Often compared to the fictional Mayberry, Torrance features wide city streets, unique architecture and is often used as a location in TV and film.
“Downtown Torrance makes you feel like you’re walking down Mayberry,” Torrance Bakery owner Kirk Rossberg tells me at his popular, family-owned shop in the heart of the historic downtown district, known as Old Torrance.
Torrance Bakery is just around the corner from the museum, and as I sit outside of it eating one of the bakeries’s signature sandwiches for lunch, named after a beloved waitress, I learn it’s more than just architecture that justifies the Mayberry comparison. There’s an unspoiled authenticity and friendliness shown by passersby.
Rossberg’s bakery has since expanded from its original 1,200 sq. ft. shop to now taking up 14,000 square feet over two locations, and employs 115 staff. Torrance Beach is also either the starting or end point, depending on which direction you are travelling, for The Strand, a 35-km coastal bike path between the city and Santa Monica. It connects many of the beaches in south California like neighbouring Redondo, Hermosa and Manhattan beaches.
The Madrona Marsh Preserve & Nature Centre is an urban oasis and free for the public to enjoy in the middle of the city. This beautiful, open space is a great place for a walk or birdwatching, with more than 275 native and 50 non-native species of birds, seen in the past 40 years here. It’s also one of the last vernal wetlands remaining in the South Bay area of southern California. The entrance is directly across the street from the Nature Center.
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