yeah, right... :)

A must see destination.

What I remember most from my visit many years ago is how short all the beds were....my son is 6'7".....where would he sleep 😂😂😂

Rich celebrities that move to town don’t define it. It’s the ones that grow up there that define the culture of the town.

Kate Bosworth grew in Cohasset Mass, another notable town.

I was a nurse at Danta Monica Hospital in late 1970’s and Mary Pickford was a patient there dying. She was in a private room large and typical of hospital room. Such stark contrast to life she led. One day at work I arrived and was told she had just died. Sweet, quiet, kind elderly lady…..

I have visited Hearst Castle 3 times & was amazed every time! I am so glad it was restored & is being preserved & taken care of! It would be a shame on so many levels to lose this amazing place! This video didn’t mention that Hearst also had wild animals there!

Very good video

Hearst Castle many times through the last 60 years and the Winchester house in San Jose

That was beautiful! I’m truly in awe of this man’s genius.🥹🥹

kind of like jed claampett's place

I remember commuting from Long Island to NYC as a teenager working summers in NYC. Penn Station was magnificent. I couldn’t believe that they tore it down and literally buried the trains under Madison Square Garden.

I have been there and it well worth the trip! You drive there on the beautiful Pacific Highway 1 and the castle and all the additional buildings are so amazing, full of history art and stories of all the people that have stayed there.

Vanderbilts families dystanyies were such wealthy affluent Family for many years to come

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Spencer-family ??

I was a frequent visitor at the castle in the 1970s. My favorite things were the pools. I’m delighted that both pools are fully functioning. My bucket list is to return to the castle and dip a toe into the Neptune Pool

Yes, I visited Hearst Castle. I believe it was 1987. I was astounded to find out the architect was a woman. I then studied Julia Morgan and was absolutely amazed at what I learned. I was very impressed with the castle and everything around it. It is a fantastic place. I'm shocked tht anyone would ever have thought of tearing it down. I'm so glad it will continue to exist as a tourist attraction for the people of California and elsewhere to enjoy.

Wow. It was ruined in the 1980’s.

Built on slave labour and stolen riches from invaded colonies

Im sure there are families that would love to fix them up if compensated for repairs with free rent or a pay check..... something other than let history and a pretty piece old architecture rot

Greed. Stupidity. Narcissism. More destruction of an historic property.

The Robinson Estate was left to the County of Los Angeles Parks Department because Mrs Robinson knew that the city of Beverly Hills where her home and grounds were located was not known for any historical preservation. Mrs Robinson made the correct choice and home and incredible grounds are all protected.

I hadn’t heard of the gem chateau Chandeniers. It should be revitalized!

I've heard about The Beach House of William Randolph Hearst and actress and mistress Marion Davies. She had a wonderful interior style sense her parties were the talk of Hollywood! Same with Alla Rambosa and, Garden of Allah. The oldest of the silent stars who was in the Edward ian era!! Started in the 1890's on Broadway and by 1913 when it was built she was in silent films. By the 20's she was close to the end of her career and she expanded it to the Garden of Allah Hotel. Buster Keaton's Italian home was beautiful! The William Jenkins home was really beautiful! Falcon Lair Rudolph Valentino was their in 1923? After him and Natasha Rambova were finally married? Glad the garage and the gate still around. I would like to dive deep into The Buster Keaton Home.

I knew briefly Pia Zadora having met her in my London flat.In Los Angeles i was visited again at my home by Pia who told me she was buying with her loving husband the beautiful Pickford mansion with intention 2 demolish.I was shocked something so much a part of Hollywood would be destroyed and i questioned why the rights to destroy were allowed? Lisa Marie Presley+Priscilla also hoped the Pickford mansion would be saved. That was a bad start to Hollywoods demise when it began to be erased i thought.

Did seaviews original property line go all the way to the water?

Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks were married in 1920 not 1949 as stated here

❤😊 thanks for this episode

Moral of the story - don't build in the path of progress.

I think they took videos from a young man named Lesley from his "Brothers of Decay " videos it looks very familiar ! 🤔

Why doesn't California have historic preservation laws? What a shame! The architecture from turn of the century through the 40's can't be reproduced today. One can't afford to and we don't have the artisans. The woodworks, ceiling medallions, the arched windows, the hand made tiles, ornate iron work, magnificent fireplaces! The use of gold and silver leaf. The handmade, hand carved furniture. Lost forever! Even smaller homes around the area, the charm, almost storybook. The homes of today all look alike! Housing areas of house after house, all painted the same! How do they find their way home? Wake up California, you need to pass some preservation laws to save these works of art! Some areas realize some are too expensive to maintain and turn into public museums or into condominiums to save.

Why New Yorkers didn't petition for landmark status for Penn Station is beyond me. My father told me Penn Station was a jewel of a building.

Sad sad sad sad sad. But your video was well put together and narrated.

Read the books on Newports mansions that have been demolished…over 100!

Destroyed the beautiful Victoria house which cost the modern equivalent of 100,000,000 pounds and built a brutalist, Soviet style monstrosity in the 1960s for the modern equivalent of 7,000,000 pounds. What a travesty.

I cant believe they demolished the old hall!

That wasn't the only classic destroyed

Cistercian monks were important because of their efforts to spread their farming techniques and the uses of water power to advance society. They had Abbeys all over Europe and they shared their technological advances between these Abbeys and then the monks shared them with the local farmers.

The exterior architecture of this Castle is outstanding and touching

There is no heir to the dukedom .

To this day old mansions and historic homes are being purchased and torn down to be replaced with modern homes that are void of character.

Opulence is a prerequisite to decay, otherwise it could not be leveraged.

It’s such a shame it was torn down. It may have needed upgrading as most older homes do but I doubt very seriously it was torn down because it was haunted. Usually they doesn’t rid you of ghosts anyway. It was a gorgeous piece of Hollywood history & should have been sold as such. They don’t build homes with that type of opulence anymore. It would have been extremely profitable as a haunted hotel.

rats

May I recommend a documentary on the destruction of Lowe's Sheraton movie theater in Greenwich Village.

What about the super modern hall that was built in the 70’s? I remember it as particularly striking for being so unusual and ugly!

The incredible gothic Hopkins Mansion, San Francisco.

5:33 Who is that woman? I am thinking a pilot but can't put the face to a name.

I have been to Hearst Castle a few times before the restoration. It was very interesting, very nostalgic and gave off almost mysterious feeling for me.