A Guide to Search Results for "Torrance"

The search term "Torrance" is a remarkably vague and ambiguous reference to various people and places, most notable among them being the the city of Torrance in the County of Los Angeles, California, which was named after the city's founder, oilman Jared Sidney Torrance. There are at least three other geographic locations that go by the name Torrance: Torrance, Pennsylvania; Torrance County, New Mexico (named after Francis J. Torrance who helped build the New Mexico Railroad); and Torrance Barrens, Ontario, Canada. Additionally, Torrance is a reasonably common surname of Celtic and/or possibly Spanish origin (possible original and/or alternate Celtic spellings include Tarrence, Terance, Terence, Terran, Terrance, Terrence, Torans, Torens, Torins, Tornce, Torons, Torrans, Torrenc, Torrence, Torrens, Torrenys, Torrins, Torrons, Torruns, and Toruns), just as it is a reasonably common first name, and many people with the first, middle, or last name Torrance are quite prominent on the World Wide Web.

Are you looking for Web directories and portals covering "Torrance," California?

• Yahoo! Directory - Torrance, California
  A comprehensive collection of annotated links.
• City-Data.com - Torrance, California
  A detailed geographic profile.

Are you looking for Web sites covering the law, government, and politics in "Torrance," California?

• City of Torrance, California
  Official City Web site.
• Torrance Police Department
  Serving the community of Torrance for over 80 years, currently employing 246 sworn police officers and 100 civilians.
• Los Angeles Superior Court - Torrance
  A comprehensive guide to the Torrance Courthouse, including contact information for various court departments.
• Torrance League of Women Voters
  A nonpartisan political organization encouraging the informed and active participation of citizens in government serving the citizens of Torrance, Gardena, Carson, Lomita and Harbor City, California.
• City of Torrance Municipal Code
  An up-to-date searchable database from LexisNexis available in frames or non-frames version.
• Los Angeles DUI
  Information about drunk driving laws, DUI lawyers and legal procedures in Torrance, California.
• DUI Blog
  Commentary on the defects, fallacies and Constitutional damage of the "war on drunk driving".

Are you looking for libraries, schools, and colleges in "Torrance," California?

• Torrance Public Library Information Gateway
  Six branch locations.
• Torrance Unified School District
  Established as a school district in 1947 and unified in 1948, covering all of the City of Torrance with a jurisdiction that encompasses approximately 21 square miles with 17 elementary schools, eight middle schools, five high schools (one of which is a continuation school), three adult education centers, and a child development center.
• El Camino College
  A public two-year community college in Torrance, California.

Are you looking for "Torrance," California?

• Torrance Memorial Medical Center
  A locally governed community, nonprofit medical center predominately serving residents of the South Bay and Palos Verdes Peninsula communities.

Are you looking for information about business and commerce in "Torrance," California?

• Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce
  Offers a wide variety of programs designed to strengthen businesses and ensure economic growth in the South Bay of Los Angeles, California.

Are you looking for information about the weather in "Torrance," California?

• Weather Underground - Torrance, California
  Free, real-time online weather information, including current weather and pollution conditions, extended forecasts, and astronomical information. Featuring personal weather stations and extensive maps and graphs.
• National Weather Service - Zamperini Field Airport (KTOA), Torrance, California
  Current weather conditions and a 24 hour summary.

Are you looking for Web sites covering leisure and recreation in "Torrance," California?

• Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors - Torrance Beach
  Provides general information about facilities and services.
• Alpine Village
  Home of the largest and longest Oktoberfest in Southern California.

Are you looking for information about travel and transportation to, in, and around "Torrance," California?

• Transit Rider Los Angeles County - Torrance Transit
  Offers local and express bus service to Los Angeles International Airport, Metro Green Line Aviation Station, Downtown Long Beach, and Metro Blue Line Artesia Station.

Are you looking for restaurants in "Torrance," California?

• Chowbaby.com - Torrance Restaurants
  A comprehensive list of area restaurants, complete with addresses, phone numbers, and directional maps.

Are you looking for information about entertainment and the arts in "Torrance," California?

• ECC Center for the Arts
  Provides ticketing, publicity, production support and event coordination for over 500 performance, production, rehearsal and classroom activities annually, featuring worldÔøΩclass touring artists and attractions in music, theatre and dance, authors, historians and motivational speakers.

Are you looking for "Torrance," California?

• Little Company of Mary Hospital
  A nonprofit Catholic hospital with facilities in San Pedro and Torrance.

Are you looking for Web sites covering "Torrance" County, New Mexico?

• Yahoo! Directory - Torrance County, New Mexico
  A comprehensive directory of annotated links.
• Torrance County Gen Web Project
  A local independent nonprofit genealogical and historical research organization.
• Torrance County, New Mexico
  County government’s homepage.

Are you looking for information about the "Torrance" Barrens in Ontario, Canada?

• Torrance Barrens Conservation and Dark Sky Reserve
  A fully preserved natural oasis in central Ontario, Canada with excellent viewing opportunities for the night sky.

Are you looking for Web sites featuring noted theologian Thomas "Torrance"?

• Thomas Torrance
  A biography by Victor Shepherd.
• Gospel & Culture - Thomas F. Torrance
  A comprehensive bibliography including works by other authors about Torrance.
• Thomas Torrance
  Wikipedia biography of Protestant theologian Thomas Forsyth Torrance.

Are you looking for someone or something named "Torrance" that has nothing whatsoever to do with one of the geographic locales known as Torrance?

• PGA European Tour - Sam Torrance
  A biographical profile.
• Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development
  a service, research, and instructional center at the University of Georgia's Department of Psychology in Athens, Georgia.
• Kenneth E. Torrance
  Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University.
• Kelly Jane Torrance
  A blog devoted to literature, music, film, and the visual arts.
• Professor Alan Torrance
  Professor of Systematic Theology at St. Mary's College, the School of Divinity for the University of St. Andrews, with a particular interest in the doctrines of God and the person of Christ.
• Professor Steve Torrance
  Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Sussex Department of INformatics interested in materialist and computational theories of consciousness, and in the place of the study of consciousness within science.
• Artcyclopedia - Lilias Torrance Newton (1896-1980)
  A guide to the Canadian painter's works with pictures from art museum sites and image archives worldwide.
• IMDB.com - Ingrid Torrance
  A comprehensive filmography.
• Donald C. Torrance
  Associate Professor at Syracuse University, documentary filmmaker, and journalist specializing in science.