George De La Torre Junior Elementary School

George De La Torre Junior Elementary School is a school in Los Angeles, Southern California, California. George De La Torre Junior Elementary School is situated nearby to the park Wilmington Recreation Center, as well as near Wilmington Town Square Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Banning House and Los Angeles Harbor College.

Banning House

Museum

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Banning House, also known as the General Phineas Banning Residence Museum, is a historic Greek Revival-Victorian home in the Wilmington section of Los Angeles, California. Banning House is situated 1 mile north of George De La Torre Junior Elementary School.

Los Angeles Harbor College

College

Los Angeles Harbor College is a public community college in Wilmington, California. It is one of two community colleges serving the South Bay region of Los Angeles. Los Angeles Harbor College is situated 1¼ miles northwest of George De La Torre Junior Elementary School.

Drum Barracks

Memorial

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Drum Barracks was the Union Army's headquarters for Southern California and New Mexico during the Civil War. It consisted of 19 buildings on 60 acres in what is now Wilmington, with another 37 acres near the waterfront. Drum Barracks is situated 3,900 feet northeast of George De La Torre Junior Elementary School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilmington and Harbor City.

Wilmington

Suburb

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Wilmington is a neighborhood in the South Bay and Harbor region of Los Angeles, California, covering 9.14 square miles. Featuring a heavy concentration of industry and the third-largest oil field in the continental United States, this neighborhood has a high percentage of Latino and foreign-born residents.

Harbor City

Quarter

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Harbor City is a highly diverse neighborhood in the South Bay and Harbor region of Los Angeles, California, with a population upward of 36,000 people. Originally part of the Rancho San Pedro Spanish land grant, the 2.58-square-mile Harbor City was brought into Los Angeles as a preliminary step in the larger city's consolidation with the port cities of Wilmington and San Pedro. Harbor City is situated 2½ miles northwest of George De La Torre Junior Elementary School.