Torrance is a city incorporated in 1921 and located in the South Bay (southwestern) region of Los Angeles County, California. The Torrance population was 145,438 at the 2010 census. This residential and light-high-tech industries city has 90,000 street trees and 30 city parks.
Torrance is the birthplace of the AYSO – American Youth Soccer Organization.
Torrance survived the deindustrialization, regional economic slowdowns and national recessions in the 1970s to 2000s. Large-scale Asian immigration in the past couple of decades has transformed Torrance into a diverse and multicultural city.
One of the country's few urban wetlands, the Madrona Marsh, is found in Torrance to explore. It is a nature preserve, on land once set for oil production and saved development, with restoration projects enhancing the vital habitat for birds, wildlife, and native plants. A Nature center provides activities, information, and classes for school children and visitors of all ages.
The Del Amo Fashion Center, at 2.5 million square feet, is one of the largest malls in the United States. Estimates vary between the second largest (after the Mall of America) and the fourth largest, depending on the measurements used. The current mall was created when Del Amo Center, built in 1958, merged with Del Amo Fashion Square, built in 1970.
The median income for a household in the city was $76,312, and the median income for a family was $93,473.
Torrance is home to the U.S. headquarters of two of the three largest Japanese automakers, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. (overseas office of Toyota), and American Honda Motor Company. Robinson Helicopters are designed and built in Torrance as are Honeywell's Garrett turbochargers, used on automobile engines worldwide. Alcoa Fastening Systems is Headquartered in Torrance as well, producing aerospace fasteners. Pacific Sales, PC Mall and Pelican Products are among the other companies based in Torrance.
Radio Stations:
KKJZ 88.1 FM Long Beach, CA - Long Beach Jazz
KHHT 92.3 FM Los Angeles, CA Rhythmic Oldies
KDAY 93.5 FM Redondo Beach, CA Hip Hop
KTWV 94.7 FM Los Angeles, CA Smooth Jazz
KAMP 97.1 FM Los Angeles, CA Top-40
KJLH 102.3 FM Compton, CA Urban Contemporary
KIIS 102.7 FM Los Angeles, CA Top-40
KCAQ 104.7 FM Oxnard, CA Hip Hop
KPWR 105.9 FM Los Angeles, CA Hip Hop
KLAC 570 AM Los Angeles, CA Sports
KSPN 710 AM Los Angeles, CA Sports
KFWB 980 AM Los Angeles, CA News/Talk
KTYM 1460 AM Inglewood, CA Gospel Music
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BEAUTY CARE - BLACK HAIR SALONS - MULTICULTURAL
Pia Hair Salon - Category: Japanese Hair Straightening System - 2543 Pacific Coast Hwy. Ste D Torrance, CA 90505 (310) 326-0815 - (reviews)
Salon Vivace - Category: Hair Salons - 282 Del Amo Fashion Sq
Torrance, CA 90503 (310) 370-7007
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BLACK BUSINESSES - SERVICES - VENDORS ETC.
Byron Biscoe MD - Category: Cardiology - 21350 Hawthorne Blvd.
Suite 275 Torrance, CA 90503 (310) 792-8845
Cynthia Bryant M.D. - Category: Psychiatry, Psychiatry - 3868 Carson Street
Suites 328 & 331 Torrance, CA 90503 (310) 543-9530
Joselyn Bailey MD - Category: Internal Medicine - 4305 Torrance Blvd.
Suite 506 Torrance, CA 90503 (310) 542-7341
Steve Nu - Category: Legal/Financial - P O Box 6877 Torrance, CA (310) 973-0334
Annual Black History Celebration (February) Sponsored by The Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce
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Awards ceremony, Vendor Walkway, featuring arts and crafts vendors, the Buffalo Soldiers, Tuskegee Airmen and the Stentorians, an organization of black firefighters.
Annual For Our Children Food & Wine Festival (May) Silent and live auctions feature unique gift items.
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Proceeds this year will benefit TrinityKids Care, a program of Providence TrinityCare Hospice Foundation and Sandpipers philanthropic programs.
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