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Rebirth at GM Plant Demolition of the former General Motors assembly plant is under way for an $80-million retail and industrial center that is expected to bring 3,000 new jobs to the city. Construction of the South Gate Business/Industrial Park is expected to start early next year. Industrial light manufacturing and retail distribution facilities and a 15-acre commercial shopping center are planned at the site. Work on the 90-acre site is expected to be completed in seven years. The city is on the move through redevelopment, officials say, after being economically devastated in 1982 when the GM plant, the city’s largest employer, closed. The plant employed 4,300. The 50-year-old plant was sold to the city by GM for $7 million. The city resold it for $12 million to a private developer. This is one of six South Gate redevelopment projects. This year, new construction worth $25 million was initiated in the city, representing an all-time high for building permits.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Sept. 11, 1986 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Thursday September 11, 1986 Home Edition Long Beach Part 9 Page 2 Column 5 Zones Desk 2 inches; 40 words Type of Material: Correction
The Aug. 28 Community Profile of South Gate should have listed Bill Greene of the 27th District as the state senator for that city, instead of the legislator who was named. Greene, who is a Democrat, has his offices at 8514 S. Broadway, Los Angeles 90003. The phone number is (213) 620-5600.
City Services City Hall 563-9500 8650 California Ave. Police (business) 567-2222 8620 California Ave. Fire (business) 567-8580 4867 Southern Ave. Fire (business) 531-9700 5720 E. Gardendale St. Post Office 633-2333 12129 Garfield Ave. South Gate Park 563-9543 4900 Southern Ave. In Emergency, Dial 911
Government City Council: John F Sheehy (mayor), Henry C. Gonzalez (mayor pro tem), Herbert W. Cranton, William H. De Witt, Odell L. Snavely City Manager: Bruce Spragg Fire Chief: John Englund Police Chief: Norm Phillips
Area Lawmakers Congress: Augustus F. Hawkins, Democrat, 29th District; 4509 S. Broadway; Los Angeles, 90037; (213) 233-0733 State Assembly: Maxine Waters, Democrat, 48th District; 7900 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles, 90001; (213) 582-7371 State Senate: Robert G. Beverly, Republican, 29th District; 1611 S. Pacific Coast Highway, No. 102, Redondo Beach, 90277; (213) 540-1611 County Supervisor: Peter F. Schabarum, 1st District; Hall of Administration, 500 N. Temple St. Room 856,Los Angeles, 90012; (213) 974-4111
Statistics Population: 78,569 Area: 7.40 square miles Incorporation: Jan. 20, 1923 Median household income: $19,049 Median home value: $64,219 Median age: 28.5 years Statistics: Donnelley Demographics (1985 estimates)
