 El
Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California on the Santa Monica
Bay, incorporated on January 18, 1917. It is one of the Beach Cities of
Los Angeles County and part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments.
In 2006, El Segundo won an
Eddy award for being the most business friendly city in Los Angeles county.
El Segundo is in transition from being a predominantly Caucasian, blue-collar
'company town' to being a 'corporate' town where the tax base relies on
a non-resident working population.
Pollution and toxic waste
cleanup remain issues as El Segundo restores industrial sites to shopping
malls and sports facilities.
The north and south boundaries
of the town are the LAX airport and Manhattan Beach with the Pacific as
the western boundary. The most prominent feature of the town is the massive
oil refinery which borders the town center and the massive sewage treatment
facility on the west side of the town. Office towers are not a prominent
feature of this town from any but a very select vantage point.
Aircraft noise from LAX is
a major issue for residents on the north side of El Segundo. Residents
are currently active in tree-planting along Imperial Highway.
Los Angeles International
Airport is located immediately to the north of El Segundo.
Amtrak's El Segundo Bus Stop
(ESG) is located at the Los Angeles County Metro Green Line Douglas Station
and is serviced by Thruway Motorcoach. The stop is on Amtrak's 1c bus route
that runs four times a day between Amtrak's Torrance Bus Stop (Alpine Village)
and the Bakersfield Amtrak Station where passengers transfer to and from
trains on Amtrak's San Joaquin route; passengers can also connect with
Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner route at the Van Nuys Amtrak Station.
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