The Eaton Fire didn’t just consume property—they tore through the heart of a neighborhood rich in history, culture, and ...
As the Eaton fire raged through Altadena, sheriff's deputies raced through the darkened streets evacuating residents. Then ...
Old Town Altadena, where historic buildings were situated against a scenic backdrop of mountainsides, has been left devastated. "All of the Old Town, the iconic Altadena Old Town, is gone," said ...
For six generations, the 100-year-old white house on East Mariposa ... Veronica Jones, president of the Altadena Historical Society, has lived in the area for the last 60 years.
Tragedy struck when a 66-year-old man, desperately trying to save ... cultural institutions that are the backbone of Altadena’s historic Black community. Churches, restaurants, and other Black ...
Her relatives are involved to such an extent in local organizations, social clubs and volunteer groups, that, she said, taking a walk in nearby Altadena ... call its iconic Old Town district ...
Families of color, making up over half of Altadena, have bought homes and kept them for generations. The Black home ownership rate exceeds 80%, almost double the national rate.
According to Pastor George Hurtt, most of New Revelation’s parishioners live in Altadena. The city is home to a historic Black population whose ancestors fled the Jim Crow system of racial segregation ...
In Altadena, one of the city’s historic Black communities, a 66-year-old man tragically died while attempting to save his family home of 55 years. According to Capital B News, the man was ...
“We’re seeing a number of families who are probably going to have to move out of the area because rebuilding in Altadena will be too expensive for them,” he said. The 32-year-old ...