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Jared Sidney Torrance (August 3, 1852 or 1853 – March 29, 1921) was an American real estate developer, best known as the founder of Torrance in southwest Los Angeles County, California.
Biography. Jared Sidney Torrance (1853–1921) was an American real estate developer, best known as the founder of Torrance in southwest Los Angeles County, California. Torrance was also an amateur genealogist and did extensive research on his family roots.
- August 3, 1853
- March 29, 1921
Jared Sidney Torrance (August 3, 1852 or 1853 – March 29, 1921) was an American real estate developer, best known as the founder of Torrance in southwest Los Angeles County, California.
Torrance Memorial was founded by the estate of Jared Sidney Torrance in 1925. [1] . Throughout the Great Depression, the hospital operated as a non-profit, providing essential care services to the South Bay area.
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- 3330 Lomita Blvd, California 90505, Torrance, California, USA
30 de ene. de 2023 · It might sound surprising to some that Jared Sidney Torrance never lived in the South Bay city that bears his name. But Torrance, who was 59 when he founded the city in 1911, had no need to...
- Sam Gnerre
A comienzos del siglo XX, el desarrollador inmobiliario Jared Sidney Torrance y sus inversionistas decidieron crear una comunidad mixta industrial-residencial al sur de Los Ángeles. Ellos compraron parte de las tierras españolas y contrataron al arquitecto Frederick Law Olmsted hijo para diseñar la nueva comunidad planeada.
Jared Sidney Torrance was a major player in Southern California financial circles. He was involved in several enterprises, including real estate and oil development. And he had his eye on a large, undeveloped area roughly 20 miles south of Los Angeles.