Los Altos is a residential neighborhood located in eastern

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Location

Los Altos is bounded by Clark Avenue on the west, Studebaker Road on the east, Interstate 405 and Willow Street on the north, and

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on the South. Its borders meet with

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and the

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area on the west, El Dorado South on the east, East/Eastside Long Beach on the north, and Park Estates and

on the south.

Schools

William F. Prisk Elementary, Florence Bixby Elementary School, Minnie Gant Elementary School, Stanford Middle School and

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are located in Los Altos. The Los Altos

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is located on Bellflower Boulevard and The California State University at Long Beach is in Los Altos.

Parks

In November 2018 a new state of the art park featuring an art and music theme was constructed at Whaley Park in Los Altos. The park was built with infrastructure funds from Measure A tax dollars which Long Beach voters passed in 2016.

Economy

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, a power center (big-box center), formerly a regional mall with major department stores, currently anchored by

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department store,

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department store,

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, Lazy Acres grocery store, and

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Transportation

There are two freeways (the

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and 605) within a short drive, providing easy travel to distant locations.

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is nearby.

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