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The Grassroots Race to Save Altadena’s Historic Batchelder Tiles—Before the Bulldozers Move In
(McNally’s grandson, Wallace Neff, started his career in Altadena in the 1920s before going on to become one of Southern ...
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In Altadena, a Race to Save Historic Tile From the Ruins
Wildfires devastated the city of Altadena, California ... But it's also worth it to locals: "While we know the house and everything that was in it is gone, the tiles are a physical reminder ...
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‘The only thing still left.’ Volunteers race to save Altadena’s vintage tiles from the bulldozers
The team of masons, covered in dust and sweat, had been working in the ruins of the Altadena house for hours when a shout echoed across the wreckage. Volunteer Devon Douglas emerged from a pit of ...
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The Ghosts of Altadena
“I’ve not only lost my home, but I’ve lost my childhood home,” says Lakisha, who grew up in Altadena. Everyone had a key to her mother’s house, which burned down. “It was an open-door ...
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In Altadena and Pacific Palisades, burned lots are hitting the market
“For our clients, we are really counseling to take a beat and let’s see what happens,” said Haussler, who plans to rebuild her house. In the years before the fires, Altadena home prices ...
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In Altadena, a fight to save the trees that survived the fire
LOS ANGELES — The oak trees saved the blue house on East Calaveras Street. Seriina Covarrubias was sure of it. When she had returned after the Eaton fire, much of the Altadena neighborhood was ...
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In the Ashes of Altadena, Rebuilding Is Not an Easy Decision
How much would it cost? Would the house be insurable in the future? Would it be safe for him and his family? Across Altadena, where thousands of homes were destroyed in January by the Eaton fire ...