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Zoey Deschanel
(Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)Zooey Deschanel shared a heartfelt tribute to his childhood home after discovering it burned down in the Los Angeles fires.
The A young girl The 45-year-old star shared her loss by posting a series of pictures via Instagram on Friday, January 17.
Among the photos was a picture of her childhood home in Pacific Palisades when it was still standing, while another photo taken from the same vantage point showed it reduced to ash and rubble after the January fires that ravaged the area.
Other photos featured Zooey's family including her sister and Bones star Emily Deschanel48, making memories in and out of the house over the years.
As the wildfires continue to spread through the Los Angeles area, several celebrities are taking to social media to share how they've been affected. “Evacuated and safe with children, dog and cats. Praying and thanking the first responders,” Mandy Moore wrote in a Wednesday, Jan. 8, Instagram Story. In the next message she (…)
“My childhood home. An architectural marvel of the Spanish Revival of the 1920s. It was one of the oldest houses in the Palisades and was so spectacularly beautiful,” Zoeey captioned the post. It wasn't a mansion, but it was cozy and nice and unique and perfect for me.
In the poignant caption, the actress reflected on how important her home was to her.
“One of my friends growing up called it 'Church' because the living room's 14-foot stained-glass ceiling cast colorful shadows at the end of the day. And for me it was a sacred place where we felt the safest. Christmas dinners, Easter egg hunts, trick or treating, weddings, birthdays, baby showers… we celebrated the best moments of our lives there,” Zooey wrote. “Family photos lining the hallways, artwork, the piano I learned to play on, wedding china, furniture my great-grandfather built … reminders of generations past: all gone into thin air.”
She continued: “I know we are not alone. Along with another beautiful Los Angeles neighborhood, Alta Den, the streets of my childhood in Pacific Palisades as we knew them have been completely erased. So many people have lost so much. “
Zoeey went on to pay tribute to those who have supported her, her family and her community. She also gave a special shout out to the firefighters who worked tirelessly on the front line, describing them as “real heroes”.
“To all the people who have come out for us and our community and Los Angeles as a whole: Thank you. To the firefighters who have worked around the clock to keep everyone safe: You are our true heroes,” added Zoeey. “To the friends who have been so wonderful during this time think of us: you've texted and called, visited, cooked us meals, sent clothes to my parents who left with nothing, you have distracted us, and you have cried with us when we needed it. To strangers, who have lifted our spirits with kind gestures: you are the true meaning of community .
The ongoing Pacific Palisades wildfires may be especially difficult for individuals like Miley Cyrus, who have previously lost properties in similar natural disasters. “This image hits me hard in the heart today. This is a photo taken of my front porch in 2018 after losing our home in the Woolsey fires,” Cyrus, 32, wrote (…)
She concluded: “Thank you all for showing us the goodness in your hearts. You have no idea how much this means to us.”
More than 12,000 structures are estimated to have been destroyed in the wildfires that ravaged parts of Los Angeles, including the exclusive Pacific Palisades area, Malibu, Santa Monica and the Hollywood Hills. Celebrities like Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Paris Hilton and Miles Teller is among those whose houses went up in flames.
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