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Fair Oaks Avenue
Road in Pasadena, California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena, California, is a major north–south road connecting the communities of Altadena, Pasadena, and South Pasadena, running 7.9 miles (12.7 km) in length. It starts at its southernmost end in South Pasadena at Huntington Drive. It travels due north to a terminus above Loma Alta Avenue in Altadena and the gates of Angelus County Park. Beyond this, the road becomes a private easement.
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Namesake | Fair Oaks Ranch |
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Length | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
Location | Pasadena, California, U.S. |
Coordinates | 34.1541312°N 118.1505360°W / 34.1541312; -118.1505360 |
North end | Huntington Drive in South Pasadena |
South end | North of Loma Alta Avenue in Altadena |
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Construction start | c. 1870s |
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At its meeting of Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena the two roads become the zero-zero, east–west, north–south postal division of Pasadena which carries on into Altadena. In South Pasadena, the street numbering varies with its own postal zip code.