-- Frank Hopkins wrote:
> Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 13:06:45 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Frank Hopkins
> Subject: Questions on BrandU LaPorte mansion on
> Lighthouse
> To: jbillstrom@yahoo.com
> Greetings from Roseville,CA (Near Sacramento),
> When I was a 17-year-old, living in Eastern
> Massachusetts back in 1958, I saw the movie 'A
> Summer
> Place' and was 'smitten' by Sandra Dee.
> A few years thereafter I moved to California
> and,
> in 1973, visited the Monterey Peninsula for the
> fi rst
> time, not even knowing that was where'A Summer
> Place'
> was filmed. I just knew I 'loved' the area, and my
> wife and I have gone there several times a year ever
> since. A decad ago I found out about the'Summer
> Place' connection and over that last decade, I've
> tried to 'scout out' a number of the shooting
> locations and had modest luck in finding 'some' of
> them.
> But the one I most wanted to find eluded
> me...until a few weeks ago. That was the Victorian
> mansion that 'played the role' of The Pine Island
> Inn.
> But, thanks to perseverence on the internet, 1
> finally
> found the BrandU LaPorte mansion at Lighthouse and
> 17-Mile-Drive. I love Victorian architecture and,
> because of this one's association with A Summer
> Place
> it was sort of'the holy grail' of my search.
> While I'm thrilled that it still exists, it's
> somewhat of a mystery. The building seems to be in
> 'reasonably good' exterior condition, but the
> grounds
> are unkempt and a good deal of the fence has fallen
> down. It reminded me of the scenario in "Sunset
> Boulevard" when William Holden stumbles across
> Gloria
> Swanson's faded-glory mansion and wonders at it.
> I observed the 'private property' notice, but took
> some pictures from outside the fence. Is it in
> private
> ownership? Does someone actually 'live' there? Is
> the
> interior in decent repair? After all, this grand old
> mansion was, amongst other notable things, a 'movie
> star'. It should be a 'showcase'. It could be the
> 'most elegant and expensive 8&8 in Pacific Grove'.
> I'm
> hoping whomever owns it is caring for it well and
> it'S
> not slowly succumbing to 'dryrot'. It's a part of my
> past and I'm hoping I can learn something more about
> its future.
> Anything you might be able to tell me would be
> greatly
> appreciated. Best reagards. Frank Hopkins, 4224 Rose
> Creek Road, Roseville, CA. (916) 780-4304
> 4 5747
>
, OCR Text: -- Frank Hopkins wrote:
> Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 13:06:45 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Frank Hopkins
> Subject: Questions on BrandU LaPorte mansion on
> Lighthouse
> To: jbillstrom@yahoo.com
> Greetings from Roseville,CA (Near Sacramento),
> When I was a 17-year-old, living in Eastern
> Massachusetts back in 1958, I saw the movie 'A
> Summer
> Place' and was 'smitten' by Sandra Dee.
> A few years thereafter I moved to California
> and,
> in 1973, visited the Monterey Peninsula for the
> fi rst
> time, not even knowing that was where'A Summer
> Place'
> was filmed. I just knew I 'loved' the area, and my
> wife and I have gone there several times a year ever
> since. A decad ago I found out about the'Summer
> Place' connection and over that last decade, I've
> tried to 'scout out' a number of the shooting
> locations and had modest luck in finding 'some' of
> them.
> But the one I most wanted to find eluded
> me...until a few weeks ago. That was the Victorian
> mansion that 'played the role' of The Pine Island
> Inn.
> But, thanks to perseverence on the internet, 1
> finally
> found the BrandU LaPorte mansion at Lighthouse and
> 17-Mile-Drive. I love Victorian architecture and,
> because of this one's association with A Summer
> Place
> it was sort of'the holy grail' of my search.
> While I'm thrilled that it still exists, it's
> somewhat of a mystery. The building seems to be in
> 'reasonably good' exterior condition, but the
> grounds
> are unkempt and a good deal of the fence has fallen
> down. It reminded me of the scenario in "Sunset
> Boulevard" when William Holden stumbles across
> Gloria
> Swanson's faded-glory mansion and wonders at it.
> I observed the 'private property' notice, but took
> some pictures from outside the fence. Is it in
> private
> ownership? Does someone actually 'live' there? Is
> the
> interior in decent repair? After all, this grand old
> mansion was, amongst other notable things, a 'movie
> star'. It should be a 'showcase'. It could be the
> 'most elegant and expensive 8&8 in Pacific Grove'.
> I'm
> hoping whomever owns it is caring for it well and
> it'S
> not slowly succumbing to 'dryrot'. It's a part of my
> past and I'm hoping I can learn something more about
> its future.
> Anything you might be able to tell me would be
> greatly
> appreciated. Best reagards. Frank Hopkins, 4224 Rose
> Creek Road, Roseville, CA. (916) 780-4304
> 4 5747
>
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