Llewellyn Iron Works was a foundry in 19th- and 20th-century Los Angeles and Torrance, California, United States.
History edit
Brothers Reese Llewellyn, David Llewellyn, William Llewellyn, and John Llewellyn, of Amman Valley, Wales,[1] first organized the company in 1886.[2] The iron works, which had an anti-union leadership team, was bombed on Christmas Day 1910, most likely by the same people responsible for the L.A. Times bombing two months earlier.[3] The dynamite explosion at Redondo and Main injured a night watchman.[2] The company moved its factory to Torrance in 1912.[2] Llewellyn produced the railings that decorate the interior of the Bradbury Building.[4] The steel-rolling mill in Torrance produced the steel used in the L.A. Biltmore Hotel on Pershing Square and several downtown banks.[2] Llewellyn merged with Columbia Steel Corp. of Utah in 1923, and Columbia was acquired by U.S. Steel in 1929.[2] The U.S. Steel plant in Torrance closed in 1979.[2]
References edit
- ^ Birt, Elizabeth (2022-07-31). "How Brynamman brothers helped create Los Angeles buildings". South Wales Guardian. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ a b c d e f Gnerre, Sam (2019-01-28). "South Bay History: How Llewellyn Iron Works helped shaped Torrance as new industrial city". Daily Breeze. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ McClellan (2011), p. 73.
- ^ Masters, Nathan (2017-10-24). "How Iron & Steel Helped Los Angeles Forge a Modern Metropolis". PBS SoCal. Retrieved 2024-05-07.