Christmas Tree Lane
Christmas Tree Lane | |
California Historical Landmark No. 990 | |
Christmas Tree Lane, view looking south down Santa Rosa Avenue from Altadena Drive | |
| 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 |
| CHISL No. | 990 |
| 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". Christmas Tree Lane was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1990, the same year it was also designated as California Historical Landmark No. 990.