The Palisades fire destroyed Will Rogers’ former ranch home at Will Rogers State Historic Park.
(California State Parks)
In some cases, notable properties are severely damaged but not obliterated, including Gladstones, the seaside fish restaurant formerly owned by the late L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan,
according to the Santa Monica Mirror. In the Altadena foothills, much of Zorthian Ranch burned, including
artwork by founder Jirayr Zorthian. But two buildings of the artists’ colony were spared, said Jason Deach, a ranch hand who visited the site Thursday.
“Every other thing is gone, wiped from the map,” he said.
Some institutions have already vowed to rebuild — among them
the Bunny Museum in Altadena, which featured quirky but seemingly irreplaceable collections of porcelain figurines, artwork, clothing and other items depicting rabbits. The Lake Avenue museum lost roughly 46,000 objects.