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Old 04-25-2017, 07:41 PM
 
Location: West Los Angeles and Rancho Palos Verdes
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That Old Town Mall or whatever it was called was nice.
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Old 04-25-2017, 11:45 PM
 
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That Old Town Mall or whatever it was called was nice.
You mean Del Amo Fashion Center?
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Old 04-26-2017, 12:11 AM
 
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The problem with Torrance is overcrowding, just to many people. The heart or center of Torrance, Hawthorne & Torrance Blvd., isn't really close to the 405 or 110. It takes you forever to get across town once you take a exit off the 110 or 405 into Torrance. Up until the late 80's and early 90's Torrance and a lot of other suburbs like it in Los Angeles were great options, not so much anymore.
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Old 04-26-2017, 12:31 AM
 
Location: Kūkiʻo, HI & Manhattan Beach, CA
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You mean Del Amo Fashion Center?
Nope, the "Old Towne Mall" was a couple of miles north of the Del Amo Fashion Center...
Old Towne Mall | South Bay History
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Old 04-26-2017, 01:42 AM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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Why would anyone ever go to Torrance unless you lived there?

Srs question.
Isn't there an IKEA there? Oh, wait, that's Carson. No reason then.
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Old 04-26-2017, 04:17 AM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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Torrance is a slum as far as I'm concerned.
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Old 04-26-2017, 09:12 AM
 
Location: NY/LA
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I happen to like the Del Amo Fashion Center, especially after the updates a couple of years ago. I wish Manhattan Village had some of those shops/restaurants.

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Old 04-26-2017, 04:48 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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Although there are some lovely, attractive neighborhoods in Torrance such as Riviera, Seaside and Southwood Rivera to name a few, I can't help but notice that most neighborhoods throughout the city have very little curb appeal.

Of course, most homes in the Greater Los Angeles area are older and situated very close together, but in Torrance, I noticed a general dearth of residential and neighborhood landscaping that helps make some of the older, denser LA suburbs more aesthetically pleasing (e.g., Lakewood, Cerritos, etc.).

In addition to minimal or non-existent landscaping, I've also observed many residential properties in Torrance that have brown lawns, chain-link fences and are in dire need of a paint job or other cosmetic work.

The shopping plazas in Torrance don't look radically different from those you see in lower-income Carson or Hawthorne, especially along PCH, Sepulveda and Lomita -- kind of crowded, rundown and sketchy-looking, for the most part.

On the Los Angeles forum, it seems like Torrance is one of the most frequently recommended LA suburbs, but I really struggle to see its appeal. Does anyone else feel this way, or am I alone on this one?
I think folks recommend Torrance to live because it's relatively safe and you can get more house for your money there. And your relatively close to the ocean.
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Old 04-26-2017, 05:21 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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Torrance depresses me. WhT a old ugly forgotten city. I could never live there
Torrance is a big city and like any other big suburban city in LA County, there's good and bad. But overall I think Torrance is a wonderful place to live, reasonably affordable, close to the ocean, with nice parks and plenty of shopping outlets. It's not my cup of tea, but that's because I like being closer to the city vibe of LA.
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Old 04-26-2017, 06:10 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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I have lot of trouble believing Torrance public schools are NOT ghetto. The area itself is just too close to unsafe, low-income communities with high minority populations (e.g., Carson, Wilmington, Lomita, Lawndale, etc.).

TBH, I really couldn't imagine putting my children in public schools in Southern California outside of south Orange County, the Conejo Valley or Palos Verdes.
OMG !! Carson, Wilmington, Lomita, Lawndale...........absolutely frieghtening !!!! You're poor children could never survive in such depravity. And right next door you have the "GHETTO" schools of Torrance, where white children, Latino children, Asian children, Samoan children, and Black children have to share the same class rooms and playground. How could your delicate little ones every make it in such chaos. You need to move to Orange County. Better yet, Idaho. Not many minorities there to ruin their lives or yours.
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