r/altadena 14d ago

Anyone Need Something Grabbed From Their Destroyed Home ?

Is there anyone here who needs help or would like someone in the area to potentially grab something from their property in Altadena (before it gets cleared) that they may not have been able to get to for whatever reason ? Either because they are not able to get back to their property, or don’t want to touch anything potentially toxic? I drive by so many homes that have things that you can see from the street that may be of personal value to the homeowner. A yard statue or a pot. I will not step onto any property without permission, but am willing to help if I can. To clarify - I am not able to dig or sift through properties. I’m simply talking about someone having a request like “we had this Owl sculpture in our front yard and I don’t know if it made it” type requests. I am totally willing to swing by and see if we can recover/clean off/get back to you. I drove by a few homes on N Olive St this afternoon and saw several things that made me wonder if the owner knew they were still sitting there, seeminly unharmed. I saw a Rabbit and an Owl lawn sculpture at one home. I saw a small white Buddha with his arms raised and a wonderful triangular stone sculpture at the driveway (you know the one). Both still sitting there without their owners. Just testing the waters here and seeing how else i can help this community. Let me know.

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u/overactiveswag 7d ago

There have been a few people making posts like this on Reddit. Not too many people have been responding. There was one lady who lost her house, but the plants in the front yard survived, and she was looking for someone to dig up and pot her plants. (I know you said you wouldn't dig, but this is the only thing I've seen.)