tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post8148842334730630614..comments2023-11-05T01:14:14.295-07:00Comments on The Real Estalker: PickFair Hits the Market at a High PriceYour Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14600002907755148264noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-6625444435495066052011-07-12T18:24:26.478-07:002011-07-12T18:24:26.478-07:00I can't believe anyone anywhere calls this Pic...I can't believe anyone anywhere calls this Pickfair. It's not. Pickfair is gone. I worked there in the early 70's as Miss Pickford's nurses aid; worked with Tony and Miss Helms. Still daydream about the layout of it. I am so sorry to learn that it is gone. If it was about termites, I guess I understand. But...damn, to put it mildly.darlennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-63032370195393708742011-03-13T09:27:36.754-07:002011-03-13T09:27:36.754-07:00It still makes me furious when I think what that t...It still makes me furious when I think what that talentless, classless C*#T did to the history of Hollywood royalty. Termites or not, you don't rip down a home like PickFair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-65436016009409096302008-09-12T12:43:00.000-07:002008-09-12T12:43:00.000-07:0010:29, I read that too. Then read that the only th...10:29, I read that too. Then read that the only thing still standing from original estate is the main gate.<BR/><BR/>Cheeky in deed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-31783174870225220132008-09-12T10:39:00.000-07:002008-09-12T10:39:00.000-07:00I read somewhere that part of the Neff designed no...I read somewhere that part of the Neff designed north wing remained after the demolition, along with some other part of a room--perhaps the entrance hall mentioned earlier? If that is true then the agent isn't entirely making it up, but is certainly stretching the truth by wording the listing in a way that makes people think the house is an old Neff, and therefore in need of a 21st century renovation. Cheeky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-87019070586179140352008-09-12T08:02:00.000-07:002008-09-12T08:02:00.000-07:00I have recently been in this house. All I can say...I have recently been in this house. All I can say is GAUDY!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-50728872940891317812008-09-11T12:05:00.000-07:002008-09-11T12:05:00.000-07:00Correction - Wallace Neff d. 1982.Correction - Wallace Neff d. 1982.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-44435935839205021552008-09-11T12:00:00.000-07:002008-09-11T12:00:00.000-07:00Hi PCH, I found what I think is a post-Neff shot o...Hi PCH, <BR/><BR/>I found what I think is a post-Neff <A HREF="http://joycerey.com/images/properties/PickfairPlus.jpg" REL="nofollow">shot</A> of the property with the wings, before the entire structure was torn down. Found some lot info, too. If I'm right (and/or the info is good), this property is a half-acre less than the last time it sold (2.2 acres vs. 2.7). Records show it as a new build in 1991. Neff passed away in (?) 1989.<BR/><BR/>Stretching the truth is an understatement. The agent is being very careless to say it's a Neff. Too bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-1796108676578403182008-09-11T07:27:00.000-07:002008-09-11T07:27:00.000-07:00So very sad they demolished without preserving wha...So very sad they demolished without preserving what they could esp. as they had been approached too. I am glad I have my pictures of the original (although no interiors) with the Mr & Mrs insitue!<BR/>But what a crying shame.<BR/>HEATHENS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-89766356813757843452008-09-11T00:21:00.000-07:002008-09-11T00:21:00.000-07:00Per the listing agent's bio: "I will implement a c...Per the listing agent's bio: <I>"I will implement a cutting edge strategy ... via a specialized tailored marketing and advertising campaign...I treat all of my listings as if I were selling my own home"</I><BR/><BR/>Yah. Sure. Fine. But may we please back up to the Wallace Neff attribution? You forgot to mention his work was torn down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-54211086972904572242008-09-10T17:25:00.000-07:002008-09-10T17:25:00.000-07:00don't forget the sightseeing buses that drive righ...don't forget the sightseeing buses that drive right by there (and they still do)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-47559108726291953252008-09-10T15:03:00.000-07:002008-09-10T15:03:00.000-07:00For this kind of money wouldn't any sensible perso...For this kind of money wouldn't any sensible person prefer some 1000 acre estate in the green gorgeous English countryside? Without "neighbors" right next to you?chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656205857395104156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-77156921968066005982008-09-10T08:37:00.000-07:002008-09-10T08:37:00.000-07:00Thanks for the history lesson Mama, I had no idea ...Thanks for the history lesson Mama, I had no idea that this PickFair is not the mansion that Pickford and Fairbanks built. And that Fair Field estate reminds me of the unappealing Blenheim Palace without its beautiful landscaping.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-77347410961921646522008-09-09T21:59:00.000-07:002008-09-09T21:59:00.000-07:00Rumor has it that when the structural problems wer...Rumor has it that when the structural problems were found, several parties interested in preserving the Neff interiors from the 1935 remodel approached Riklis & Zadora to propose dismantling them for posterity, with an eye to later re-assembly.<BR/><BR/>But as I recall, the ink was barely dry on the permits before R & Z brought in the demo crew in the wee hours of the morning; by day's end, it was gone, stunning the residents and many fans.<BR/><BR/>Now it resembles, on a lesser scale, that vulgar East Coast monstrosity, <A HREF="http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=qtktqx8zb43c&style=b&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=9864487&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1" REL="nofollow">Fair Field</A>, the Ira Rennert Estate in Sagaponack.lil' gay boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115496241247504856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-55523404308920587622008-09-09T16:24:00.000-07:002008-09-09T16:24:00.000-07:00Like, EJ, I was also in the house before Pia and h...Like, EJ, I was also in the house before Pia and her arms dealing husband went crazy, 90210 style. And I was also allowed through part of the house shortly after it was "rebuilt." The only remaining room was the entrance hall with a very modest circular stair case. Everything else was, sadly, very new. Very posh but ostensibly lacking in the wonderful history of the original home. I remember meeting one of the workers in the maintenance room for a little, shall we say tete a tete, amazed at how big it was. No, not Jimmy. I mean the maintenance room! It was about the size of a three car garage. Anyway, another ridiculous digression aside - the new home was and is spectular, that is if you like spectacles. But I'm not sure if I would call it a "fixer" per se. Now, about the price... If young Hollywood types are buying 1960s crap off the strip for $8M, and they are (!), then yes, this estate is worth $60M. Not that I would pay $60M for it, even if I had it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-57499806547599816732008-09-09T14:11:00.000-07:002008-09-09T14:11:00.000-07:00I'm not one to cry "over-priced", but this? Is to...I'm not one to cry "over-priced", but this? Is too much damn money.<BR/><BR/>And they should NOT be marketing it as a Wallace Neff restoration if everything Neff got bulldozed twenty years ago. <I>That's</I> rich, as my mother would say.Alessandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18219610307384386752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-66199871973764654482008-09-09T12:59:00.000-07:002008-09-09T12:59:00.000-07:00In it's golden years, Pickfair was what the Playbo...In it's golden years, Pickfair was what the Playboy Mansion is today.<BR/>Party Central........<BR/><BR/>30 bathrooms=full-time plumber on staff.......<BR/><BR/>Way over-priced....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-35766807559206391202008-09-09T12:39:00.000-07:002008-09-09T12:39:00.000-07:00Unbeknownst to me, Denver Nuggets guard Allen Iver...Unbeknownst to me, Denver Nuggets guard Allen Iverson has been looking to sell his 14,000 square foot home in Villanova, Pennsylvania for over a year now. (A.I. usually calls me about such matters. I thought I had his financial ear.)<BR/><BR/>According to the Wall Street Journal's Private Properties column, Iverson has dropped the price to a "desperation deal" of $3.999 million — a million less than he paid for it in 2003. (/crunches numbers on calculator watch.) Yep. That's not good business. The details, via Luxist:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-81062380086728331712008-09-09T12:37:00.000-07:002008-09-09T12:37:00.000-07:00Another high-priced charmless industrial complex w...Another high-priced charmless industrial complex with the soul of a Ramada. Absolutely no "sense of place"........which is probably why no one stays very long. The local preservationists should raze this one. On the positive side, the winters are probably very comfortable there.StPaulSnowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590800489107567022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-63540653015459688322008-09-09T12:25:00.000-07:002008-09-09T12:25:00.000-07:00Oh yeah, the only thing remaining from the origina...Oh yeah, the only thing remaining from the original estate other than the guest house were some cherub ornaments on top of the gates. Those are still there I'm pretty sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-31868479173080095082008-09-09T12:24:00.000-07:002008-09-09T12:24:00.000-07:00Oh yeah, the only thing remaining from the origina...Oh yeah, the only thing remaining from the original estate other than the guest house were some cherub ornaments on top of the gates. Those are still there I'm pretty sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-78044790162145199172008-09-09T12:22:00.000-07:002008-09-09T12:22:00.000-07:00When Riklis bought the house it was basically in t...When Riklis bought the house it was basically in total disrepair. I'd been in it before they purchased it and can tell you it was a mess. The walls surrounding the estate were falling apart, the grounds were a mess, and the house itself was a wreck. Apparently they inherited a huge termite problem too, which led to the ultimate decision to raze the house. Given the apparent design preferences of the Riklis couple they probably would have ended up with this behemoth anyway. The only part of the original estate the remained and still stands is what was an original guest house around the corner that Buddy Rogers lived in for years. And even that was redone in the 1960s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-36959046750195430652008-09-09T12:11:00.000-07:002008-09-09T12:11:00.000-07:00Unless the tennis court beneath the swimming pool ...Unless the tennis court beneath the swimming pool were now part of another property, I think Pickfair recently suffered yet another subdivision. If so, it means this buyer will get less land/amenities than the last.<BR/><BR/>The original house, even with Neff's remodel, wasn't a stellar architectural specimen. (He wanted to pull it down and start over.) But it had huge historical value and should have been restored and/or expanded in a sympathetic way. Not obliterated, save for the general footprint, which apes that of the <A HREF="http://mcgonnigle.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/pickfair.jpg" REL="nofollow">original</A>. (This shot is pre-Neff.)<BR/><BR/>Interesting that they're marketing it, sort of, as a restoration opportunity for a "Wallace Neff Georgian manor."pchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09283315335849825659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179311615101890268.post-67694342764818174412008-09-09T11:57:00.000-07:002008-09-09T11:57:00.000-07:00wow! i can remember seeing this listing online a w...wow! i can remember seeing this listing online a while ago (a few years)Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10574214655910991440noreply@blogger.com