Salvage experts are rushing to save handmade tiles from fireplaces that survived the Eaton fire before they are demolished. In Altadena, an unincorporated community northeast of Los Angeles ...

The surviving tiles and fireplaces are (largely) all that’s left of those homes and of some of Altadena’s most historic ... Artist Ernest Batchelder began producing handmade tiles in 1910.

The race to save historic Altadena fireplace tiles — because they're all that’s left By Evan Jacoby. Updated Mar 21, 2025 4:53 PM. Published Feb 14, 2025 4:54 PM ...

Devon Douglas of “Save the Tiles” removes historic tiles from a fireplace at the destroyed home in Altadena. Photo by Susan Valot. Many homes in Altadena date back more than 100 years and are ...

In fact, Batchelder tiles became the defining characteristic of Altadena and nearby Pasadena homes. A decorative Ernest Batchelder tile from a fireplace in Altadena on Feb. 8, 2025. (Julie Leopo for ...

From new ceramic tiles, old charm for fireplace. By Tim Carter. January 23, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. EST. DEAR TIM: I grew up in an old home that had ceramic fireplace tile.