Altadena residents who lost their homes in the Eaton Fire still need to get their mail. And right now that means waiting sometimes hours at a post office in Pasadena.
This week, it was a scene of grief, hope and community.
Dozens of people stood in line and waited in plastic chairs Wednesday morning outside the post office at the bottom of Lincoln Avenue. In this postal service purgatory, faces looked dazed, tired. Speaking with LAist, they talked about what they lost — homes, neighborhoods, vehicles — and whether they thought they would ever get it back.
“We lost everything. I mean, we were so unprepared,” said Alexandria Rosewood, who waited with her husband for their address to be called so they could pick up their mail. “We left thinking, ‘Yeah we’ll be back tomorrow or two days maybe, you know?’”
