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MacDonald made his first trade, a red paper clip for a fish-shaped pen, on July 14, 2005. He reached his goal of trading up to a house with the fourteenth transaction, trading a movie role for a house. This is the list of all transactions MacDonald made: [2] On July 14, 2005, he went to Vancouver and traded the paperclip for a fish-shaped pen.
Donna on Demand is a 2009 direct-to-video dark comedy film written, directed, co-produced by, and starring Corbin Bernsen. The film was released on DVD on September 15, 2009. It takes place in Los Angeles, California. It is most notable for being the subject of the final two trades made by Kyle MacDonald in his attempt to turn one red paperclip ...
Moorcrest is a house in Beachwood Canyon, Los Angeles, California, United States.It was built in 1921 for the Utopian Krotona Colony in Beachwood Canyon and was designed by Marie Russak, an architect who designed several buildings for the Theosophist community; Moorcrest is thought of as one of her most famous pieces.
About 15 years ago, he had the idea, starting with one red paper clip, to trade his way up to owning a house. For 29-year-old Demi Skipper, inspiration came by way of a TED Talk and a red paper ...
The Ávila Adobe, built in 1818 by Francisco Ávila, [2] is the oldest standing residence in the city of Los Angeles, California. [a] Avila Adobe is located in the paseo of historic Olvera Street, a part of the Los Angeles Plaza Historic District, a California State Historic Park. The building itself is registered as California Historical ...
Many Chinese immigrants came to Los Angeles beginning in the 1860-1880s and moved onto the block dominated by Negro Alley. [3] In 1860, the U.S. Census Bureau reported 15 Chinese living in the County of Los Angeles. One year later, the number increased almost threefold. The Chinese population grew at a higher rate than the total population. [4]
Olvera Street, commonly known by its Spanish name Calle Olvera, is a historic pedestrian street in El Pueblo de Los Ángeles, the historic center of Los Angeles.The street is located off of the Plaza de Los Ángeles, the oldest plaza in California, which served as the center of the city life through the Spanish and Mexican eras into the early American era, following the Conquest of California.
Casa Encantada. The Casa Encantada at 10644 Bellagio Road in Bel Air, Los Angeles is a large detached neoclassical style house completed in 1938. It was designed by James Dolena with interiors and furnishings by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings. It has twice established a record for the most expensive house sold in the United States.