Pretty sure that Marilynn Monroe spent a couple nights at the White House…Just tear it down really quick before somebody can stop you, and then start a war somewhere to keep the legislators busy🤑
soooooooooo is the city declaring every house ever owned by major film stars as historic structures? Zsa Zsa's? Rock Hudson's? Errol Flynn's? Otto Prminger's? on and on and on and on…
So she lived there for 6 months before dying at the age of 36, and then after nearly 64 years of allowing it to change hands and be altered, almost twice her life span, it now suddenly needs to be preserved?
That would be just is bad if San Francisco tried to do that to the Jimi Hendrix house on Haight st. He didn't actually live there, he just rented a space so he can hang out in San Francisco unmolested.
My wife and I purchased a famous singer’s house. We’ve lived here 6 years now. Everyone in our town knows this property but ours now. It’s cool to own but it is ours. There’s hand prints in concrete on the property but a landmark it’s not!
Something that I wonder about, if the value of the house legitimately does become negative. At what point in time does it make sense for the property owners to go and say you know what that's fine, we're going to stop paying the property tax on and when it forecloses it can be the cities of Los Angeles's problems. And I'm just going to go buy a new house somewhere else
Let's look up ALL the past homes of the top 500 movies stars & turn them into historic bric-a-brac. Or, we could move forward into the future. Sometimes you gotta take out the trash!
I have seen people stop all maintenance on a building that got designated historical until it literally fell down. Also seen them moved to a place on the city's property, and the city let it rot until it had to be torn down.
"Historic" in the US is such a low bar. I think we need to institute the 500 year rule. You have to make a case that in 500 years anyone will care. If the answer is no, then it's not historic.
The fact that it had already been heavily worked on by 14 previous owners so it's no longer the same home says that there should be no historical classification put on this home or any other in similar circumstances. If this were the original home that hasn't changed since she owned it then maybe possibly I could see some restrictions maybe.
I don't think people should buy a home that belonged to MM if they are not willing to preserve it or restore it as it was to a reasonable extent. Anyway……then they should buy it back like the others here say. One thing if for sure……the architecture of those mid-century homes was so beautiful and anyone that destroys that is a pos. Go buy another place.
Among the many problems with California is that people can put your home or other buildings on the historic registry without you requesting it or giving permission for it to be on the historic registry.
Tell the city they can have the house. Move it off my property. That type of thing happens all the time. I’ve been to many a historic landmarks that have been relocated. Easy fix
its funny they did nothing to protect Betty whites house, Jayne Mansfields house and many others from the wrecking ball. the only thing that saved the Goldman mansion was Taylor Swift buying it and spending 30 million plus on restoring it.
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The City will most certainly not make them pay property tax, right?
Even i knew about this house for a long time and i dont even live there – the city knew and were ready to pounce on this when the time was right !
Pretty sure that Marilynn Monroe spent a couple nights at the White House…Just tear it down really quick before somebody can stop you, and then start a war somewhere to keep the legislators busy🤑
soooooooooo is the city declaring every house ever owned by major film stars as historic structures? Zsa Zsa's? Rock Hudson's? Errol Flynn's? Otto Prminger's? on and on and on and on…
"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help," ~ Ronald Reagan
At least there is sunshine 😂
I'd like to have my apartment labeled as historic, I live there
So she lived there for 6 months before dying at the age of 36, and then after nearly 64 years of allowing it to change hands and be altered, almost twice her life span, it now suddenly needs to be preserved?
That would be just is bad if San Francisco tried to do that to the Jimi Hendrix house on Haight st. He didn't actually live there, he just rented a space so he can hang out in San Francisco unmolested.
My wife and I purchased a famous singer’s house. We’ve lived here 6 years now. Everyone in our town knows this property but ours now. It’s cool to own but it is ours. There’s hand prints in concrete on the property but a landmark it’s not!
It's theft.
Something that I wonder about, if the value of the house legitimately does become negative. At what point in time does it make sense for the property owners to go and say you know what that's fine, we're going to stop paying the property tax on and when it forecloses it can be the cities of Los Angeles's problems. And I'm just going to go buy a new house somewhere else
Let's look up ALL the past homes of the top 500 movies stars & turn them into historic bric-a-brac. Or, we could move forward into the future. Sometimes you gotta take out the trash!
"Oh sorry, we had a pipe burst. We are having a black mold problem."
Labeling something "historic" shouldn't be allowed
I have seen people stop all maintenance on a building that got designated historical until it literally fell down. Also seen them moved to a place on the city's property, and the city let it rot until it had to be torn down.
The city should have purchased the property if it wanted this.
This is a shady play for something.
"Historic" in the US is such a low bar. I think we need to institute the 500 year rule. You have to make a case that in 500 years anyone will care. If the answer is no, then it's not historic.
mayor should be held personally liable for the additional costs and losses. take his or her house.
I wonder how long it will be before you have to go to the city/county for a permit to repair your car.
Politicians haven't been Tarred and Feathered in a long time and it shows.
One armed robber running from a police pursuit goes into the house, swat will destroy it.
Ben Hundo's on the 3rd shelf, left — to the left of the owl, and to the right of the yellow KIMN stuffie.
The fact that it had already been heavily worked on by 14 previous owners so it's no longer the same home says that there should be no historical classification put on this home or any other in similar circumstances. If this were the original home that hasn't changed since she owned it then maybe possibly I could see some restrictions maybe.
I don't think people should buy a home that belonged to MM if they are not willing to preserve it or restore it as it was to a reasonable extent. Anyway……then they should buy it back like the others here say.
One thing if for sure……the architecture of those mid-century homes was so beautiful and anyone that destroys that is a pos. Go buy another place.
It would be a shame if lightning struck it and it burned to the ground one dark night!! Lol
Ugh… they ALL deserve eachother.
8 million for 2300 square feet?
Among the many problems with California is that people can put your home or other buildings on the historic registry without you requesting it or giving permission for it to be on the historic registry.
Tell the city they can have the house. Move it off my property.
That type of thing happens all the time. I’ve been to many a historic landmarks that have been relocated.
Easy fix
its funny they did nothing to protect Betty whites house, Jayne Mansfields house and many others from the wrecking ball. the only thing that saved the Goldman mansion was Taylor Swift buying it and spending 30 million plus on restoring it.
Now let me tell you a story about something not related to this.
CUI BONO?
loved the reference to "the hitch hikers guide"