UPDATE: 01/22/2015: The new owner and architect Mayne is now making up stories. He said he never knew it was the Bradbury house when he first saw it on the market. That's a lie. It says "Bradbury" all over the listing page, see below. It was like that the second it went on the market. There were a ton of articles about the house being on the market. The second it went on the market I drove down the street to look at it. I even made a Facebook page for the house.
Mayne has stated in the past that he doesn't know why people get upset when he tears down a house to build a new one. He says "architecture is transitory in nature." He said this after he tore down the Bradbury house. Now he's trying to say he saved all the wood to make projects. No, he didn't. I was there. They used machinery to rip down the home. The wood was broken up into little pieces and is now in two large trash bins exposed to rain, sun, heat, cold. If he was going to use the wood, he wouldn't have ripped the home down in that manner and tossed everything in trash bins. The only thing I saw that he saved were two windows.
My family used to own Downtown Salvage. We tore down most of the expensive homes in Beverly Hills for years. We first go in and salvage anything of value like wood beams, fire places, copper plumbing, doors, windows, railings, brick, tile.... We carefully removed that to trucks and transported to our huge indoor warehouses in downtown LA on 7th and Anderson near Mateo. We owned four blocks down there which we sold in the 1980's to a storage company. We carefully stored everything in the warehouse.
After the items of value were removed, then we'd go in with wrecking balls, bulldozers and demolish the home putting that in trash bins which we hauled to the dump. That is not what Mayne did at all. I live up the street and watched this.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
It's with a heavy heart I give you the news that Ray Bradbury the writer's home of many years was demolished yesterday. Below is the original listing with original pics before it was sold.
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| Ray Bradbury, author, home, home, demolished, los angeles, california, mary cummins, real estate |
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| Ray Bradbury, author, home, home, demolished, los angeles, california, mary cummins, real estate |
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| Ray Bradbury, author, home, home, demolished, los angeles, california, mary cummins, real estate |
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| STATUS: Sold | ADDRESS: 10265 CHEVIOT DR , LOS ANGELES 90064 | | SP: $1,765,000 |
| RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY | AREA: (8) Cheviot Hills - Rancho Park | MLS#: 14-760515 | MAP:  632/F6 | BR: 3 |
| STYLE: Traditional | SUB: | PUD: | YB: 1937 | BA: 3.00 (3 0 0 0) |
| APN: 4316-003-004 | ZONE: LAR1 | HOD: | STO: 2 | APX SF: 2,456/AS |
| ADP: | VU: Yes | PL: No | APX LDM: | APX LSZ: 9,567/AS |
| APX ACREAGE: N/A | GH: N/A | FP#: 2 | PKGT: 2 |
| HORSE PROP: | LSE: | LOP: | FUR: No | PKGC:2 |
| ELEM: Castle Heights | JRHS: Palms | SRHS: Hamilton |
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| DIRECTIONS: East of Motor Avenue, At Queensbury Drive |
REMARKS: 10265 Cheviot Drive is perhaps Cheviot Hill's most important address. For more than half a century it was home to Ray Bradbury, one of the most celebrated, beloved authors of our time. This charming traditional features a grand living room with soaring vaulted ceilings, classic brick fireplace, large bay window allowing soft California light to flood in across original hardwood floors and custom built-ins; formal dining room for proper entertaining with detailed crown moldings, expertly crafted wainscoting and wood shuttered windows; 3 generously sized en-suite guest bedrooms; maid's quarters on the main floor; expansive grounds with a large front yard as well as backyard to retreat to the outdoors in a secluded environment and a surprisingly spacious basement where he chose to write daily. A beautiful property with an important cultural provenance, come see where so many great works of fiction were conceived. A tremendous opportunity to begin a new chapter in its storied history.   |
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| ROOMS: Basement,Bonus,Breakfast,Den,Dining,Living |
| EQUIP: Built-Ins,Range/Oven,Refrigerator |
| AIR: None | HEAT: Central,Other |
| FLOOR: Hardwood | LAUNDRY: Inside,Room |
| FIREPL: Living Room | ROOF: Composition Shingle |
| POOL: Room For | TENNIS: None |
| PARK: Attached,Garage | SPA: None |
| VIEW TYPE: Green Belt | WATERFRONT: None |
| SEC: Owned | FIN: Cash,Cash To New Loan |
| SEWER: In Street | POSS: Close Of Escrow |
| DISC: As Is,Listing Broker Advantage | SZONE: Property Report |
| OCC/SHOW: 24-hr Notice,Appointment w/List. Office,Call LA 2 | SALE TYPE: Standard |
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| LP: $1,495,000 | DOM: 12 | LD: 05/15/2014 | SP: $1,765,000 | SSP: | BLOG Y/N: Yes | LP/SF: $608.71 |
| OLP: $1,495,000 | CDOM: 12 | CD: 05/27/2014 | SD: 06/24/2014 | WD: | AVM Y/N: Yes | SP/SF: $718.65 |
| | SA2: | DRE: N/A | | PH: | CELL: | FAX: | | SO2: | PH: | |
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| CSO: 2.0% | LT: ER | LBA: Yes | BAC: Yes | LS: No | EO: Yes | PROBATE: | |
| Broker/Agent does not guarantee the accuracy of the square footage, lot size or other information concerning the conditions or features of the property provided by the seller or obtained from Public Records or other sources. Buyer is advised to independently verify the accuracy of all information through personal inspection and with appropriate professionals. Copyright © 2015 by TheMLS.com. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. |
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