Oak Knoll, Pasadena, California

Neighborhood in Pasadena, California, United States

the Robert R. Blacker House is located in the Oak Knoll neighborhood

Oak Knoll is the southernmost neighborhood in Pasadena, California. It is bordered by Oak Knoll Circle to the north, Old Mill Road to the south, South Oak Knoll Avenue and South Oakland Avenue to the west, and the San Marino border (Kewen Drive and Encino Drive) to the east.[1]

The eponymous knoll is a 150 ft-high ridge formed by the Raymond Fault.[2]

An upscale neighborhood on rolling, oak-covered terrain, it was developed in 1905 by a corporate partnership between prominent Northeastern United States and California residents A. Kingsley Macomber, Henry E. Huntington and William R. Staats.[3] Huntington owned the Pacific Electric and built the Pasadena via Oak Knoll Line to serve the Wentworth Hotel (later Huntington Hotel, and now The Langham Huntington, Pasadena) and later the rest of the neighborhood.

Several listed properties, such as the Robert R. Blacker House, are located in the Oak Knoll neighborhood.

## Education

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Oak Knoll is served by Allendale Elementary School, Hamilton Elementary School, McKinley School and Blair High School.

## Culture

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A key setting of Raymond Chandler's 1942 novel, The High Window, is a house in the "Oak Noll section of Pasadena."

### Historical estates

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* Robert R. Blacker House, designed by Charles and Henry Greene
* Cordelia A. Culbertson House, designed by Charles and Henry Greene
* Spinks House, designed by Henry Greene
* Huntington Hotel, designed by Charles Frederick Whittlesey and Myron Hunt

## Transportation

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Oak Knoll was served by Metro Local line 258 until December 18, 2020, when service was discontinued due to low ridership in the area.

## Government

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Oak Knoll is part of Pasadena City Council District 7, represented by Andy Wilson.[4]

## See also

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* Pony Express Museum (California)

## References

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1. ^ The Oak Knoll Neighborhood Boundary Map
2. ^ Hough 2004, pp. 38-39.
3. ^ The Oak Knoll Neighborhood History
4. ^ About District 7

* Hough, S (2004). Finding Fault in California: An Earthquake Tourist's Guide, Mountain Press Publishing Company.

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Pasadena, California

History|

* Hahamog-na
* Rancho San Pasqual
* Indiana Colony
* Super Bowl XI XIV XVII XXI XXVII

Government|

* Mayor
* City Council
* City Hall
* Pasadena Transit
* Pasadena Unified School District
* Pasadena Police Department

Culture|

* Armory Center for the Arts
* Brookside Golf Course
* Brookside Park
* California Art Club
* Eaton Canyon
* Convention Center
* Kidspace Children's Museum
* Norton Simon Museum
* Pasadena Chalk Festival
* Pasadena Museum of California Art
* Pasadena Museum of History
* Pasadena Symphony and POPS
* Regency Academy Cinemas
* Rose Bowl
* Rose Bowl Aquatics Center
* 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

| Southwest|

* Annandale
* Bellefontaine/Governor Markham
* Lower Arroyo
* Poppy Peak
* Raymond Hill/Arroyo Del Mar

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Education|

| Primary and
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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