
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