1924 Map of Torrance

About this map

Torrance stands as a burgeoning industrial center during this mid-1920s survey, marked by the extensive Pacific Electric Car Shops and massive manufacturing sites like the Llewellyn Iron Works and Union Tool Co. The landscape reveals a transition from coastal recreation to heavy industry, with the beachfront cities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Redondo Beach established along the Santa Monica Bay. Inland, the map documents the early grid of Lawndale and Lomita alongside the sprawling petroleum infrastructure of numerous Oil Wells.