El Segundo
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El Segundo is along the Pacific Ocean, just south of LAX in Los Angeles County.
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El Segundo is one of the oldest cities in Los Angeles. It is generally accepted that the city is named after the second (el segundo) Standard Oil refinery on the West Coast, built in 1911.
El Segundo is two cities-in-one. The Coastal portion is a residential suburb with a charming Main Street which looks frozen in time. Locals both affectionately can derisively call it "Mayberry By The Sea", referring to the sleepy fictional town which was the setting for the American television show "The Andy Griffith Show" in the early 1960s.
The "inland portion" of El Segundo is a thriving business distrcict. Many large aerospace companies have facilities in El Segundo, including Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and The Aerospace Corporation, which is headquartered there. It is also home to the Los Angeles Air Force Base and the Space and Missile Systems Center and Ttoy Manufacturer Mattel.
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Dockweiler State Beach is partially located in El Segundo, including the only RV park on the beach in California. Toy manufacturer Mattel is also headquartered in El Segundo
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- Courtyard Los Angeles LAX/El Segundo, 2000 East Mariposa Avenue, (310) 322-0700, Fax: (310) 322-4401, [1].
- Embassy Suites LAX Airport Hotel South, 1440 Imperial Ave., (310) 640-3600, [2].
- Residence Inn Los Angeles LAX/El Segundo, 2135 East El Segundo Blvd., (310) 333-0888, Fax: (310) 333-0789, [3].
- Summerfield Suites by Wyndham, 810 South Douglas Street, (310) 725-0100, [4]. Just 16 miles from downtown L.A. and 30 minutes from Anaheim. Marina Del Rey is six miles west.
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