To those for whom remembering Elvis is akin to a religious experience, they’ll have to muster up some serious religion to get through this! Elvis’ fantabulous Hollywood house has sold. So who is this buyer that now owns a major part of Elvis history? Hard Rock Cafe co-founder Peter Morton. But according to Real Estalker, he may tear it down! Yes, we feel the pain. Morton can afford to be a little outrageous in his dealings these days. He sold his share of ......more
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A rare and exciting opportunity has hit the market that heretofore we could only dream about and we did . . . for months! Every year, HGTV creates a stunning home in an equally stunning location crafted by their masterful designers that they give away in their Dream Home Sweepstakes to a lucky winner. In 2011, it was a spectacular Stowe, Vermont ski home. Certainly one of the best HGTV home prize winners ever. When Eric and Catherine Makstenieks of Hinsdale, Illinois wo......more
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F. Scott Fitzgerald may have published Tender is the Night in the U.S., but he lived it on the French Riviera. Cap d’Antibes was his and Zelda’s location of choice and they spent much of their time in this romantic, and ever so stunning 19th Century villa overlooking the sea and the harbor from its terraces. The Roaring Twenties, or the Jazz Age as Fitzgerald named it, was a time when alcohol flowed, parties were constant, morals were barely existent and d......more
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This is the home where Fitzgerald returned to publish Tender is the Night and Taps At Reveille. It was also the home from which his essay collection was published in The Crack-Up. Almost the complete opposite of Villa Picolette, the 1920 Victorian was a city house in a climate where winter heat was heavily dependent on wood or coal fires and the fireplace was not only decorative, but necessary for survival from the cold. Where Villa Picolette was open on all sides with......more
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Is it all hype invented by bored entertainment media outlets, or was it leaked or clandestinely observed? Ensuing months will probably tell the true story of whether Tiger and Elin reconciling. But thinking about it further, it does make sense - with the children needing a family with both mom and dad. The trauma of discovery, anger and recovery is almost a hazy memory for the public, if not for Elin. Probably the only thing Tiger is missing is the stability of a home ......more
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This is the Highland Park family home of Juanita and Michael Jordan in suburban Chicago where they lived for almost 20 years until their divorce in 2006. Though it has been on the market for some time, the new price cut of $8 million should surely excite the interest of any Chicago Bulls fan who has $21 million to spend on the mansion that Air Jordan called home. It even has his famous uniform #23 molded onto the huge front entry gate. If the future buyer is another s......more
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What’s a little ‘ol $9 million apartment to Judge Judy, who earns $123,000 a day? That’s about $45 million a year from her job, not considering investments. What’s interesting is that her husband, Jerry, was also a real judge and a television judge too. At age 70, this is one woman who won’t have to worry about her retirement. Instead, she and Jerry can just enjoy traveling between their other homes: the penthouse in Naples, Florida and the......more
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Man’s association with nature has run the gamut from fear of survival with the Pilgrims to understanding the necessary balance between the two that calms and opens up the human mind to higher achievement. This is the house that will be owned by a person who embraces and is open to all the exciting possibilities in life. Those who have the need to “protect” themselves surrounded by clutter and drawn drapes may as well stop reading. Designer Steve Herman......more
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Bert Lahr was an all-around talent on Broadway, film and television from the 1920s into the 1960s. Most well-known for his part as the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz, Lahr was an award-winning actor and comedian appearing in numerous Broadway shows. Remember the Lay’s commercial, "Betcha can't eat just one?” That was Bert Lahr. He was a versatile performer with an astute ability to tune into his audience. In 1956, Bert was acting in Waiting for Godot at t......more
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This seems to be the year for spectacular Florida equestrian estates. The dressage community already knows this lovely estate designed by Carol Cohen, who pioneered the concepts of adding covered riding arenas and spa-like horse facilities for private estates. Both Carol and her daughter, Rebecca, are decorated dressage competitors who have moved to New Jersey where Rebecca is training in dressage with Pan Am Gold Medalist, Lauren Sammis. The village of Wellington is......more
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