A year of Altadenas recovery following the Eaton fire
The Eaton fire, which ignited the same day as the Palisades fire, displaced 6,900 households from Altadena and nearby communities.Los Angeles County has opened one-stop permitting centers for fire victims and waived discretionary hearings and other zoning reviews for those who want to build new houses that are roughly the same size as their burned homes.Early December marked the first certificate of occupancy for a fully rebuilt home, a significant milestone in the road to recovery from the devastation of the Eaton fire.Times photographers have documented the rebuilding process, tracking it from January through December at a few of the sites in Altadena that were devastated by the fires.
You can interact with the images by clicking through the months to see the state of the cleanup and rebuilding process.W.Las Flores and Laurel Drives from January to December.
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He finds a passion in inspiring people through photography.Follow UsLos Angeles Times staff photographer Allen J.Schaben is an award-winning journalist capturing a wide range of images over the past 35 years.
Before joining The Times, he honed his craft at the Detroit Free Press, Dallas Morning News, Wichita Eagle and Connecticut Post.Schaben earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1993.Follow UsMyung J.
Chun has been a photographer with the Los Angeles Times since 1999.He started as a still photographer and then moved to videography from 2007 to 2018.
Chun won an Emmy in 2011 for his work on a multimedia project about innocent victims of gang violence.He previously worked for the Los Angeles Daily News, a position he started in 1988 while attending Cal State Nor...