Lomita
| Lomita | |
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 Location in California
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1964 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | California |
| County : | Los Angeles County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 48 ′ N , 118 ° 19 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 20,046 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 4,082.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 4.91 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.91 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 29 m |
| Postal code : | 90717 |
| Area code : | +1 310, 424 |
| FIPS : | 06-42468 |
| GNIS ID : | 1660937 |
| Website : | www.lomita.com |
| Mayor : | Margaret Estrada |
Lomita is a city in Los Angeles County in the state of California , United States , with 20,700 inhabitants (2004). The geographical coordinates are: 33.79 ° North, 118.32 ° West. The urban area covers 4.9 km².
sons and daughters of the town
- Milo Aukerman (* 1963), singer of the Descendents
Railway Museum
The small Lomita Railroad Museum was opened by Irene Lewis in 1966. The museum gives an insight into the era of steam trains . On display are a 1902 Baldwin locomotive, a Southern Pacific tender , a 1910 Union Pacific caboose, and a Santa Fe trailer . The museum building is a replica of a 19th century railroad depot that originally stood in Wakefield, Massachusetts .
The museum also houses a replica of a water tower from the 1920s from the year 2000. A Union Pacific boxcar and a Union Oil tanker truck are in the park.
Web links
- Web presence of the Lomita Railroad Museum (English).
- Brian C. Keith: City History. In: Lomita.com , 2014 (English).