A community memory project · Pacific Palisades, California

Remember
the Palisades.

Share stories and photos of the places, people, and everyday life you remember from Pacific Palisades.

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Residential blocks near Palisades Village, before and after the fire. Same map extent; images were taken by different cameras.
Before (2022): USDA NAIP 2022 / CDFW. After (January 10, 2025): © 2025 Maxar Open Data / Microsoft AI for Good · CC BY-NC 4.0. Views cropped for display.

Why this exists

About the project

After the January 2025 fire, I lost my home, my school was damaged, and I moved away from the Palisades. I kept thinking about the little things I didn’t want to forget. I started this project so our community can hold onto those memories and share what this place has meant to us.

— A Palisades student

The archive

Community memories

Every story is reviewed before it appears here.

THE ARCHIVE

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What’s a moment, person, or place in the Palisades you want to remember? A few sentences are enough.

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Share a memory

A favorite spot, an ordinary afternoon, a neighbor, a photo. Your story can be about life before the fire, the day everything changed, or what home means now.

Please share only photos you own or have permission to use. Submissions are reviewed before publication; names, stories, and photos you submit may appear publicly if approved. Avoid private details about other people.

Your story will not appear until it is approved.