A sanctuary where we felt most safe’! Zooey and Emily Deschanel’s childhood home burns down in palisades fire
Zooey Deschanel shared on Instagram on Friday, January 17, that her childhood house was destroyed by flames in Los Angeles, adding, «The reminders of generations past: All have vanished into thin air.»
Among the hundreds of locals affected by the recent wildfires in Los Angeles are Zooey and Emily Deschanel.
In an Instagram post on Friday, January 17, Zooey disclosed that the catastrophic Palisades Fire destroyed her and Emily’s childhood home in the Pacific Palisades, California.
The New Girl star, who turned 45 on Friday, January 17, wrote a moving ode to the «marvel» of her house, which was «one of the oldest homes in the Palisades» and a 1920s Spanish restoration. The «spectacularly beautiful» house was «full of too many things,» the actress said.
Although it wasn’t a mansion, I thought it was wonderful since it was warm, beautiful, and one-of-a-kind. Growing up, one of my friends dubbed it «The Church» because the living room’s 14-foot ceilings and stained glass windows created vibrant shadows at the end of the day.
And it was sacred to me, a haven where we felt the safest,» she wrote. She also remembered Easter egg hunts, trick-or-treating, weddings, birthday celebrations, and baby showers held at their house. «There, we commemorated the greatest moments of our lives.»
«The artwork, the wedding china, the piano I learnt to play on, the family portraits that adorned the corridors, the furniture my great-great-grandfather constructed… The reminders of previous generations:
