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In ‘a mass erasure of heritage,’ numerous historic landmarks lost in L.A.
The Palisades and Eaton infernos have laid waste to more than 30 structures considered historic in what preservationists believe is the single worst loss of such properties in the region’s history.
Will Rogers’ ranch home.
Pasadena Waldorf School.
Robert Bridges House.
The Bunny Museum.
Andrew McNally House.
Theatre Palisades.
The Zane Grey Estate.
The tally could grow, perhaps dramatically, as an accounting of the losses continues.
Though institutions including the Getty Villa were saved, the fates of many other notables
— such as several influential mid-century Case Study Houses built with Arts & Architecture magazine’s sponsorship
— remain unknown.
“It’s staggering and heartbreaking
— I don’t know any other way to put it,” said Ken Bernstein,
principal city planner at Los Angeles City Planning’s Office of Historic Resources.
“This is widespread destruction of significant architecture and places that are cherished in our communities.”
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-12/landmarks-lost-palisades-and-eaton-fires
The Palisades and Eaton infernos have laid waste to more than 30 structures considered historic in what preservationists believe is the single worst loss of such properties in the region’s history.
Will Rogers’ ranch home.
Pasadena Waldorf School.
Robert Bridges House.
The Bunny Museum.
Andrew McNally House.
Theatre Palisades.
The Zane Grey Estate.
The tally could grow, perhaps dramatically, as an accounting of the losses continues.
Though institutions including the Getty Villa were saved, the fates of many other notables
— such as several influential mid-century Case Study Houses built with Arts & Architecture magazine’s sponsorship
— remain unknown.
“It’s staggering and heartbreaking
— I don’t know any other way to put it,” said Ken Bernstein,
principal city planner at Los Angeles City Planning’s Office of Historic Resources.
“This is widespread destruction of significant architecture and places that are cherished in our communities.”
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-12/landmarks-lost-palisades-and-eaton-fires