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Built in the late 1920s by silent film star Harold Lloyd, it remained Lloyd's home until his death in 1971. The estate originally consisted of a 44-room mansion, golf course, outbuildings, and 900-foot (270 m) canoe run on 15 acres (61,000 m 2). Greenacres has been called "the most impressive movie star's estate ever created."
Sumner Spaulding (1892–1952) was an American architect and city planner.He is best known for designing the Harold Lloyd Estate, a.k.a. Greenacres, in Beverly Hills, California, the Catalina Casino in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island, California, and the Malaga Cove Plaza in Palos Verdes Estates, California.
Among other well-known properties are mentioned: Playboy Mansion, the former home of Hugh Hefner; Greenacres, the former home of movie star Harold Lloyd now owned by billionaire Ron Burkle; Owlwood Estate previously owned by actors Tony Curtis and Cher; and The Knoll, formerly owned by Dino De Laurentiis, Kenny Rogers, and the former 20th ...
The mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and has been a non-profit museum for several decades. If you stop by for a tour, ask your guide about reported hauntings.
The classic Harold Lloyd comedy “Safety Last” is turning 100 years old this year. But with its heavy dollops of action and a superstar’s real-life derring-do, it doesn’t seem a day over 10 ...
Greenacres can refer to: Greenacres, California, a town in the Central Valley (United States) Greenacres, the legendary 1920s Harold Lloyd Estate in Beverly Hills, California (United States) Greenacres, Florida, town in the United States; Greenacres, Washington, a neighborhood in the city of Spokane Valley in the United States
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Ryan Beeler and his wife, Melissa, flew from their home in Oklahoma to New York City to celebrate his 40th birthday. Before they went, the couple decided to watch Elf to get into the holiday ...