Los Altos, Long Beach, California

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Los Altos is a neighborhood located on the east side of Long Beach. It is a quiet residential neighborhood with shopping at the Los Altos Shopping Center, where one can find a Borders Book Store, Target department store, a Sears department store, a Bristol Farms, and many other shops and stores. Florence Bixby Elementary School and Stanford Junior High School are located in Los Altos. The Los Altos YMCA is located on Bellflower Boulevard and The California State University at Long Beach is in Los Altos.

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Los Altos also is known for its family oriented atmosphere. People outside are often found to be taking family bike rides and walks under the heavily shaded streets. Birds sing soothing melodies to all who care to listen. It is even heavily populated by republicans, a rarity in the state. Parking is easy to find, and anything you need is within a two minute drive. There are two freeways within two minutes of it, providing easy travel to distant locations.

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Los Altos is bounded by Clark Avenue on the west, Studebaker Avenue on the east, Interstate 405 and Willow Street on the north, and CSU Long Beach on the South. Its borders meet with Stearns Park and the Traffic Circle area on the west, El Dorado South on the east, East/Eastside Long Beach on the north, and Park Estates and CSU Long Beach on the south.