El Camino College, Torrance

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El Camino College is a two-year public community college located in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County known as Alondra Park. It consists of 37 buildings spanning an area of roughly 26 acres. It is one of two community colleges serving Southern California's South Bay area. ()

Established: 1947 (77 years ago)Coordinates: 33°53'6"N, 118°19'48"W

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16007 Crenshaw BlvdSouth Bay (Alondra Park)Torrance United States

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El Camino College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: South Bay Galleria, Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center, Toyota USA Automobile Museum, Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden.

1.7 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
South Bay Galleria, Redondo Beach
44 min walk • South Bay Galleria, formerly named Galleria at South Bay, is a shopping mall in Redondo Beach in Los Angeles County, California. It is anchored by Macy's, Kohl's, Target, Q, Wonder of Dinosaurs, and a 16-screen AMC Theatres multiplex. It also includes H&M.
2.8 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center, Manhattan Beach
71 min walk • Hawthorne Plaza is a dead mall along Hawthorne Boulevard between 120th Street and El Segundo Boulevard in Hawthorne, California.
2.4 miS
Museum
Toyota USA Automobile Museum, Torrance
61 min walk • The Toyota USA Automobile Museum was an automobile museum located in Torrance, California, adjacent to the Toyota Motor Sales USA. The 45,000 sq.ft. location had its grand-reopening on its 10th anniversary. The museum closed on September 28, 2017.
3.3 miW
Botanical garden
Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden, Manhattan Beach
84 min walk • The Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located within Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach, California. It is open daily with free admission. The garden was first envisioned in 1992, with garden construction starting in 1994. In 1997 the garden became a nonprofit organization, and its grand opening was on Earth Day 2001.
2 miSW
Playground, Park
Columbia Park, Torrance
50 min walk • Columbia Park is a 52-acre recreational urban regional park in the City of Torrance, located in southern Los Angeles County, California. Columbia Park provides the community with soccer fields, baseball diamonds, bocce ball courts, community gardening beds, walking paths, and a jogging—competitive cross country running trail.
1.3 miE
City, Area
Gardena, Los Angeles
33 min walk • Gardena is a city located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 58,829 at the 2010 census, up from 57,746 at the 2000 census.
2.4 miNE
Nightlife, Gambling, Casino
Larry Flynt's Lucky Lady Casino, Los Angeles
63 min walk • Larry Flynt's Lucky Lady Casino is a cardroom located in Gardena, California. It replaced Normandie Casino. In 1940, the Western Club opened on Western Avenue. Seven years later, the club was renamed the Normandie, and Russ Miller became owner. As the city of Gardena grew, so did the card clubs.
0.6 miW
33°52'58"N • 118°20'24"W
Alondra Golf Course, Los Angeles
16 min walk • Golf
2.1 miNW
City, Area
Hawthorne, Los Angeles
55 min walk • Hawthorne is a city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. It is part of a seventeen-city region commonly called the South Bay. As of the 2020 US census, Hawthorne had a population of 88,083.
1.3 miW
City, Area
Lawndale, Los Angeles
34 min walk • Lawndale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 32,769 at the 2010 census, up from 31,712 according to the 2000 census. The city is in the South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles Area.
2.8 miN
Beach
Beach Boys Historic Landmark, Los Angeles
72 min walk • The Beach Boys Historic Landmark is a memorial which commemorates the site of the childhood home of Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys.