Recorded: July31, 2020
You are watching a driving tour of city of Torrance, California, USA
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Torrance is a coastal U.S. city in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
It is immediately bordered by Lomita to the east, Gardena and Lawndale to the north, Redondo Beach and the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Rolling Hills and Palos Verdes Estates to the south.
Economy
Torrance is home to the U.S. headquarters of Japanese automaker 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 (now known as Arconic) is headquartered in Torrance, producing aerospace fasteners.
Pacific Sales, Pelican Products, Virco, and Rapiscan Systems are among the other companies based in Torrance.
The Del Amo Fashion Center, at 2.5 million square feet, is one of the five largest malls in the United States by gross leasable area.
With Nordstrom as the mall anchor and supplemented by luxury retailers such as Kate Spade, Hugo Boss, Uniqlo, Michael Kors, and Ben Bridge.
As a major oil-producing region, Torrance was once dotted with thousands of oil wells and oil derricks.
Though the oil wells are not as common as they once were, the Torrance Refinery Oil refinery owned by PBF Energy in the north end of the city is responsible for much of Southern California's gasoline supply.
The Armed Forces Day Parade in Torrance, which was first produced in 1960, is the longest running military parade sponsored by a city.
It is held annually on Armed Forces Day, and runs down Torrance Boulevard.
The parade features military vehicles, school bands, and prominent community members
Notable people
Michelle Kwan, 5-time world figure skating champion and Olympian
Chuck Norris, karate expert and actor; raised in Torrance; opened his first dojo in Torrance
Snoop Dogg, rapper, actor; owns mansion in Hollywood Riviera neighborhood
Quentin Tarantino, filmmaker
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