Altadena (/ ˌɑːltəˈdiːnə / pronunciation ⓘ AL-tə-DEE-nə) is an unincorporated area [ 3 ][ 4 ], and census-designated place in the San Gabriel Valley and the Verdugos [ 5 ] regions of Los Angeles County, California.

Altadena is the northernmost portion of Rancho San Pascual as established by the Mexican Government in 1826 after they had claimed independence from Spain. California was annexed in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 and became a state in 1850. The Mexican Ranchos were then open to settlement from other parts of the Country.

Jan 13, 2025 · Altadena, located just 13 miles northeast of Los Angeles, boasts a population that is 18% Black, with a significant portion (65%) of residents aged 65 and older, according to the …

Nov 3, 2012 · Altadena is an unincorporated community of Los Angeles County, next to and within the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. It is bounded on three sides by wilderness (the Arroyo Seco, Angeles National Forest, and Eaton Canyon), and on the south by the city of Pasadena.

1 day ago · According to a UCLA study, Black residents in Altadena were more likely to have their homes damaged or destroyed by the Eaton fire and will have a harder financial road to recovery from the disaster.

Jan 16, 2025 · Altadena, California, has one of California’s oldest and most affluent middle-class Black neighborhoods. That neighborhood was affected by the 2025 Eaton Canyon fire, which destroyed more than 1,000 homes across the entire Altadena community.

Jan 19, 2025 · Nestled at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, Altadena is about 15 miles from downtown Los Angeles, but for locals it may as well be a world away. The area has long been racially diverse –...

Jan 24, 2025 · The Altadena fire wiped out much of a historic Black enclave in this picturesque town in the San Gabriel Valley.

Jan 14, 2025 · As California's first middle-class Black neighborhood, Altadena gave our people a piece of the "American Dream" pie denied to them in the Jim Crow South they had escaped. Altadena economically empowered many families who have passed down their homes to children and grandchildren.

Jan 18, 2025 · Altadena, California, was among Los Angeles County's first Black middle-class enclaves. Some fear recent wildfires may have erased that legacy.