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Fair Oaks

American  
[fair ohks] / ˈfɛər ˈoʊks /

noun

  1. Also called Seven Pines.  a locality in eastern Virginia, near Richmond: battle 1862.

  2. a town in central California, near Sacramento.


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I’d go down Fair Oaks Avenue — there’s some secondhand stores.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

The area pictured, near East Palm Street and Fair Oaks Avenue, was devastated in the Eaton fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

Wednesday, cross-traffic will be shut down at multiple intersections between Pasadena and Hill avenues, including El Molino, Fair Oaks, Marengo, Los Robles, Lake and Wilson avenues.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

They got to Fair Oaks Avenue and Woodbury Road and from there, walked for about 90 minutes to his father’s house.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025

He was with his regiment at the battles of Bull Run, Fair Oaks and Malvern Hill.

From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by Folsom, William Henry Carman