, ▁Cr ens h aw ▁Bou lev ard ▁on ▁the ▁west , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁by ▁Pla za ▁Del ▁Am o ▁east ▁of ▁where ▁it ▁meets ▁Car son ▁Street , ▁and ▁by ▁Car son ▁Street ▁west ▁of ▁where ▁it ▁meets ▁Pla za ▁Del ▁Am o . ▁The ▁first ▁resident ial ▁a venue ▁created ▁in ▁Tor rance ▁was ▁Gr amer cy ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁a venue ▁was ▁Andre o . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁houses ▁on ▁these ▁a ven ues ▁turned ▁ 1 0 0 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Both ▁a ven ues ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Old ▁Town ▁Tor rance . ▁This ▁section ▁of ▁Tor rance ▁is ▁under ▁review ▁to ▁be ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁historical ▁district . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁civ ic ▁and ▁resident ial ▁buildings ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁ren owned ▁and ▁innov ative ▁Southern ▁California ▁architect ▁Ir ving ▁Gill , ▁in ▁his ▁distinct ive ▁combining ▁of ▁Mission ▁Rev ival ▁and ▁early ▁Modern ist ▁architecture . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Tor rance ▁is ▁a ▁coast al ▁community ▁in ▁south western ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County ▁sharing ▁the ▁climate ▁and ▁ge ographical ▁features ▁common ▁to ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁area . ▁Its ▁boundaries ▁are : ▁Red ondo ▁Beach ▁Bou lev ard ▁and ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Law nd ale ▁and ▁Gard ena ▁to ▁the ▁north ; ▁Western ▁Avenue ▁and ▁the ▁Har bor ▁Gate way ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁the ▁east ; ▁the ▁Pal os ▁Ver des ▁Hills ▁with ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁L om