Rebuild:LA Episode 044: Saving History from Wildfire with Headwater Economics’ Ryan Handy

The Palisades and Eaton Fires destroyed a lot of history. Will Rogers’s ranch home, Pasadena Waldorf School, Robert Bridges House, The Bunny Museum, Andrew McNally House, Theater Palisades, and The Zane Gray Estate are just a few of the thousands of structures lost in the fires. They all were touchstones in the communities where they were located. What does their loss mean to the Pacific Palisades and Altadena? What could we have done to protect them? And what do we need to do to protect other historic landmarks that might be in the way of the next megafire? We talk to researcher and urban planner, Ryan Handy, of Headwater Economics, about her new research on saving history from wildfire in this episode of Rebuild:LA.

Resources:

• Loss of the Grand Canyon Lodge
• Protecting Our Past: Wildfire Strategies for Historic Buildings
• Urban Conflagrations
• The Cost of Rebuilding
• The Cost to Retrofit
• Nevada City, CA Retrofit Program
• Headwaters Economics Podcast
• Relocating Historic Homes in Altadena