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Murder mansion vacant since Christmas 1959.....for sale?

FelixDeCat

FelixDeCat

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I was reading this interesting article and among them was this one:

http://realestate.msn.com/9-notorious-homes#8

Recent article:

http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/06/local/me-mansion6


Mansion frozen in time - Christmas, 1959:

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Do an image search for more insight.

Creepy. D:



The criminal-case part was solved quickly enough. Homicide investigators found that Dr. Harold Perelson bludgeoned his wife to death with a ball-peen hammer, savagely beat their 18-year-old daughter and then fatally poisoned himself by gulping a glass of acid.Authorities removed two other children from the sprawling hillside estate that overlooks downtown Los Angeles, locked the front door to the 5,050-square-foot mansion, and left.
Fifty years later, the Glendower Place home remains empty.

The estate's terraced grounds are pockmarked by gopher holes and overgrown with grass that sprouted after recent rains -- growth that neighbors know will turn brown when summer returns. A pond is partly filled with rainwater. Weeds poke through cracks in a curving asphalt driveway.
On the outside, the mansion itself appears to be slowly decaying.

Through grimy, cracked windows, one can see dust-covered furniture, including a 1950s-style television set, seemingly frozen in time. What appear to be gaily wrapped Christmas gifts sit on a table.
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what a dumbass.. 77 years old and wont sell the property which is still worth nearly 3 million..
 
CVSiN said:
what a dumbass.. 77 years old and wont sell the property which is still worth nearly 3 million..
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3m renovated

The roof is leaking all over and needs replacement (spanish tile), mold is everywhere, the wiring likely needs to be redone. Probably have to knock down the walls and who knows what else. There is no landscaping.

After pouring all that money in, theres no guarantee a buyer will pay full price with the stigma attached to the house. Jeffrey Dahmers house is also for sale, a place where he scattered the remains of one of his victims. Would you buy it? I would not. Its all you will think about while you are there. Everytime the roof creeks or floors crack, you will be in bed shaking. D:

He probably cant get more than 1M as is and he probably thinks its too low.
 
MeowKat said:
3m renovated

The roof is leaking all over and needs replacement (spanish tile), mold is everywhere, the wiring likely needs to be redone. Probably have to knock down the walls and who knows what else. There is no landscaping.

After pouring all that money in, theres no guarantee a buyer will pay full price with the stigma attached to the house. Jeffrey Dahmers house is also for sale, a place where he scattered the remains of one of his victims. Would you buy it? I would not. Its all you will think about while you are there. Everytime the roof creeks or floors crack, you will be in bed shaking. D:

He probably cant get more than 1M as is and he probably thinks its too low.
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naw in that area and that plot 3 million regardless of the house. buyers in that area would level it and rebuild anyway. its super high dollar real estate.
this is Cali and Bev Hills area so the land is usually worth more than the homes in some cases. that house according to the article is not and never will be for sale. the owner does not want to sell.
 
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CVSiN said:
naw in that area and that plot 3 million regardless of the house. buyers in that area would level it and rebuild anyway. its super high dollar real estate.
this is Cali and Bev Hills area so the land is usually worth more than the homes in some cases. that house according to the article is not and never will be for sale. the owner does not want to sell.
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Actually, Los Feliz is north of downtown Los Angeles and east of Hollywood. Kind of near Griffith Park. Quite a bit east of Beverly Hills. It is a desirable area though.
 
JulesMaximus said:
Actually, Los Feliz is north of downtown Los Angeles and east of Hollywood. Kind of near Griffith Park. Quite a bit east of Beverly Hills. It is a desirable area though.
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ah gotcha the article made me think it was closer to that area.
but I'm no local so no clue.
 
MeowKat said:
After pouring all that money in, theres no guarantee a buyer will pay full price with the stigma attached to the house. Jeffrey Dahmers house is also for sale, a place where he scattered the remains of one of his victims. Would you buy it? I would not. Its all you will think about while you are there. Everytime the roof creeks or floors crack, you will be in bed shaking. D:
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If I had a choice of buying a murder house or an equivalent house in the same neighborhood, I'd take the murder house. It would be cheaper, and make for some GREAT Halloween parties.
 
MeowKat said:
If you are a middle aged homosexual pop star, you could then install amusement park rides and invite the local boys over to play. 😱
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meh, it's much cheaper, and takes far less time and morals to just become a catholic priest if one wants to diddle little boys.
 
Red Squirrel said:
It would be kinda neat to walk through that. I don't know if it would be creepy, or sad.
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It would be bloody fascinating is what it would be. Like a time capsule from 1959. I'd be happier than a pig in shit to get access to that place for a day.
 
Hmm, y'all are scientific atheists.

Why does this mansion bother you? There is no ghost, and you KNOW nothing is going to happen.

It's just all in your head.

I wish someone offered me money to stay there as is for a week. I would shrug it off and collect my $$.
 
Zeze said:
Hmm, y'all are scientific atheists.

Why does this mansion bother you? There is no ghost, and you KNOW nothing is going to happen.

It's just all in your head.

I wish someone offered me money to stay there as is for a week. I would shrug it off and collect my $$.
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Its kinda creepy. Knowing that someone had been murdered there.
 
Zeze said:
Hmm, y'all are scientific atheists.

Why does this mansion bother you? There is no ghost, and you KNOW nothing is going to happen.

It's just all in your head.

I wish someone offered me money to stay there as is for a week. I would shrug it off and collect my $$.
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You'd collect your respiratory disease!

But in all seriousness, I agree.

I'm an atheist who finds ghosts spooky and scary though. I know they don't exist, but that doesn't stop it from freaking me out.

Still, I think I'd be fine there. Who knows?

I do wish I could see the inside. I'm glad there is such a place... at least one, where time has stopped. Would be a great place to film some Fallout scenes, or use as inspiration of how to mock up interiors for a Fallout movie.
 
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