tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post2481274306031646244..comments2023-11-05T01:14:14.295-07:00Comments on The Real Estalker: UPDATE: Peter Morton and Elvis PresleyYour Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600002907755148264noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-73235013960441358492013-06-12T15:52:15.931-07:002013-06-12T15:52:15.931-07:00This property needs to be saved for ever. I will b...This property needs to be saved for ever. I will boycott the Hard Rock Cafe and urge all Elvis fans to do the same if Elvis' home is torn down. How can a person who made their fortune on Rock and Roll destroy something that was owned by the creator of Rock and Roll? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-76403876450257432762013-02-27T03:58:23.609-08:002013-02-27T03:58:23.609-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Stone Restorationhttp://www.mintmarblestonerestoration.com/content/stone-restorationnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-76583214237744574652013-02-07T20:17:44.941-08:002013-02-07T20:17:44.941-08:00
hey, hey, now stay offa my
French Regency views...<br /> hey, hey, now stay offa my<br /> French Regency views...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-72615494036685775592013-02-06T01:11:05.755-08:002013-02-06T01:11:05.755-08:00Thanks for the 411 on this, Carla. I'm happy ...Thanks for the 411 on this, Carla. I'm happy to hear that this house might survive. It may seem funny to care about a house that Elvis occupied for a few years, but I do. Not enough people in LA care about history and it would be sad to lose part of this period to satisfy the whims of one wealthy individual.<br />Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-67056822186882235142013-02-04T17:01:53.980-08:002013-02-04T17:01:53.980-08:00peep the inside here::
https://www.facebook.com/m...peep the inside here::<br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151124677904580.452256.325296184579&type=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-62914205224386820772013-02-04T13:39:42.546-08:002013-02-04T13:39:42.546-08:00Anon 101:
How on EARTH would the destruction of t...Anon 101:<br /><br />How on EARTH would the destruction of this place benefit YOU? Your delight at decimation is childish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-19539660065033489932013-02-04T13:01:29.434-08:002013-02-04T13:01:29.434-08:00Of course he's tearing it down just like the h...Of course he's tearing it down just like the house he bought in Bel Air.<br /><br />This place is ugly and Elvis lived here for a couple years decades ago. Burn it to the gound!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-7434369917073589072013-02-04T12:57:14.800-08:002013-02-04T12:57:14.800-08:00Thank goodness for the preservationists!! This mad...Thank goodness for the preservationists!! This made my Monday! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-19535232245105197112013-02-04T12:45:35.152-08:002013-02-04T12:45:35.152-08:00Mama, one of the commenters at Curbed made this th...Mama, one of the commenters at Curbed made this thoughtful observation which i'd like to share here: <br /><br />"This situation provided a test case of some of the provisions in the new BH Preservation Ordinance, and it worked pretty much as it should. Word got out, The 'threat' was assessed, the cultural relevance discussed, researched. The architectural provenance of the property was established according to the guidelines in the measure. None of this represents any kind of strait-jacket against the owner, just a protection against the wholesale razing of the property, as has been done in the past.<br /><br />For those...who claim it's 'not a Lotery', etc. If you visit the house you can see his touches all the way through, the plan is VERY modern, despite the neo-Regency front. Clerestories abound, one of his trademarks. The organization isn't as Wright-angled as you're used to seeing from him, but it's there.<br /><br />For those...contesting the Presley residency as cultural marker -- the years 1967 through 1973 were in fact a busy part of 'The King's' career and personal life and there are movies, albums and tours to document that. But the thing that most clearly signifies the importance of THIS particular of his homes, is the brick wall and man-gate that have been lovingly inscribed by fans from around the world, with personal messages FOR DECADES. Its an undeniable piece of LA entertainment history, denigrate it all you want, but people continue to get on tour buses to this day to see the house and the surroundings. I don't know any other house in LA where this has been maintained. Even if the house itself WERE radically altered, i'd hope the City of BH would compel the owner to agree to keep the perimiter as it has come to be known. THAT is creative preservation.<br /><br />Again, we don't know what Peter Morton's plans or vision actually are at this point. I think he'd benefit a lot from a minor restoral and update, if his goal is just to re-sell. The house can't be made much bigger, and it's not derelict. If there is any appeal in marketing the former "Elvis Presley" estate, i'd think you'd want to just clear up some of the 'Four Seasons' look of the recent re-do and bring back a little more of its Sixties Swank. Why fight what works?"<br /><br />And THANK YOU for sounding the clarion call on this one, Mama! You were the first source for many of us on this.Carla Ridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-57567315965630183792013-02-04T11:57:22.204-08:002013-02-04T11:57:22.204-08:00Thank the lord that Los Angeles is finally saving ...Thank the lord that Los Angeles is finally saving some of it's architecture.<br />I love this house. I would love to see the interiors. I bet it has a great view.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com