Community Leaders On Historic Preservation
Fredrick Law Olmsted
Map below is the original city designed by the famous firm of The Olmsted Brothers in 1912
Click here Map City Of Torrance/Olmsted District "Blue"
Map Close up The Olmsted District in the City of Torrance
Council
Member, Paul Nowatka:
“Everyone benefits when a city is able to preserve its heritage.
This is the essence of the effort to form an historical district. . .”
(Interview with Liz Fobes 2003)
Council Member, Mike Mauno:
“. . .Old Torrance has many homes that are part of our historical
origin. Many . . . were built at the time of the city’s beginning.
As time goes by many of these architectural treasures find themselves
under financial pressures such as increasing property tax which could
result in losing these architectural gems, some of our city’s physical
history. . . .Coming to the rescue is the Mills Act . . . a California
state law that allows individuals to enter into voluntary contract with
the city to guarantee preservation of designated historic structures.”
(Council Meeting November 18, 2003)___