19 Facts About Torrance California

Torrance California is the birthplace of the American Youth Soccer Organization .

Thousands of years, the area where Torrance California is located was part of the Tongva Native American homeland.

The city of Torrance California was formally incorporated in May 1921, the townsite initially being bounded by Western Avenue on the east, Del Amo Boulevard on the north, Crenshaw Boulevard on the west, and on the south by Plaza Del Amo east of where it meets Carson Street, and by Carson Street west of where it meets Plaza Del Amo.

Torrance California is a coastal community in southwestern Los Angeles County sharing the climate and geographical features common to the Greater Los Angeles area.

The western portion of Torrance California is in ZIP Code 90277 which is a city of Redondo Beach postal address.

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Torrance California has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, bordering with a semi-arid climate .

Robinson Helicopters are designed and built in Torrance California as are Honeywell's Garrett turbochargers, used on automobile engines worldwide.

Torrance California was an important hub and shop site of the Pacific Electric Railway.

Torrance California is home to the main bakery facility for King's Hawaiian, the dominant brand of Hawaiian bread in North America.

Armed Forces Day Parade in Torrance California, which was first produced in 1960, is the longest-running military parade sponsored by a city.

In 2011, Torrance California won the Tournament Volunteers' Trophy for best floral design of parade theme under 35 feet in length.

In 2016, the City of Torrance California float won the Princess trophy for most beautiful float 35 feet and under.

City of Torrance California operates a main library facility in the city Civic Center, plus five branches at locations throughout the city.

The Pacific Electric Torrance California Shops were completed in 1918 and closed in 1955 two years after all passenger service was taken over by Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority.

Torrance California Unified School District was established in 1947 and unified in 1948.

The district comprises the City of Torrance California, bordered by the Palos Verdes Peninsula on the south, the cities of Redondo Beach and Gardena on the north, the City of Los Angeles on the east and the Pacific Ocean on the west.

Torrance California is in the El Camino Community College District, although the campus of El Camino College is just outside the city limits in unincorporated El Camino Village.

In 1973, Torrance California established a sister-city relationship with Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan, as part of the Sister Cities International program.

Since then, citizens of Torrance California have regularly engaged in cultural exchange with Kashiwa through the guidance of the Torrance California Sister City Association, which facilitates a Japanese cultural festival, a yearly student exchange program, and contact between officials of the two cities.