Frank Mayor saw it burning from blocks away, and he just knew — the McNally House was lost. Flames engulfed the landmark Altadena mansion, originally built for mapmaking tycoon Andrew McNally ...
Just miles from Hollywood, nestled in the San Gabriel Valley, lies the town of Altadena, which was decimated by the Eaton ...
Historic landmarks by the likes of Myron Hunt and Elmer Grey and a noted Midcentury retreat by architect Ray Kappe have been ...
Several other L.A. landmarks related to the industry have also been lost, including the McNally House in Altadena (Entourage, Our Flag Means Death), Palisades Charter High School (Carrie ...
The Palisades and Eaton fires destroyed or damaged several locations that have been used to make movies and TV shows.
The Palisades and Eaton fires claimed more than 30 significant properties. Preservationists said a large swath of the ...
More than 10,000 buildings are estimated to have been lost to the Eaton and Palisades fires in Los Angeles County. Among them ...
Other notable losses in Altadena include its homes. The Andrew McNally House was built by the eponymous mapmaking impresario who co-founded publisher Rand McNally. Constructed in 1887, the Queen ...
New strategies — not today’s kind of politics — are needed to make communities more fire-resistant.
The Andrew McNally House, built in 1887 by the co-founder of the Rand McNally publishing company, is pictured after it was destroyed by the Eaton Fire, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Altadena, Calif.