"They met in the 1960s on their first day of ninth grade at John Muir High School in Pasadena. They both went on to become authors. They lived next door to each other in Altadena. They lost their houses in last year's Eaton fire. And they sat next to each other Monday night on stage at Vroman's Books in Pasadena, bound by friendship, history and loss."
"Michele Zack and Michelle Huneven were there to talk about the re-release of Zack's 2004 book, "Altadena: Between Wilderness and City," which has been updated with references to the fire that destroyed much of the community and killed 19 people. "Wilderness and City" is a history book, so much of the discussion was about Altadena's post-Native American passage from foothill agricultural mecca, to western expansion terminus, to modern L.A. suburb with a distinct sense of place."
Two women who met in the 1960s as ninth-graders and later became next-door neighbors in Altadena lost their houses in the Eaton fire. The fire destroyed much of the community, killed 19 people, left thousands of lots vacant and placed local businesses on life support. Altadena evolved from foothill agricultural mecca to a modern Los Angeles suburb known for racial and socio-economic diversity, relative affordability, artsy character, horse properties, trails, rural feel and varied architecture. Those qualities were already at risk before the fire and now face increased pressure from rising property values, density and hillside development during rebuilding.
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