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Spared by the Eaton Fire, cemetery hopes to play active role in Altadena's next chapter
When the Eaton Fire erupted, the Mountain View Cemetery and Mortuary in Altadena faced a rare struggle: racing to save ...
Idaho State Journal1d
Annual spring clean-up planned at Restlawn and Mountain View cemeteries
Starting March 31, crews will remove and discard all flower placements and decorations in Restlawn and Mountain View cemeteries (weather permitting). Crews will work during April to complete ...
Sci-Fi Author Octavia Butler Predicted LA Fires In "Parable Of The Sower"
The Eaton Fire narrowly spares the cemetery housing Octavia Butler’s grave, as Altadena—the historic Black community she once ...
The New York Times21d
As the Living Fled, a Race to Save the Dead at an Altadena Cemetery
Workers at the Mountain View cemetery had unique concerns the night the Eaton fire broke out. The 55-acre expanse may also have spared some homes from the flames. By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs ...
Los Angeles Daily News23d
Writer Octavia Butler imagined an LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
A spokesperson at the Mountain View cemetery confirmed the accuracy of the website’s announcement to The Associated Press, but would not comment on the status of individual markers. The grave of ...
Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged by fires. The Altadena cemetery where the science fiction and Afrofuturism author is buried did catch ...