Pacific Electric Railway Company Substation No. 8, also known as the Altadena Substation, is a former traction substation in Altadena, California. It operated under the Pacific Electric Railway and served as the substation for Pasadena area lines.
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Masjid Al-Taqwa was a mosque located in Altadena, California, United States. It was located on Lake Ave across from the Eliot Arts Magnet Academy. Founded as a historical African American masjid, the mosque became more multicultural in subsequent decades. Its origins date back to the 1970s. It was the first mosque in the Pasadena-Altadena area. The building was destroyed by the Eaton Fire in early January 2025.
It began as a meeting place for members of the Nation of Islam in the 1970s but became a multicultural Islamic center in the following decades.
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UEDF Fish & Chips was a fish and chip shop in Altadena, California, that operated from 1998 until the business was destroyed during the January 2025 Eaton Fire.
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Altadena is an unincorporated area, and census-designated place in the San Gabriel Valley and the Verdugos regions of Los Angeles County, California. Directly north of Pasadena, it is located approximately 14 miles from Downtown Los Angeles. Its population was 42,846 at the 2020 census, up slightly from a 2010 figure of 42,777. In early 2025, the community was severely impacted by the Eaton Fire.
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The Woodbury–Story House is a National Register of Historic Places structure in Altadena, California. It was placed on the Register in 1993 for its significance as an example of Italianate and Colonial Revival architecture styles and its association with Capt. Frederick Woodbury, one of the founders of Altadena. It is currently used as a filming location.
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Sahag-Mesrob Armenian Christian School is a private Armenian Christian school currently located in Pasadena, California, after the school’s campus in Altadena, California was destroyed in 2025. Founded in 1980, it provides a Christ-centered education with a focus on Armenian cultural heritage for students from preschool to eighth grade.