Column: Did a famous grave in the Altadena hills survive the fires?
Altadena resident and filmmaker Pablo Miralles had been scheduled to debut a 20-minute documentary on Owen Brown. Miralles' ...
They waited and waited for an evacuation order. The fire came first, and people died in Altadena
In this section of western Altadena, residents weren't ordered to evacuate until after 5 a.m., according to records reviewed ...
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Spared by the Eaton Fire, cemetery hopes to play active role in Altadena's next chapter
When the Eaton Fire erupted, the Mountain View Cemetery and Mortuary in Altadena faced a rare struggle: racing to save ...
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For historically Black Altadena, the combined wildfire loss of generational wealth and personal heirlooms is indescribable
For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined ...
Saving the Sword: An L.A. Fire Victim’s Quixotic Quest
After losing his home in the Eaton Fire, one Altadena-based entertainment worker searches through fire-ravaged rubble in the ...
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As the Living Fled, a Race to Save the Dead at an Altadena Cemetery
Workers at the Mountain View cemetery had unique concerns the night the Eaton fire broke out. The 55-acre expanse may also have spared some homes from the flames. By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs ...
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Mary Lea Carroll: A letter to those who don’t know the town of Altadena
Mary Lea Carroll’s new book about growing up in Altadena and then living near the town in northern Pasadena is “Across the ...
Writer Octavia Butler imagined an LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
Her “Parable of the Sower” has been cited for anticipating a world — and a Los Angeles — wracked by climate change, racism ...
California Wildfires: Expected rain may boost firefighting efforts, but officials are vigilant about flooding.
The rain that is expected to hit the scorched Los Angeles landscape this weekend may bring relief to the fire fights, but it ...
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Aerial view of damage in California's Altadena as Eaton Fire gets mostly contained
Aerial footage taken from a helicopter flight over fire-damaged areas on Wednesday (January 22) showed the extent of damage ...
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For historically Black Altadena, the combined wildfire loss of generational wealth and personal heirlooms is indescribable
Butler died in 2006; she’s buried at the Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum in the heart of Altadena. Although the Eaton Fire tore through the town, much of the cemetery remained unscathed.
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A storied Black community fears wildfires will claim its history
Science-fiction writer Octavia Butler, who grew up in the area in the 1950s and ’60s and included characters from Altadena in her work, is buried in the city’s Mountain View Cemetery.