Project Chimney: Rescuing the Soul of LA’s Midcentury Homes from the Ashes
When Only the Chimneys Remain, a Bold Plan Rises to Save History and Memory
In the wake of the devastating wildfires that swept through Los Angeles earlier this year, the only remnants of once-storied homes in Pacific Palisades are haunting silhouettes of charred chimneys—stoic, skeletal structures standing against a backdrop of blackened earth and newly budding green.
For most, these chimneys might seem like wreckage. But for Evan Hall, artist and founding director of the nonprofit House Museum, they are monuments to memory, and he’s on a race against time to save them.
His initiative, Project Chimney, is turning what many dismissed as debris into the foundations of a future memorial to architectural heritage, resilience, and loss. As deadlines loom and funds run low, this grassroots c...