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Avoiding the Heat: L.A. County Cooling Centers Open

Below is a list of all the official 'cooling centers' in L.A. County. In Montrose-La Crescenta, the Sparr Heights Community Center is the official cooling center for those needing to get out of the heat.

, cooling centers have opened their doors in L.A. County.

The centers are primarily intended for "the elderly and others who face heat-related health difficulties and stress," according to a county press release from Supervisor Michael Antonovich.

In Montrose-La Crescenta, the  serves as the closest official cooling center, and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday to Tuesday; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday to Thursday; and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday.

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Below is the complete list of cooling centers in the county:

 

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CITY CENTER Phone Address Days Hours Alhambra Joslyn Adult Recreation Center (626) 570-5056 210 N Chapel Ave. Mon –Fri 8  am – 5  pm Altadena Altadena Senior Center (626) 798-4971 560 East Mariposa St. Mon –Fri 8  am – 5  pm Arcadia Arcadia Senior Center (626) 574-5130 365 Campus Drive Mon –Fri 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Covina YWCA San Gabriel Valley - Intervale Senior Services (626) 960-2995 943 No. Grand Ave. Mon –Fri 9 am – 4:30 pm Glendale Glendale Parks and Recreation Community Svcs (818) 548-3775 201 E Colorado Blvd. Mon – Thur 8 am - 6 pm Fri – Sat 8 am – 4 pm Glendale Sparr Heights Community Center (818) 548-2188 1613 Glencoe Way. Mon – Tues 8 am – 5 pm Wed – Thur 8 am – 6 pm Fri 8 am – 3 pm La Verne La Verne Community Center 909 596-8776 3680 “D” Street Mon – Thur 8:30 am – 6:30 pm Fri 8 am – 4:30 pm Lancaster Antelope Valley Senior Ctr. (661) 726-4400 777 W. Jackman St Mon –Fri 8 am –5 pm Littlerock Jackie Robinson Park (661) 944-2880 8773 East Avenue R Mon -Fri 9 am – 9 pm Sat 8 am – 5 pm Newhall Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center (661) 259-9444 22900 Market Street Mon – Fri 8 am - 4:30p Palmdale Palmdale City Library (661) 267-5600 700 East Palmdale Blvd. Mon-Wed 10 am – 8 pm Sat 10 am – 5 pm Palmdale Desert Sands Park (661) 267-5650 39117 3rd Street East Mon – Fri 11 am – 6 pm Pasadena Pasadena Senior Center (626) 795-4331 85 East Holly St Mon -Fri 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Sat 8:30 am - 3 pm San Dimas San Dimas Senior Citizen (909) 394-6290 201 E. Bonita Ave. Mon – Fri 8 am – 5 pm Community Center San Gabriel Asian Youth Center (626) 309-0622 100 West Clary Ave. Mon-Fri 9 am – 6 pm Santa Clarita Santa Clarita Public Library (661) 259-8332 23743 West Valencia Bl. Mon – Thur 10 am – 9 pm Fri 10 am – 6 pm Sat 10 am – 5 pm Sun 1 pm – 5 pm Santa Clarita Santa Clarita Public Library (661) 250-3301 18601 Soledad Canyon Mon – Thur 9 am - 8 pm Fri 10 am - 6 pm Sat 10 am - 5 pm Sun 1 pm – 5 pm So Pasadena *South Pasadena Senior Center (626) 403-7360 1102 Oxley Street *Mon -Fri *8 am  –  5 pm


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