Landmark #990 | Los Angeles County | Visited: December 10, 2011 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
What is it? | A glorious street of festive Italian deodar trees lit up for Christmas! |
What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: The 135 Deodar Cedar trees were planted in 1885 by the Woodbury Family, the founders of Altadena. First organized by F.C. Nash in 1920, the “Mile of Christmas Trees” has been strung with 10,000 lights each holiday season through the efforts of volunteers and the Christmas Tree Lane Association. It is the oldest large-scale Christmas lighting spectacle in Southern California.
OTHER TIDBITS: This landmark is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places! |
How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Santa Rosa Ave, both sides of street from Woodbury Ave to Altadena Dr Altadena, CA 91003 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~13mi (21km) — 0.3hrs |
When should I go? | Go when the lights are lit! That’s dusk to midnight from the second Saturday of December through January 1st! |