568 Mount Curve Ave E, Altadena, CA 91001
Damage Assessment Map: https://recovery.lacounty.gov/eaton-fire/
One tennis court adjacent to four jam-packed pickleball courts. It gets a little thwack-y, but wow, what a beautiful park. Magnificent view. Mountain-side. Pine trees. Big ones! The crisp clean air, restorative, pine-scented, I love it. Yes, you do get a lot of “ball on”‘s from the pickleballers. I’m pro-sharing, though. If the back-and-forth is gonna irritate you, try the nearby tennis-only Loma Alta courts — which are some of the nicest courts in LA County.
From my diary
November 19, 2002
Four pickleball courts on one full-size tennis courts. All four of those courts filled, so that’s 16 people leaping about swatting a ball with a satisfying thonk— plus at least that many more on the sideline, thronging for their chance to openly frolic.
How is this bad? Me and my pal Timothy got to do our own mano-a-mano singles thing on the one full-size court, side-by-side with the pickleball enthusiasts. It did my Angeleno heart good to see fellow citizens enthusiastic, in flow state, getting their cardio. I am not gonna be one of these self-proclaimed tennis purists poo-pooing a sport that gets people off their phones and out of doors, flinging themselves around a court. I’m all for it.
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