As the important task of debris removals continues in the devastated areas of Altadena, the LA Times has picked up on the mission to recover historic tiles from the surviving mantelpieces of burned homes. There, a patchwork battalion of masons, homeowners, and other volunteers are working diligently under the monicker Save the Tiles to save the sometimes hundred-year-old vestiges of the early 20th century Arts and Crafts movement and Los Angeles architectural past from potential looters.The community at the foot of theSan Gabriel Mountains lost up to 9,400 homes during Januarys Los Angeles Fires. Save the Tiles' effort is taking place side-by-side with aseparate SoCalNOMA effortseparate SoCalNOMA effortwhose intention is to preserve Altadenas historic Black communitys stake in the face of developer encroachment.