An alternative Torrance is envisioned in Alternative Torrance – A Maybe Torrance, produced by Michael George, Reference Librarian with the Torrance Public Library.
Using GIS maps to explore Torrance is covered in Torrance Through Maps.
A cross reference of Torrance street changes is available as the “Torrance Red Book“.
Michael George’s “Torrance Time Tunnel” Videos
- 1951 Hawthorne and Crest
- 1953 Crenshaw Blvd.
- 1984 City Logo Change
- Torrance Ski Run
- 1942 Air Raid
- Cows in Storm Drains
- 1949 Snow
Michael George’s “Torrance Then & Now” Videos
- 1965 Hawthorne Blvd.
- 1970 Hawthorne Blvd.
- Madrona 1954
- Bird Farm
- Butcher Mountain
- Del Amo Interior
- Pacific Electric Depot 1930s
- Hollywood Riviera Club
- Hawthorne Blvd. and 190th
- Lake Walteria
- Library Catalogs
- Rat Beach Seen from Palos Verdes
- Sartori 1950s
- Torrance Sign 1931
- Torrance Sign, Western Ave. 1953
- Walteria Library
- City Hall
- Upstairs, Katy Geissart Library, 1970
- Parasol Restaurant
- Red Car Brewery
- Torrance Historical Society