New Everton Stadium architect Dan Meis fears he has lost in home in huge wildfires that are ripping through suburbs of Los Angeles
Dan Meis, the man who designed Everton’s future home, fears he has lost his own in the huge wildfires that are ripping through the suburbs of Los Angeles. The Colorado-born architect was present from the moment that an Everton delegation first stepped foot on Bramley-Moore Dock in 2016.
And it was his vision that has become the reality of the club’s new 52,888 capacity stadium on the Mersey waterfront, where the first team will move from Goodison Park next season.
A first test game involving Everton’s Under-18s team in front of 10,000 spectators is scheduled to take place next month on Monday February 17.
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But Meis revealed on social media that 2025 has started in heartbreaking fashion for him. A user of X (formerly Twitter) replied to a post about the fires in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood saying it’s where Dan Meis lives, prompting another to write: “Hope he’s safe.”
Meis wrote: “Yes, sadly it appears we have lost our home. Pretty devastated.”
Meis, who was brought back on to the construction project with the title Everton Stadium design concept guardian, has been a popular figure with Evertonians due to his enthusiastic interactions with them on social media throughout both the design and building process and he has made regular transatlantic trips to check on progress.
Los Angeles has declared a state of emergency as a wildfire exploded from 10 acres to more than 2,900 acres in hours due to dry conditions and high winds with fire chief Kristin Crowley ordering more than 30,000 people to evacuate, as two more fires spread to the north-west of the city.
