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  1. Loved every single property. Thankfully there are still uber wealthy people that can maintain historic mansions. So many have been lost to the wrecking ball.
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  2. I visited Falcon Lair several times. Last time it was merely a frame. Sat on the ground where Valentino's bedroom had been at sunset. A hawk circled slowly along the hill top. Magical.
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  3. Los Angeles has never loved its history. A history known around the world. SAD
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  4. Tragic that these beautiful old estates are gone.
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  5. Preserve Marilyn Monroe's property as a historical landmark. The property should also be returned to its original construction in 1962.
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  6. Born in Detroit in 1962. My parents always went downtown. But more so at Christmas time. We always went there to shop, not at just Christmas time, but weekly. The crowds of people downtown on any given day mimicked those in New York. I was in that store hundreds of times. Every kid in Detroit couldn't wait to get to the 12th floor during the holidays. I still have my Lionel train set I got from Hudson's when I was 10. That store was awesome. My mom loved the Maurice salad. I always got the meatloaf and mashed potatoes and gravy. It was one of the saddest days of my life watching it go. Suburban malls suck.
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  7. How tragic this storied residence met the same unnecessary fate as Pickfair. We Americans are so incredibly dense in regards to the importance of preserving such dwellings. If it were in the UK, it would not have been demolished. Then again, it would likely be considered a 'new build'. LOL
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  8. It was the greatest department store in USA. It was the very best of Detroit Michigan. Hudson family an American institution. 🇺🇸
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  9. My late Dad was billeted in The Palace of Caserta in 1943 when he would have been 23/24 years old - I am now 77 years old but I still remember so well the many anecdotes my Dad told me about his time in Caserta through my childhood - Ever since whenever I come across documentaries about the Palace, my interest never ceases to be reawakened - RIP Dad...
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  10. Definitely should have been preserved!
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  11. They just tear everything down. Such a shame.
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  12. The princess royal works her but of. The tourism around the family is mind blowing. The support she and others in the family provide to the multiple charities is outstanding.
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  13. Valentino was an icon. Falcon Lair should have absolutely been saved and restored!
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  14. Well this is as close as this poor old lady will get to these Beautiful Homes. ❤❤ Thank you for sharing this. 😊
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  15. Yes, too many of these amazing places have been destroyed. I never want to live in a home larger than I can clean myself, but I LOVE to visit grand homes and admire the skill and artistry it took to create them. We all lose art and history when these beautiful places are destroyed. Imagine what a tourist draw this mansion would be, and what art it could display! I enjoy these videos very much.
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  16. Like Marilyn Monroe home I think Elizabeth Taylors home should also be saved.She also had connections to Michael Jackson so she was a very important celebrity in Hollywood.And there isn't anyone like her old world charm around today.
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  17. I have visited Hearst Castle many times over the years. In my opinion, the restoration of this monument was, and is, worth every cent; and every bit of the painstaking efforts. If you have not seen this historic monument, is it certainly well worth the time and effort. The pools themselves are well worth the price of admission. They will simply take your breath away. You will find the docents extremely knowledgeable and full of interesting anecdotes about the legends and people surrounding this magnificent property.
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  18. Love old Hollywood. And the stars, homes and stories of that time. Thank you
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  19. How sad the decision to demolish the house was left to a politician. The lack of appreciation of what the mansion represented in history, architectural, and context is simply translated into a magnificent loss!
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  20. A Huge loss, taking down Falcon Lair, what was the city of Los Angeles thinking, Greed??
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  21. I like that she lived in a sensible sized house, not a ridiculous mega-mansion.
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  22. Save her home. And tell the cheesy owner/developers to sit and spin. Marilyn is a legend, and so is her home.😊❤
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  23. The main reason for the destruction of so many country houses in the 20th century was finances. With social change came higher taxes for the rich and because country houses didn't have the regulatory protection they have today, many were demolished at an alarming rate. The trustees of the 6th Duke - then a minor - made the unwise and unnecessary decision to demolish Eaton Hall because they were ill-informed and had no real appreciation for the significance of Waterhouse's Victorian, Gothic Revival masterpiece.
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  24. I remember going to toyland at Hudson's 12th floor. I had dreams of that department. When I was in middle school ( which was hellish ) I won a holiday art contest sponsored by Hudson's. Part of the prize consisted of dining in the executive dining room with me and my mom dining with Mr. J. L. Hudson jr. Outside of Christmas, that was my best experience for that whole year, and my whole time in middle school.
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  25. Betty White made a decision to care for animals after her death and her home meant more to her than anyone else so she chose to allow the land to bring in a legacy to care for the animals she loved so much, and that is respectable
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  26. As a little girl, my parents had a house in Bel Air. I remember it very clearly. It was very quiet and peaceful up there, and the homes were all beautiful! What I remember most as a little girl was the pretty gold faucets, the HUGE house, and the fact that the backyard was basically on a cliff. There was a fence that kept us from falling down into another person's backyard. This is where my Mom took us in her new Fairlane convertible to see our Aunt. In those days (1965) we were left in the car for just moments while she went for our Aunt. This was common then. My big brother jumped into the front seat, "played" like he was driving, hit the gearshift and we began to roll! We all jumped out of the car, as it proceeded to go through a backyard fence, over the cliff, and down into a man's swimming pool! My Dad had to pay BIG $$$ to lift the car out of the pool by crane, repair the pool and grounds, buy a new fence, and get my mom a new car! Needless to say, it is a family story we will never forget. It was a GREAT place to trick or treat! But, the house burnt down in one of California's fires and we had to move. This place holds precious memories and it should be saved in every sense from the wrecking ball...the "OLD" is most often much prettier and more stunning than anything "new", but sadly it is a bit of wisdom that is lost on the generations coming in now...by the time you realize its value...it is gone.
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  27. Her home was a comfortable family home, not the ice cold, no character museum like dwelling that so many wealthy people favor. Like everything else, too many people see no value in a house like this, and cannot wait to demolish it and put up another soulless, glitzy mega mansion. Sad.
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  28. Italy, an amazing country, endless historic world changing history.
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  29. I love the princess royal she would have made a great queen like her mum, she earned everything she has, she works hard for it
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  30. What stunningly beautiful houses. I take great joy that someone has worked hard enough to achieve such elegance.
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  31. Caserta is breathtaking. I visited and it's beyond words. A memory I will never forget.
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  32. I worked as a stock boy in Hudsons during the summer of 1965 after HS graduation. I returned to work during Christmas for three weeks when I was on the semester break at the U of Mich. The store was enormous and when you left the main show room areas to work in the nonpublic areas it was apparent the building had been built incementally. I guess my most memorable experience was when I was restocking a woman's accessary department and Mrs. Edsel Ford was shopping a few feet away. i had no idea, but the manager knew, and i got educated on how to act when Mrs Ford showed up to shop. I guess I was lucky I did not back into her. They probably would have fired me. When we first came to Detroit in 1952 my mother used to take me on the street car down Woodward to Hudson's to shop. It was an experience. I have never liked shopping malls and Northland was the beggining of the end. There are some great photos in this video. I left Detroit in 1974 after arriving at the age of five in 1952. One thing Detroit taught me is that things can change faster than you think, and often not for the better. If I had to choose between Amazon and Hudons, I would choose Hudson's. It took more effort, but it was a lot more human.
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  33. Absolute disgrace! I've never seen a residential building as beautiful as that Neo-Gothic creation! That it was allowed to be demolished is a stain on Britain's character!
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  34. It should have been preserved. Hollywood doesn’t care though.
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  35. These mansions are so beautiful and carry so much history. I'm glad they keep them up and don't let them deteriorate. They are a blessing to the British people.
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  36. The erasure of many iconic homes has already been lost, those remaining need to be protected.
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  37. All beautiful Mar A Lago is the crown jewel exquisite 👌 🌟🌟 ⭐🌟 ⭐
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  38. The Schwab Mansion's style was not Beaux Arts, it was French Chaeteau style or French Renaissance. Today such a mansion would have been repurposed since this is a time of historic preservation. The Schwab homes at Braddock and Loreto, Pa,are still standing and will be preserved.
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  39. I consider myself a reasonably well informed and read person of 75 years old and I have never heard of this palace in my life, amazing.
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  40. BRING BACK THE GARDEN OF ALLA!!!!! WITH THE ORIGINAL LAYOUT AND EVERYTHING PERIOD PERFECT!!!!
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  41. When I toured Hearst Castle, it was practically empty of tourists because of the weather. I found the misty fog on the mountaintop utterly haunting, lending an air of mystery and giving echoes of the ghosts who occupy the estate. It's a wondrous place - unimaginable for an ordinary person to behold. Everything about it is exquisitely maintained and in great repair. Such a vast undertaking could never be accomplished these days with all the modern glass boxes hanging over the cliffs of Malibu and Santa Barbara. Those fragile examples of contemporary luxury will disappear while Hearst Castle will stand for a thousand years.
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  42. I have a pair of mens cape skin dress gloves lined with silk from the 1930's. They button on the wrist with buttons marked Hudsons Detroit. Imagine a store filled with American made and Eouropean imported gifts. Amazing.
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  43. For a year, when I worked in Caserta, I would go and have lunch at the gardens- absolutely magnifico!
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  44. This house MUST be preserved.... it's a part of history
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  45. Thank you for sharing the beautiful homes of the British Royal Family.😊
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  46. This King Charles VII of Naples was the son of King Philip V of Spain. He reigned in Naples until the death of his two older brothers, when he became King of Spain with the name of Charles III. Most Spanish historiography considers him the best king that Spain has had to date. Upon his return to Madrid, he modernised the capital, including a huge reform of the Royal Palace, which gave it its current majestic appearance. He also chose intelligent ministers and advisors who carried out a policy consistent with the interests of Spain at the time.
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  47. Princess Anne is such a true beautiful royal lady.❤️
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  48. I remember going to stores like this as a kid with all the fancy interior architectural decoration. It was so exciting at Christmas time because they made a lot of effort to decorate the store and put you in the mood. Not like now where the boring box stores just put the stuff out with no thought other than to sell the items and make their profit.
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  49. I grew up very close to Detroit. My parents took us to the 12th floor at Christmas!!!! Loved those displays, the window displays also. Thanks for the memories!!!
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  50. If demolition was her wish, then it should be so. Perhaps she was a person who couldn't imagine others living in hers and Allen Ludden's home. Besides, it afforded the means to make one final legacy donation to the animal causes she so passionately supported. I would say she planned well. :)
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