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Bungalow Heaven is a neighborhood in Pasadena, California named for the more than 800 small craftsman homes built there from 1900 to 1930, most of which still stand. Much of the area became a landmark district in 1989 and annual historic home tours have been conducted in Bungalow Heaven every year since then.


Landmarks

The rough borders of the landmark district are Washington Boulevard to the north,
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to the south, Mentor Avenue to the west, and N. Chester Avenue to the east. The entire neighborhood is typically extended to Lake Avenue to the west and Hill Avenue to the east. All commercial development lies just outside the landmark area, on Lake Avenue and (to a small extent) Washington Boulevard. At the center of the neighborhood is McDonald Park.


Education

Bungalow Heaven is served by Longfellow and Jefferson Elementary Schools, Eliot Middle School, and Pasadena High School.


Transportation

Bungalow Heaven is served by
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lines 256 and 662, as well as
Pasadena Transit Pasadena Transit, formerly known as Pasadena Area Rapid Transit System (Pasadena ARTS), is the transit bus service in the city of Pasadena, California. The system was launched as a single shuttle route ahead of the 1994 World Cup, at the Rose B ...
routes 20, 31, and 32.


See also

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Bungalow court A bungalow court is a style of multi-family housing which features several small houses arranged around a central garden. The bungalow court was created in Pasadena, California in 1909 and was the predominant form of multi-family housing in South ...
, a style of multi-family housing developed in Pasadena in the 1910s


References


Further reading

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External links


Neighborhood Association home page
{{coord, 34.16341, -118.12686, type:landmark_region:US-CA, display=title National Register of Historic Places in Pasadena, California Neighborhoods in Pasadena, California Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in California Historic districts in Pasadena, California