Street after street, there is little but dark ash and ruin where a wealthy seaside enclave favored by celebrities once stood. Blackened trees stand out amid the rubble, and the occasional mansion remains, suddenly exposed to view from all sides.
Photos that an Associated Press photographer took from a helicopter on Thursday show the extent of the devastation from most destructive wildfire in Los Angeles history. The fire, one of several in the area that left at least five people dead this week, leveled much of Pacific Palisades, a community that had long served as a backdrop in films and TV shows.
