
Torrance and its neighboring communities in the South Bay and Harbor areas show a mid-century landscape of rapid suburban expansion and heavy industry. The map captures the industrial character of the region through massive oil refinery operations and the sprawling oil field near Carson, balanced by the rising residential developments of Avalon Village and Rolling Hills Estates. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad and the San Diego Freeway grid provide the backbone for this economic growth, connecting the harbor's Turning Basin and West Basin to the rest of Los Angeles.
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1896 · Redondo
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1896 · Las Bolsas
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1896 · San Pedro
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1896 · Downey
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1899 · Downey
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1901 · Southern California Sheet No. 1
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1902 · Downey
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1904 · Southern California Sheet No. 1
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1923 · Wilmington
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1924 · Torrance
USGS Topo · 1:24,000