South gate will soon be the home of a new educational facility courtesy of the east los angeles college.
Firestone tire and rubber company south gate.
Tires larger than 18 inches were produced in akron.
Firestone tire and rubber company s founder harvey s.
Firestone 1868 1938 officially opened this factory in late 1928 although construction was actually completed on 06 15 1928.
Part of the bridgestone corp.
Firestone s first tire rolled off the assembly line on june 15 1928.
Multi national group of companies active in tires textiles polymers construction materials and industrial products.
Firestone tire and rubber company is a superfund site located at 2525 e.
In 1927 henry ford and tire maven harvey firestone to a trip to los angeles to select locations for their new factories.
Firestone blvd south gate ca 90280.
The environmental protection agency epa identifies sites such as firestone tire and rubber company because they pose or had once posed a potential risk to human health and or the environment due to contamination by one or more hazardous wastes.
Water based adhesives for polyester fabrics treatment.
The factory closed in 1980 aerial view of the firestone tire rubber co.
South gate boasted as one of the largest local industries in the area with the firestone tire and rubber company built on a 40 acre former bean field.
Plant located at 2525 firestone blvd.
Woven industrial fabrics from polyester and polyamide.
Factory near firestone boulevard and santa fe avenue will soon be transformed into the south gate educational center an elac satellite campus.
The 7 000 000 plant located at santa fe avenue and firestone boulevard manufactured its first tire in 1928.
The former site of the firestone tire and rubber co.
In the city of south gate.
