El Modena, California
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El Modena is an area around El Modena High School
in the city of Orange, California
. It is located near and east of the intersection of Hewes Street and Chapman Avenue. Much of the area was annexed by Orange in the 1960s and 1970s, but there is still an enclave of unincorporated county land to the east of the high school.
At one time it was an area filled with citrus groves, but it is now fully urbanized. The majority of the residents in the area are low to middle income families.
The Southern Pacific Railroad
formerly had an El Modena Station, located off La Veta Avenue, just south of the present-day La Veta Park.
Kim Stanley Robinson
's novel Pacific Edge is set in El Modena circa 2065.
El Modena High School
El Modena High School, also known as called El Mo , is a traditional 4 year public high school located in the El Modena neighborhood in the eastern portion of the city of Orange in Orange County, California....
in the city of Orange, California
Orange, California
Southern California is well-known for year-round pleasant weather: - On average, the warmest month is August. - The highest recorded temperature was in 1985. - On average, the coolest month is December. - The lowest recorded temperature was in 1950...
. It is located near and east of the intersection of Hewes Street and Chapman Avenue. Much of the area was annexed by Orange in the 1960s and 1970s, but there is still an enclave of unincorporated county land to the east of the high school.
At one time it was an area filled with citrus groves, but it is now fully urbanized. The majority of the residents in the area are low to middle income families.
The Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
formerly had an El Modena Station, located off La Veta Avenue, just south of the present-day La Veta Park.
Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer known for his award-winning Mars trilogy. His work delves into ecological and sociological themes regularly, and many of his novels appear to be the direct result of his own scientific fascinations, such as the fifteen years of research...
's novel Pacific Edge is set in El Modena circa 2065.
External links
- El Modena Branch Orange Public Library
- El Modena Park
- 1952 AAA map showing the location of pre-annexation El Modena
