Hearst-Davis Beach House opens to public

[Mike in Seattle]

After being a variety of things over the years since Marion Davies died, they've opened the Hearst-Davies beach house in Santa Monica to the public.

 

[HadleyH]

To think that it was all razed in the 1950s, nothing but the servant quarters, the pool and tennis courts were left. So what we are seeing in the article is only the servant quarters.[huh] (I'm not complaining tho.)


This is a postcard of the house how it was in the late 20s or early 30s. That little construction on the left I guess is the servants quartes.

 

[BinkieBaumont]

on a silmilar note

Here in the Swan River Colony we have a similar building Overton Lodge, the former home of eccentric entrepreneur, Claude de Bernales. This imposing building is now the Cottesloe Civic Centre. He also built London court here in town

Whenever I visit I almost expect to see the ghost of Mrs Danvers peering out of an upper floor window

And the wonderful "Indiana Tea Rooms"



Ye Olde london court (1937)

 

[TM]

HadleyH,

Whaat a nice observation. It's sad to see what remains of the past.

Tony