Christmas Tree Lane | |
 Christmas Tree Lane, view looking south down Santa Rosa Avenue from Altadena Drive | |
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| Location | Santa Rosa Ave. between Altadena Drive and Woodbury Road Altadena, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°11′25″N 118°08′09″W / 34.19028°N 118.13583°W |
| Area | 9.6 acres (3.9 ha) |
| Built | 1885 |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001444[1] |
| CHISL No. | 990[2] |
| Added to NRHP | September 13, 1990 |
Christmas Tree Lane is a 0.7-mile (1.1 km) boulevard of deodar cedar trees in Altadena, California. The trees on the Lane, Santa Rosa Avenue, have been lighted annually as a Christmas Holiday display since 1920. The association that runs it claims it is "the oldest large-scale outdoor Christmas display in the world".[3][4] Christmas Tree Lane was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1990,[1] the same year it was also designated as California Historical Landmark No. 990.[2]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Christmas Tree Lane". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ "The spectacle of Altadena's Christmas Tree Lane". December 14, 2018.
- ^ "Altadena Christmas Tree Lane Association". Retrieved October 12, 2009.