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Altadena, unincorporated urban community in Los Angeles County, southwestern California, on the lower slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains, north of Pasadena. It is a residential community situated in a region producing avocados and citrus fruit. Founded in the 1880s, Altadena is noted for its Christmas Tree Lane, an avenue flanked by 150 tall deodars (cedars native to the Himalayas), which are decorated with colored lights in December. In October 1993, dozens of homes and 1000 acres of land were destroyed by brush fires in Altadena. Population 40,510 (1980); 42,658 (1990); 42,658 (1996 estimate).
