Llewellyn Iron Works was a foundry in 19th- and 20th-century Los Angeles and Torrance, California, United States.
11-406: Brothers Reese Llewellyn , David Llewellyn, William Llewellyn, and John Llewellyn, of Amman Valley , Wales, first organized the company in 1886. The iron works, which had an anti-union leadership team, was bombed on Christmas Day 1910, most likely by Ortie McManigal, an associate of those responsible for the L.A. Times bombing two months earlier. The dynamite explosion at Redondo and Main injured
22-640: A night watchman. The company moved its factory to Torrance in 1912. Llewellyn merged with Columbia Steel Corp. of Utah in 1923, and Columbia was acquired by U.S. Steel in 1929. The U.S. Steel plant in Torrance closed in 1979. Llewellyn produced the railings that decorate the interior of the Bradbury Building . The steel-rolling mill in Torrance produced the steel used in the L.A. Biltmore Hotel on Pershing Square and several downtown banks. The company also produced street lights , fabricating
33-505: A variety of electrolier designs and configurations. Their incandescent multi-globe electroliers became so associated with the Llewellyn company that any street light of this style began to be referred to as a Llewellyn . In the early 1900s, Llewellyn street lights were installed in many of the major streets of downtown Los Angeles, most notably on Main, Hill and Spring Streets. More were eventually installed in other commercial districts in
44-627: The Better America Federation for Los Angeles County. Llewellyn suffered a stroke on board the Grace Line ocean liner Santa Barbara on her trip between Valparaíso and New York City, where he died in 1936. His remains are interred, alongside his parents and siblings, in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) . Better America Federation Too Many Requests If you report this error to
55-618: The CD 943 model street lights, sometimes referred to as the "Llewellyn Slayers" replaced many Llewellyns in Los Angeles. Reese J. Llewellyn Reese James Llewellyn (30 August 1862 – 15 December 1936) was a Welsh-American businessman. He was the co-founder and president of Llewellyn Iron Works, a company based in Los Angeles, which provided iron works and steel for the construction of buildings in Southern California ,
66-667: The Western United States, Mexico, and South America. The company also produced steel from iron ore and during the World War I shipbuilding boom it was one of the largest manufacturers of triple-expansion steam engines on the West Coast. Llewellyn was born in the parish of Llangiwg near Pontardawe in Glamorganshire, Wales , the third of six sons born to David and Hannah (née: James) Llewellyn. His father
77-537: The board of directors of the Home Savings Bank of Los Angeles in 1905. Llewellyn was a member of the Business Men's Association of Los Angeles, alongside businessmen Walter Newhall, Frank Hicks, John H. Norton, Hancock Banning, Joseph Schoder, James Cuzner, H. E. Graves, and William Lacy. Together, they opposed the closing of saloons in 1905. By the 1920s, Llewellyn served as the vice president of
88-701: The city, and they became the most common street lights in early 20th century Los Angeles. Their use also expanded to other neighboring communities in Los Angeles County. In the southwest San Fernando Valley, then in unincorporated land, Llewellyn street lights were produced for the Van Nuys Highway Lighting District. The district had been organized as the first lighting district in the County in August 10, 1912, and provided for
99-778: The early 1890s. By 1905, it had provided ironwork and steel work in Southern California, but also in Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico as well as abroad in Mexico and South America. Many skyscrapers in Los Angeles were built with steel from the firm. In 1929, the company merged with the Consolidated Steel Corporation . Additionally, Llewellyn served as the president of the Helsby Red Sandstone Company in 1895. He also served on
110-433: The installation of street lighting in the newly founded communities of Van Nuys , Marian , and Owensmouth . The first street lights were installed along Sherman Way, which connected the townsite. Upon completion, 129 five-globe electroliers were installed in the main parts of the townsites along with 484 three-globe electroliers for a total of 613 street lamps. Most Llewellyn street lights were eventually replaced. Notably,
121-564: Was an engineer and fitter at an iron works. He emigrated to the United States, first settling in San Francisco, California. Llewellyn was the co-founder of Llewellyn Bros with his brothers in Los Angeles, California in 1889. Llewellyn served as its president, while his brother William was vice-president and his other brother David was secretary. The firm provided the ironwork inside the Bradbury Building in Los Angeles in
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