Placentia is a city in Orange County in Southern California.
Understand
[edit | edit source]The city's name is Latin for "pleasant place to live."
Get in
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Map of Placentia (California)
By car
[edit | edit source]The CA-57 Orange freeway runs north-south through the city. The CA-91 Riverside freeway is only a mile south of the city and runs east-west.
By bus
[edit | edit source]Orange County Transportation Authority offers bus service.
Get around
[edit | edit source]The only reliable way to get around Placentia is by car. Buses are notoriously slow and have few stops, and because of this, few locals use them regularly, causing a vicious cycle in which this leads to services being only minimally offered.
See
[edit | edit source]- Old Town Placentia. Site where the city was born. Includes a lot of buildings from the early 1920s. Also home to several popular Mexican restaurants.
- A. S. Bradford House. Historic home of Albert Sumner Bradford, who founded the City of Placentia by arranging for the construction of a water tower along the railroad.
- Placentia Water Tower. A 50,000 U. S. Gallon, 110-foot-tall water tower constructed in 1935 by the Southern California Water Co.
Do
[edit | edit source]Buy
[edit | edit source]- Charity's Closet, 134 Bradford Ave, ☏ +1 714 993-4687. Thursday-Sunday, 12–4 PM. A unique thrift store with a small but well-curated collection of glassware, toys and other home products.
Eat
[edit | edit source]- 1 301 Cafe, 301 W Santa Fe Ave, ☏ +1 714 996-8001.
- 2 Mi Casita Restaurant, 330 W Santa Fe Ave, ☏ +1 657 444-2710, [email protected].
- 3 El Farolito, 201 S Bradford Ave.
- Taco Sabroso. Has happy hour Monday-Thursday 4-7PM which includes $2 beers and $1 tacos.
- 4 El Cantarito Restaurant, 120 W Santa Fe Ave, ☏ +1 714 528-6090. M–Th 7AM–9PM, F–Su 7AM–9PM.
- Mariscos Chapala.
- Rosa Pizza, 116 N Bradford Ave, ☏ +1 714-993-5550. 10AM-10PM.
Drink
[edit | edit source]- The Bruery, 717 Dunn Way, ☏ +1 714 996-6258. Daily noon-10PM. Microbrewery and tap room. Crowded every night and usually has a food truck outside.
Sleep
[edit | edit source]- Quality Inn Placentia (formerly Fairfield Inn), 710 West Kimberly Ave, toll-free: +1-800-308-5286, fax: +1 714 996-0586.
- Best Western Plus Anaheim Orange County Hotel, 118 E. Orangethorpe Ave, ☏ +1 714 528-7778.
- Residence Inn Anaheim Placentia/Fullerton, 700 W Kimberly Ave, ☏ +1 714 996-0555, fax: +1 714 993-1043.
Go next
[edit | edit source]- Yorba Linda - Located 4 miles to the east, Yorba Linda is the birthplace of President Richard Nixon and is home to his Presidential library and museum.
| Routes through Placentia |
| Pomona ← Fullerton ← | N  S
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→ Anaheim → Santa Ana |