Los Angeles Relocation Guide - Antevia

Torrance Beach lies between Redondo Beach and Malaga Cove. The region shared byTorrance and Redondo Beaches are often called "Rat Beach" (short for "Right After[citation needed]Torrance").Torrance is well-known for its annual Armed Forces Parade on Armed Forces Day inmid-May every year down Torrance Boulevard. The parade features many militaryvehicles from the different branches of the Armed Forces. After the parade, the militaryvehicles are put on display at the parking lot of the Del Amo Fashion Center for twodays.Torrance High School is not only one of the oldest high schools in California, its facadeis familiar to television viewers as the setting for Beverly Hills 90210 and Buffy theVampire Slayer and to moviegoers for its appearances in She's All That.South High School, near the southern border of Torrance, was used as a location for the1999 filming of the movie American Beauty.Commerce and industryTorrance is home to the U.S. headquarters of two of the three largest Japanese automakers, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. and American Honda Motor Company. RobinsonHelicopters are designed and built in Torrance as are Garrett Systems turbochargers, usedon automobile engines worldwide. California's aerospace industry began in Torrance andsurrounding communities.Torrance is also home to the main bakery facility for King's Hawaiian, the dominantbrand of Hawaiian bread in North America.As a major oil-producing region, Torrance was once dotted with thousands of oil wellsand oil derricks. Though the oil wells are not as common as they once were, theExxonMobil refinery in the north end of the city is responsible for much of SouthernCalifornia's gasoline supply. In fact, much of Southern California's gasoline supply isrefined within a few miles of Torrance. ARCO produces gasoline in Carson; Texaco hasa refinery a bit further east in Wilmington; Unocal is in San Pedro while one of the oldestrefineries in the state is the Chevron plant in El Segundo. Torrance was also an importanthub and shop site of the Pacific Electric Railway.Torrance has a busy general aviation airport, originally named simply "Torrance Airport"and since renamed Zamperini Field after local track star, World War II hero and TorranceHigh graduate Louis Zamperini. In 1990 the airport had 243,324 take-offs and landings,down from the 1974 record of 428,000 operations. Airport noise abatement is a majorlocal issue.Torrance is home to the corporate headquarters of Edelbrock, a leading manufacturer ofautomotive and motorcycle aftermarket products.