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24 de mar. de 2020 · Location. 33° 50.1′ N, 118° 19.086′ W. Marker is in Torrance, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Old Torrance. Marker is at the intersection of Post Avenue and Cravens Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Post Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1345 Post Ave, Torrance CA 90501, United States of ...
B. Jared Sidney Torrance, an Urban Design Vision: Jared Sidney Torrance was born in Gowanda, New York, the son of prosperous wool manufacturers. Torrance graduated from Scheffield Science School at Yale University in 1875. To broaden his life experience he served aof a s a tutor for the children
In the early 1900s, real estate developer Jared Sidney Torrance and other investors saw the value of creating a mixed industrial–residential community south of Los Angeles. They purchased part of an old Spanish land grant and hired landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. to design a planned community.
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
La nuna Torrance origine estis areo de indianoj. En 1784 jam la hispanoj havis la kampojn. En la 1900-aj jaroj Jared Sidney Torrance aĉetis la bienojn. La setlejo nomiĝis Torrance ekde 1912 kaj ĝi iĝis urbeto en 1921. Post la 2-a mondmilito oni komencis produkti aerspacajn konsistaĵojn kaj graviĝis ankaŭ la naftoindustrio.
Recipient of the Jared Sidney Torrance Award December 7, 2021. Passed away, December 9, 2021. See the photo gallery under "About Us" for picture and Youtube video.
It was paid for by the Los Angeles Optimists Club and has stained glass windows donated by James Slauson and a second by Mrs. Helena Torrance in memory of her husband, Jared Sidney Torrance. Jared Sidney Torrance had served on Barlow's Board of Trustees since 1910 as vice president and president. The library underwent renovations in 1992.
