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dawsongirl · 06-29-2003, 04:25 AM

Okay, so I'm looking for houses for sale in Beverly Hills (for a lark) and seriously...there's a street called Arnaz Dr. S!

Mickey · 06-29-2003, 05:01 AM

That's nice! I know a lot of places around there are named after famous people, but it's good to know that Desi's got one too!

*ShortCake* · 06-30-2003, 09:21 AM

cool deal!

Lucyfreak86 · 07-05-2003, 03:08 PM

Thats cool!

ricardo/mertz · 07-07-2003, 01:08 AM

I just read a portion of Desi's Autobio online and Arnaz Dr. was named for his family. Duh, you knew that. But, his family inherited land around Ventura Blvrd. And they sold it or something like that.

Mickey · 07-07-2003, 04:12 AM

Desi obviously inherited from his family his talents for selling valuable things he should keep, then!

ricardo/mertz · 07-07-2003, 10:57 AM

Ouch! You are right though.

dawsongirl · 07-07-2003, 04:12 PM

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Originally posted by Mickey
Desi obviously inherited from his family his talents for selling valuable things he should keep, then!

Mickey · 07-07-2003, 05:10 PM

Poor Desi...

I'm not making fun of you really, Des, honest.

BabalooBabe · 07-12-2003, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mickey
Desi obviously inherited from his family his talents for selling valuable things he should keep, then!

OOWW !!!

I think Desi is wincing on that one.

ricardo/mertz · 07-13-2003, 12:12 PM

A little off topic, but, it relates to selling valueable land.

I just read George Burns' book "Gracie A Love Story" and he and Gracie had a chance to buy a beautiful mansion w/ 7 acres of land in Beverly Hills for $80,000. That was back in the 1930's.
Gracie thought it would be a good investment but 'ol George wasn't gonna Let them pull a fast one on him. So, they didn't buy it. He jokingly stated they ruined it by putting large buildings on the beautiful land! Now, you can't even get a decent size house for that!

So, my point is Desi had no idea back then that there would be vcrs dvds and the whole marketing medium there is today. I f he could have seen into the future I'm sure he would have kept his part of things.

Mickey · 07-13-2003, 06:38 PM

Almost undoubtedly. He proved often enough that he was no fool. To have achieved what he did was impressive enough for anybody at the time, but given the prejudice he faced it's doubly impressive. With the benefits hindsight gives us, though, his decision to sell certain things seems insane!

vze3t9q9 · 07-14-2003, 08:55 PM

$80,000.00 for a house with acres in the 1930's.
Gosh that seems a fortune even back them. The country was in the depression. My mom bought a home in the 1940's for $5,000/ and that was a lot of money for her. But now houses here go for 1-2 million.

Barnabas1 · 07-16-2003, 03:32 PM

DG, think you can get a house next to Richard's? LOL!

dawsongirl · 07-17-2003, 01:24 AM

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Originally posted by Ralph Malph Ricardo
DG, think you can get a house next to Richard's? LOL!

I keep trying! But I'm a tad short on funds.

06-29-2003, 04:25 AM	#1
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07-16-2003, 03:32 PM	#14
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06-29-2003, 05:01 AM	#2
Mickey Ranger Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 12, 2002 Location: The UK, and still finding Desi funnier than Lucy Posts: 960	That's nice! I know a lot of places around there are named after famous people, but it's good to know that Desi's got one too!

07-05-2003, 03:08 PM	#4
Lucyfreak86 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 16, 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 32	Thats cool!

07-07-2003, 04:12 AM	#6
Mickey Ranger Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 12, 2002 Location: The UK, and still finding Desi funnier than Lucy Posts: 960	Desi obviously inherited from his family his talents for selling valuable things he should keep, then!

07-07-2003, 10:57 AM	#7
ricardo/mertz Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 454	Ouch! You are right though.

07-07-2003, 05:10 PM	#9
Mickey Ranger Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 12, 2002 Location: The UK, and still finding Desi funnier than Lucy Posts: 960	Poor Desi... I'm not making fun of you really, Des, honest.

07-13-2003, 12:12 PM	#11
ricardo/mertz Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 454	A little off topic, but, it relates to selling valueable land. I just read George Burns' book "Gracie A Love Story" and he and Gracie had a chance to buy a beautiful mansion w/ 7 acres of land in Beverly Hills for $80,000. That was back in the 1930's. Gracie thought it would be a good investment but 'ol George wasn't gonna Let them pull a fast one on him. So, they didn't buy it. He jokingly stated they ruined it by putting large buildings on the beautiful land! Now, you can't even get a decent size house for that! So, my point is Desi had no idea back then that there would be vcrs dvds and the whole marketing medium there is today. I f he could have seen into the future I'm sure he would have kept his part of things.

07-13-2003, 06:38 PM	#12
Mickey Ranger Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 12, 2002 Location: The UK, and still finding Desi funnier than Lucy Posts: 960	Almost undoubtedly. He proved often enough that he was no fool. To have achieved what he did was impressive enough for anybody at the time, but given the prejudice he faced it's doubly impressive. With the benefits hindsight gives us, though, his decision to sell certain things seems insane!

07-14-2003, 08:55 PM	#13
vze3t9q9 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 31, 2003 Location: ROCKCOVE Posts: 548	$80,000.00 for a house with acres in the 1930's. Gosh that seems a fortune even back them. The country was in the depression. My mom bought a home in the 1940's for $5,000/ and that was a lot of money for her. But now houses here go for 1-2 million.