{"id":14879,"date":"2025-03-23T12:56:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T12:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/after-the-l-a-wildfires-a-race-to-save-the-tiles-and-the-soul-of-altadena\/"},"modified":"2025-03-23T12:56:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T12:56:47","slug":"after-the-l-a-wildfires-a-race-to-save-the-tiles-and-the-soul-of-altadena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/after-the-l-a-wildfires-a-race-to-save-the-tiles-and-the-soul-of-altadena\/","title":{"rendered":"After the L.A. Wildfires, a Race to Save the Tiles, and the Soul, of Altadena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Amid the ash, warped metal and husks of cars, the chimneys appear eerily uniform, each like a tombstone for a burned-down house. In many cases, they are all that is left of the thousands of homes consumed by the Los Angeles wildfires.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Fred Van der Linde said his fireplace \u201cwas the only thing that was standing\u201d after the Eaton fire incinerated his century-old home in Altadena in January. Remarkably, its patchwork of historic clay tiles depicting tulips, pomegranate blossoms and medieval knights in shining armor also remained intact.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cMy first thought was: I want to try to salvage it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Van der Linde\u2019s fireplace is among several dozen that were left standing with their historic tiles more or less intact after the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/18\/business\/energy-environment\/socal-edison-eaton-fire.html\" title=\"\">Eaton fire<\/a> tore through Altadena, an unincorporated community in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles, on Jan. 7, killing 17 people and destroying more than 9,400 homes, businesses and other buildings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Now, a group of neighbors, masons and other volunteers are racing to salvage the tiles \u2014 many of which are at least a century old, and can be worth thousands of dollars apiece \u2014 from burned-out homes before they are demolished or stolen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The tiles, many of which were handmade locally in the early 1900s, tether Altadena to its history and are part of the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/20\/arts\/design\/altadena-wildfires-artist-preservation-history.html\" title=\"\">rich cultural and architectural legacy<\/a> of Los Angeles. For some residents, the effort to rescue them has also become symbolic of the battle to save the community from <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2025\/01\/14\/governor-newsom-issues-order-to-protect-fire-victims-from-predatory-real-estate-speculators\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">predatory investors<\/a> who, in the aftermath of the Eaton fire, have pressured some homeowners in the bucolic enclave to sell their land.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe\u2019re in a battle for the soul of the place,\u201d said Eric Garland, an Altadena resident and one of the people leading the salvaging effort, known as <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.savethetiles.org\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Save the Tiles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Altadena\u2019s founders, he said, were reacting to \u201ca surging modernity, very much like the present moment.\u201d They envisioned a future grounded in the past and revered harmony with nature, Mr. Garland said. \u201cWe know what built the place,\u201d he said, \u201cand therefore, we know how to rebuild.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pasadenahistory.org\/research\/museum-collections-batchelder-tile-registry\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">clay tiles<\/a>, many of which feature textured reliefs of mythic figures and nature motifs in muted, earthy tones, date from the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/art\/Arts-and-Crafts-movement\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Arts and Crafts movement<\/a>. In 1910, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pasadenahistory.org\/batchelder-part-1\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ernest A. Batchelder<\/a>, an entrepreneur and pioneer of the movement, began firing tiles in his home kiln in Pasadena, which borders Altadena to the south. The tiles were often used to embellish fireplaces, which Mr. Batchelder viewed as the \u201ccenter of the home.\u201d A majority of the tiles being salvaged are Batchelder tiles, Mr. Garland said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cHe was a genius, he was an artist, he was a public servant and he embodied the best of the California spirit,\u201d said Rusty Areias, a former California state legislator who has installed Batchelder tiles throughout his home in Sacramento County. Mr. Areias, who is not involved in the salvage effort in Altadena, added, \u201cWhen you see that patchwork quilt of colors, you just go, \u2018Wow.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Van der Linde, who was known among his neighbors for having one of the most well-tended homes on his block, said that when he and his wife returned to their property for the first time after the fire on Jan. 8, they placed their hands on the fireplace. \u201cWhen I touched it, it was still warm,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Within days, looters began trying to chip off the Batchelder tiles. So Mr. Van der Linde called Eric Ramos, who owns an architectural salvage company in Los Angeles, to remove them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWhen we got there, he started crying,\u201d Mr. Ramos said of Mr. Van der Linde. \u201cAt that moment, I realized that I couldn\u2019t charge him anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In the weeks since, Mr. Ramos and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pasadena\/comments\/1hypih3\/free_restoration_of_batchelder_tile_by_local\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">other salvage experts<\/a> have removed the tiles from more than 70 fireplaces in Altadena, Mr. Garland said. He believes there are several dozen more to go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The work is physically demanding. Though his back and hands ache, Mr. Ramos, who has continued to offer his services free, is racing to remove tiles from as many fireplaces as possible before cleanup crews bulldoze them. Each tile, Mr. Ramos said, can be worth anywhere from about $20 to thousands of dollars, depending on its origin and design.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cAll that\u2019s left are the fireplaces,\u201d Mr. Ramos said. \u201cI just felt like I had a calling.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Last month, dozens of volunteers spent a weekend helping to map the surviving fireplaces, Mr. Garland said. Volunteers are working to match those fireplaces with the property owners, so they can contact them to offer to remove the tiles. They have written dozens of letters, sent text messages and emails, and made phone calls, Mr. Garland said, but they are struggling to find them all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe are trying to reach more homeowners every day,\u201d he said, \u201cbut we are more urgently trying to beat those bulldozers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-9\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After the tiles are salvaged, they are either returned to the owners or stored temporarily in warehouse space arranged by a donor who is assisting the group, Mr. Garland said. Conservators are also helping to clean and repair damaged tiles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Los Angeles wildfires are now part of the story of these tiles, said Amy Green, one of the conservators. In some cases, the heat of the fire loosened mortar or burned off residue from tiles that were later salvaged, she said. Anytime she and her team glue a broken tile back together, they do so in a way that it can be disassembled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-10\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The goal is conservation, not restoration, Ms. Green said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe\u2019re never disguising the age of something, or hiding the patina of age,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are stabilizing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-11\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The effort to salvage the tiles is a small part of a broader undertaking to rebuild in a way that honors the region\u2019s architectural heritage, said Adrian Scott Fine, the president of the Los Angeles Conservancy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cAltadena had a very rich, distinctive, unique sense of place,\u201d Mr. Fine said. \u201cHow do you rebuild in a way that meets modern-day codes but still is representative of the look and feel, and the materiality and the scale, of what was there before?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-12\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Generations of Black and Latino families have cherished Altadena as an emblem of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/14\/us\/la-fires-altadena-historic-black-community.html\" title=\"\">middle-class prosperity<\/a>; a place where Angelenos could afford a single-family home. But many residents, mired in complex insurance claims, are now considering whether to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/08\/us\/altadena-eaton-fire-insurance-costs.html\" title=\"\">rebuild or move on<\/a>. Dozens of burned properties have been listed for sale, and homeowners have been flooded with all-cash offers for their land. In response, yard signs throughout Altadena declare that it is \u201cNOT FOR SALE!\u201d There is a fear that an exodus would open the door to expensive new developments, forcing out longtime residents and forever changing the neighborhood\u2019s character.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Felita Kealing, 61, has lived in the San Gabriel Valley her whole life. The wildfire burned down her home of 25 years in Altadena, but she said there was no doubt that she would rebuild. Though the hardwood floors, molding and other elements of her 1925 Spanish-style home could be reconstructed, she said, they will never have the same character as the original materials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Her tiles, though, were saved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cBesides our family, or besides the lot,\u201d she said, \u201cthat\u2019s the only thing that really connects the old with the new.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/23\/us\/altadena-tiles-eaton-fire-la-history.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the ash, warped metal and husks of cars, the chimneys appear eerily uniform, each like a tombstone for a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14880,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[4729,4730,4731,343,4733,1426,4732,339,284],"class_list":["post-14879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us","tag-altadena-calif","tag-brick-and-tile","tag-fireplaces","tag-los-angeles-calif","tag-los-angeles-conservancy","tag-real-estate-and-housing-residential","tag-salvage","tag-southern-california-wildfires-jan-2025","tag-wildfires"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>After the L.A. 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