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 2020 census, up slightly …
Black community in Altadena is reeling from what they’ve lost
1 day ago · Altadena, California CNN — Nearly every day since the Eaton Fire destroyed her home, Dr. Dorothy Ludd-Lloyd’s relatives have tried to get the 88-year-old past the National Guard so she can ...
L.A. Fire Devastates Historic Black Community in Altadena - The …
5 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 ...
Altadena, California - Blackpast
4 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 elegant craftsman homes along tree ...
Will L.A.’s Fires Permanently Disperse the Black Families of Altadena ...
3 days ago · The first member of the Benn family to settle in Altadena, California, was Charles Benn, who had grown up outside of Atlanta and served in the Korean War. In the late nineteen-fifties, Charles was ...
Altadena, diverse and colorful, has burned. Can it be rebuilt?
6 days ago · What separates Altadena from Pasadena is that it looks more like the United Nations, said longtime Altadena resident Stephen Steward. “There’s a rich culture of Black people, Armenians ...
Driving through Altadena, I found a community gutted but …
2 days ago · A California National Guardsman directs traffic at a checkpoint on Lake Avenue in Altadena, Calif., on Jan. 10, 2025, just days after the Eaton Fire tore through the area.
Altadena worries diverse neighborhoods will be lost after fire – …
Jan 12, 2025 · A drive through the charred neighborhoods around Altadena shows that the fires burned through a remarkable haven for generations of Black families avoiding discriminatory housing practices...
Altadena Residents Return to a Scene of Devastation
Jan 10, 2025 · With the winds subsiding, at least temporarily, on Thursday, the still-raging fire eased away from Altadena and back into the foothills, giving residents their first chance to return.
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.