The L.A. fires skipped over this historic avenue. Neighbors credit ‘trees of God’

ALTADENA, Los Angeles County — A towering river of green flows through Altadena and marks where the Eaton firestorm inexplicably blew by and left rows of homes untouched.

Over 100 cedars native to the Himalayan mountains line Santa Rosa Avenue, which is known by locals and on historical markers as Christmas Tree Lane. The mile-long avenue is lit up in December with thousands of colorful holiday lights strung up in the trees.

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