SOUTH PASADENA : Hillside Neighborhood Named Altos Nuevos

Residents of a hillside neighborhood in the southwest corner of South Pasadena can now say they live in Altos Nuevos.

The City Council this week unanimously endorsed the name proposed by resident Marvin Smith for the houses on Peterson Avenue, Illinois Drive and Hanscom Drive.

Smith, a 10-year resident of Hanscom Drive, had proposed Altos Viejos, a coined Spanish term that could translate roughly as Old Heights. But he was told that the name already was associated with an adjacent neighborhood. Undeterred, Smith came back with New Heights.

In granting the request, the council made it clear that the name does not carry any official status and will not be included on city maps or street signs.