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 was 42,846 at …
The Black History Of Altadena And Pasadena - NewsOne
6 days ago · Per Pasadena History, some of Altadena’s first Black residents, such as Joseph Holmes, who drove a cattle herd from Nebraska to Los Angeles in 1883, and the Prince brothers, William and Frank ...
California fires: Altadena's Black residents fight to reclaim legacy
17 hours ago · Altadena, California, was among Los Angeles County's first Black middle-class enclaves. ... 55, a 25-year veteran of the Pasadena parks department. “We worked hard to pay for it. It was a Black ...
Altadena, California - Blackpast
3 days ago · Altadena, California, has one of California’s oldest and most affluent middle-class Black neighborhoods. That neighborhood was affected by the 2025 Eaton Canyon fire, which destroyed more than 1,000 homes across the entire Altadena community. Before the fire, Altadena was known for its cozy bungalows and … Read MoreAltadena, California
Opinion: Altadena's one-of-a-kind town was destroyed. But we …
4 days ago · Beautiful Altadena lost 16 souls (and counting), thousands of structures and countless happily-ever-afters. If you lived or ran a business in Altadena, you may well have lost it all in one...
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 ...
L.A. County wildfires leave diverse and historic Altadena in ashes …
5 days ago · ALTADENA, Calif. — Dennis “Buzz” Chatman said that, when he bought his house in Altadena in 2020, the original property title in 1950 indicated that the only nonwhite people allowed in the ...
Before-after satellite images: Malibu and Altadena - Los Angeles …
Jan 9, 2025 · In Altadena, the Eaton fire had killed at least five people and burned thousands of structures as of Friday afternoon. The image below shows homes and businesses on Lincoln Avenue before the...
The California wildfires could be leaving deeper inequality in their ...
6 days ago · Pedestrians help a firefighter stretch a hose as an apartment building burns, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in the Altadena section of Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) Read More. 5 of 11 ... Some now fear the most destructive fires in California’s history have altered that for good. Recovery and rebuilding may be out of reach for ...
A Short History of 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.