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

Send us Fan MailThe 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 LodgeProtecting Our Past: Wildfire Strategies for Historic BuildingsUrban ConflagrationsThe Cost of RebuildingThe Cost to RetrofitNevada City, CA Retrofit ProgramHeadwaters Economics PodcastRelocating Historic Homes in AltadenaSupport the show