Linda Vista, Pasadena, California

Linda Vista is a neighborhood in Pasadena, California. It is one of Pasadena's wealthiest neighborhoods, and its largest by area. It is bordered by Oak Grove Drive to the north, Colorado Boulevard to the south, the Pasadena-Glendale border to the west, and Linda Vista Avenue to the east.

## History

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The district of Linda Vista was courted for annexation to what became La Cañada Flintridge by Frank Flint.[1] Linda Vista Avenue was originally named Parke Avenue.[1] Pasadena was incorporated in 1886; Linda Vista was one of the sections annexed to the city in later days, along with places like Annandale, Lamanda Park, Pasadena Heights, Avandale, San Rafael, and Cheviotsville.[2] It was known as a "picturesque, hilly" neighborhood and was the site of estate-size residential properties.[3]

## Landmarks

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Linda Vista is built on a slope between the Arroyo Seco and the San Rafael Hills, and is home to the Annandale Golf Club and Art Center College of Design. The Holly Street/Linda Vista Bridge was constructed in 1925 and is recognized for its "ornate concrete railing" and "antique lighting".[4]

## Education

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Linda Vista is served by San Rafael Elementary School, Eliot Middle School, and Muir High School. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, Chandler School, Mayfield Grammar School, Mayfield Senior School, Maranatha High School, Westridge School, and Polytechnic School are private schools in the area.

## Transportation

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Linda Vista is served by Metro Local lines 180 and 256. The neighborhood is also served by Pasadena Transit routes 51 and 52.

## Government

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Linda Vista is part of City Council District 6, represented by Steve Madison.

## Notable residents

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The sculptor Alexander Calder lived on Linda Vista Avenue in the early 1900s.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b Ungermann-Marshall, Yana (2008). Flintridge. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 23–25\. ISBN 978-0-7385-5585-0.
2. ^ Poor's Feature Volume. Poor's Publishing Company. 1925. pp. 54–55.
3. ^ Nicolaides, Becky M. (2024). The New Suburbia: How Diversity Remade Suburban Life in Los Angeles After 1945. Oxford University Press. p. 149\. ISBN 978-0-19-757830-8.
4. ^ Down by the Los Angeles River: Friends of the Los Angeles River's Official Guide. Wilderness Press. 2010. p. 278\. ISBN 978-0-89997-598-6.
5. ^ Perl, Jed (2017). Calder: The Conquest of Time: The Early Years: 1898–1940. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 67\. ISBN 978-0-307-27272-0.

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Government|

* Mayor
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* Pasadena Transit
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* Pasadena Police Department

Culture|

* Armory Center for the Arts
* Brookside Golf Course
* Brookside Park
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* Eaton Canyon
* Convention Center
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* Norton Simon Museum
* Pasadena Chalk Festival
* Pasadena Museum of California Art
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* Regency Academy Cinemas
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* Rose Parade
* USC Pacific Asia Museum

Neighborhoods|

* Bungalow Heaven
* Civic Center
* Hastings Ranch
* Lamanda Park
* Linda Vista
* Normandie Heights
* Oak Knoll
* Old Pasadena
* Park Place–Arroyo Terrace
* Prospect
* Washington Square

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* Annandale
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* Lower Arroyo
* Poppy Peak
* Raymond Hill/Arroyo Del Mar

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Education|

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secondary|

* Pasadena USD
* Blair IB
* John Muir HS
* Pasadena HS
* Thurgood Marshall Sec.
* Chandler School
* International School of Los Angeles Pasadena Campus
* Maranatha High School
* Polytechnic School
* Sequoyah School
* Westridge School
* Aveson Global Leadership Academy

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* AGBU Vatche and Tamar Manoukian HS

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Colleges and
universities|

* Pasadena City College
* Art Center College of Design
* California Institute of Technology
* Fuller Theological Seminary
* Pacific Oaks College
* Providence Christian College
* Tyson School of Medicine
* William Carey International University

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* Ambassador College
* Highland College

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Landmarks|

* Ambassador Auditorium
* Huntington Hospital
* Paseo Colorado
* Pasadena Conference Center
* United Artists Pasadena Theater
* Tallest and largest buildings

Transportation|

| Vehicle|

* Arroyo Seco Parkway
* SR 134
* I-210
* SR 710
* Colorado Boulevard
* Colorado Street Bridge
* Fair Oaks Avenue
* Foothill Boulevard
* Huntington Drive
* Lake Avenue
* Orange Grove Boulevard
* Sierra Madre Boulevard

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Public|

* A Line
* Foothill Extension
* North Hollywood to Pasadena Transit Corridor
* Pasadena Transit

Other|

* Santa Fe Arroyo Seco Railroad Bridge

Defunct|

* California Cycleway
* Mount Lowe Railway
* Pasadena Subdivision

Media|

* Pasadena Star-News
* Pasadena Weekly
* Pasadena Now
* Colorado Boulevard Newspaper

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