Altadena, California - Wikipedia
Altadena (/ ˌ ɑː l t ə ˈ d iː n ə / pronunciation ⓘ AL-tə-DEE-nə) is an unincorporated area [3] [4], and census-designated place in the San Gabriel Valley and the Verdugos [5] regions of Los Angeles County, California. Directly north of Pasadena, it is located approximately 14 miles (23 km) from Downtown Los Angeles. Its population ...
Altadena, diverse and colorful, has burned. Can it be rebuilt?
4 days ago · Altadena, a diverse working-class community in Los Angeles County, is a far cry from the more renowned Pasadena, its neighbor directly north, and the nearby and more glitzy and wealthy Pacific ...
After the Eaton Fire, these Altadena residents return - CNN
1 day ago · The Altadena cemetery, where Virginia’s mother is buried, is also partially scorched. With no apparent rhyme or reason, some things have been spared. A pristine, cherry-red Plymouth Belvedere ...
L.A. Fire Devastates Historic Black Community in Altadena ...
4 days ago · Altadena is now considered affluent, with an average household income of $190,000. The median sale price of a house in Altadena is now nearly $1.3 million, a figure that few longtime residents ...
L.A. County wildfires leave diverse and historic Altadena in ...
5 days ago · Families of color, making up over half of Altadena, have bought homes and kept them for generations. The Black homeownership rate exceeds 80%, almost double the national rate.
Concerns about gentrification hang over LA community's ...
4 days ago · Altadena has been destroyed in the Eaton Fire. The destruction caused by the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles County, which has destroyed more than 14,117 acres across the region in the last week, is ...
Will L.A.’s Fires Permanently Disperse the Black Families of ...
2 days ago · The Benn family left the Jim Crow South and found affordable housing and a deep sense of community in Altadena. After the L.A. fires, all but three of their extended family’s houses are gone and ...
Altadena, California, destroyed by Eaton Fire - NewsNation
6 days ago · Altadena, about 14 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles, is known for its resilient working class. The Eaton Fire has decimated the small town. Altadena, California, is a small town of about 44,000 people about 14 miles from downtown Los Angeles.
A Short History of Altadena | Altadena ... - Altadena Heritage
Nov 3, 2012 · Altadena is an unincorporated community of Los Angeles County, next to and within the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. It is bounded on three sides by wilderness (the Arroyo Seco, Angeles National Forest, and Eaton Canyon), and on the south by the city of Pasadena.
Altadena had soul, solitude and community. Can those ...
Jan 11, 2025 · In Altadena, the Eaton fire destroyed more than 1,000 structures and killed at least five people. The fire has upended a cherished way of life in the eclectic community, where residents are drawn ...