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Among the many businesses and residences lost to the wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area is Fox’s Restaurant, an Altadena institution that has been serving the community since 1955. The owners are unsure about reconstructing the edifice after it was reduced to ashes.
People are wondering if the homes that were destroyed in the fire along the Pacific Coast Highway would be rebuilt or not, because building licenses were not being issued before the fire.
In May of last year, Security Paving Corp. started improving drainage and building a fish passage along a stretch of the PCH in Malibu and Los Angeles County, specifically from the south of Temescal Canyon to the Ventura County boundary, and in Ventura County, from the Los Angeles County line to Tonga Street.
The plan all along was to build a bridge across Solstice Canyon Creek to replace the culvert, opening the stream to upward swimming for trout. After an evaluation, twelve additional culverts were found to be broken or substandard, necessitating either repair or replacement.
The District 7 Design Division of Caltrans was responsible for the project’s design. Commencement of work was in May 2024, and the anticipated completion date is summer 2029.
Even though the insurance won’t cover construction costs, Bunny Museum co-founder Candace Frazee is already planning to rebuild.
After the Eaton Fire destroyed the museum’s 27-year home, director Frazee took to Instagram to announce the news and beg for donations to cover the over $1.5 million in construction costs.
An Altadena landmark, the Guinness World Records-certified site was famous all over the globe as an encyclopedia devoted to rabbits, featuring everything from handmade antiques to popular culture figures.
Frazee and her husband reportedly spent the entire night hosing down the building in an attempt to put out the fire, but by Wednesday morning, the property was completely gone.
As of Sunday night, a GoFundMe page had garnered almost $30,000 toward the $1.5 million target. For those who will have to pay to restore their homes and companies, there have been other such fundraising campaigns.
On the campaign page, Frazee lamented the loss of the Bunny Museum, which had been open for 27 years. The museum was destroyed in the catastrophic Eaton Canyon Fire, which also destroyed much of Altadena. There were more than sixty thousand rabbit-related artifacts on display, ranging from art from the modern day to those that were two thousand years old, as well as ten rabbits from the Rose Parade float.
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About twenty things were saved.
The Bunny Museum will reopen on the same spot. That is the sole purpose for which your kind contributions will be utilized.
As fires persist in Los Angeles, firefighters are preparing for the possibility of further Santa Ana winds.
According to the National Weather Service, low humidity is generating hazardous fire conditions, and the strong winds that contributed to last week’s fires are predicted to persist through Tuesday and maybe Wednesday throughout Ventura and Los Angeles Counties.
According to meteorologists, the next several days will see peak winds that are powerful enough to trigger “explosive fire growth.” Red flag warnings had been in effect until Wednesday.
Over 23,713 acres have been consumed by the Palisades fire, which has spread westward along Pacific Coast Highway into Malibu and destroyed countless homes, businesses, and landmarks in Pacific Palisades. There had been 13% containment of the fire by late Sunday.
Evacuation orders or warnings have been issued for numerous sections of Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Santa Monica, Calabasas, Brentwood, and Encino. There is still a danger to almost 12,000 buildings. Damage to or destruction of over 5,300 structures, including numerous residences, has been estimated by officials.
Altadena and Pasadena have lost nearly 7,000 buildings and 14,117 acres to the Eaton fire. On Thursday afternoon, as the fire advanced toward Mount Wilson, additional evacuation orders were issued. Glenoaks Canyon and Chevy Chase Canyon both had their mandatory evacuation orders rescinded. The fire was 27% contained as of Sunday at 8 p.m.