So too were the Will Rogers’ Western Ranch House and Topanga Ranch Motel, local landmarks dating to the 1920s. The government has not yet released figures on the cost of the damage or specifics ...
The historic Topanga Ranch Motel, built by William Randolph Hearst in 1929, also burned down. Rogers’ ranch, built on land he bought in the 1920s, occupied some 359 acres in what is now Pacific ...
PASADENA, Calif. — Flames and pillars of smoke rose from both sides of the road and a woman yelled in panic as firefighters ushered a crowd of fleeing residents along. Aaron Samson positioned ...