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Around Orange

Orange, beyond the house.

The neighbourhoods, the daily rhythm and the drive to everywhere else — the part of a home search a listing sheet never covers.

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This guide covers

  • Old Towne, Orange Historic District
  • El Modena
  • Fairhaven Eichler Tract
  • Eastern hillside tracts

The desk's real neighbourhood file for Orange — not a citywide average.

What is actually here

The desk is building a real map of Orange — outdoors, local flavor, the commute and daily errands — rather than printing a generic list.

Outdoors

  • Plaza Square ParkPublic park, in town.
  • Pitcher ParkPublic park, in town.
  • Santa Fe Depot ParkPublic park, in town.
  • Hart ParkPublic park, in town.
  • Killefer ParkPublic park, in town.
  • Santiago ParkPublic park, about 1.8 km from the city centre, straight line.

Wine & Local Flavor

  • Francoli USAWine shop, about 4.0 km from the city centre, straight line.
  • Wine ExchangeWine shop, about 8.0 km from the city centre, straight line.

Getting Around

  • OrangeRail station, in town.
  • CA 22Freeway through the area — the Garden Grove Freeway.
  • CA 57Freeway through the area — the Orange Freeway.
  • Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal CenterRail station, about 3.1 km from the city centre, straight line.
  • Santa Ana Regional Transportation CenterRail station, about 4.0 km from the city centre, straight line.
  • Toy Story Transportation CenterBus station, about 5.8 km from the city centre, straight line.

Food & Daily Life

  • Renata's Cafe ItalianoRestaurant, in town.
  • Contra CoffeeCafe, in town.
  • Butaton RamenRestaurant, in town.
  • Avila's El RanchitoRestaurant, in town.
  • Two's Company RestaurantRestaurant, in town.
  • Play Coffee OrangeCafe, in town.

Places from OpenStreetMap, September 10. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Distances are straight-line from the city centre, not drive times.

The neighbourhoods

Where Orange actually breaks down, in the desk's own words.

Full neighbourhood file →

Old Towne, Orange Historic District

One-square-mile district around the historic plaza, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 — the largest National Register historic district in California by area; many homes pre-date 1920.

El Modena

Citrus-grove land through the 1950s, mostly annexed into the city in the 1960s-70s; today a mix of older and infill housing.

Fairhaven Eichler Tract

The largest concentration of mid-century Eichler homes in Orange County, with the flat-roof post-and-beam construction that style implies.

Eastern hillside tracts

Housing developed from the 1950s into the early 1970s along the city's eastern edge toward the Anaheim Hills border.

A day around here

Ordinary life in Orange, the way it actually runs — not a highlight reel.

Morning

Coffee at Contra Coffee, then whatever the day actually needs.

Afternoon

An hour at Plaza Square Park, between the errands that never show up on a listing sheet.

Evening

Dinner at Renata's Cafe Italiano, then a short drive back to whichever neighbourhood you call home.

Illustrative scenes, not photographs of the places named. Places from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Homes near here

Real listings live in Orange right now — not a wish list.

All Orange listings →

Active listings, as of September 22. Photos are illustrative — not photographs of the address on the card.

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