Altadena, California - Wikipedia
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 from a 2010 figure of …
Black community in Altadena is reeling from what they’ve lost
Jan 19, 2025 · For many African Americans who built their lives and businesses in historically Black communities like Altadena, the combined loss of generational wealth and personal …
Altadena, diverse and colorful, has burned. Can it be rebuilt?
Jan 14, 2025 · Altadena, a diverse working-class community in Los Angeles County, is a far cry from the more renowned Pasadena, its neighbor directly north, and the nearby and more glitzy …
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 …
Altadena, California - Blackpast
Jan 16, 2025 · 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 …
Altadena's Black population was shrinking even before the L.A.
4 days ago · Altadena’s Black community had been shrinking even before the fire Altadena’s Black population has dropped to 18%, down from 43% in 1980. Experts attribute this to …
L.A. Fire Devastates Historic Black Community in Altadena - The …
Jan 14, 2025 · For Black residents, Altadena represented something more than suburban living. It was a foothold in generational prosperity. For Black residents, Altadena represented …
Concerns about gentrification hang over LA community's destruction
Jan 15, 2025 · The end of widespread discriminatory redlining practices made Altadena a place where Black, Hispanic and Indigenous residents looking for a home could find a bargain.
Altadena’s Black families lost generations of history to the Eaton …
Jan 16, 2025 · Altadena, the Los Angeles suburb leveled by the Eaton Fire, has a thriving Black community that bought homes in the civil rights era. Some fear the history will be lost.
Altadena had soul, solitude and community. Can those qualities …
Jan 11, 2025 · For some, Altadena’s draw has been the seclusion it offers, nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, straddling the line between urban and wild. For others, it’s been …