Old Torrance Olmsted District

by Save Historic Old Torrance and Bonnie Mae Barnard

Book Overview

The City of Torrance anchors Los Angeles County's South Bay area and is known widely as a "headquarters city" for corporate giants Exxon Mobil, Nissan, Honda, and others. Yet the city's unique history often gets glossed over. "Downtown Torrance," also known as "Old Torrance" and the "Olmsted Districts," was laid out in 1912 by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., the influential urban-designer son of the "Father of Landscape Architecture," F. L. Olmsted Sr...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738530654
• ISBN13: 9780738530659
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"