Last night Walter and I were invited to a very special Jean Harlow Junkies mixer at 512 N. Palm in Beverly Hills, the last house she lived in before her untimely death in 1937.
Here we are sitting on the staircase just inside the front door.
If I didn't take photos I would have woken up this morning thinking it had all been a dream: To walk the hardwood floors that Jean herself once did, to stand inside the bedroom where she grew increasingly ill before being taken to Good Samaritan Hospital. And to think of the happier times she hopefully spent inside those walls.
This is just a sneak preview to a full article I'm working on for The Platinum Page to be posted this weekend. Stay tuned!
In the meantime, very special thanks to our hosts, Mark & Nancy Walsh (who just listed the house for sale this week) and my buddy Scott Michaels for making it all possible!
I would most likely sell my soul to sit where you are in that picture. I live in Hollywood. I love Jean with all my heart.
Posted by: Scott | June 08, 2010 at 12:31 PM
Ohhh, I am so jealous! Lucky you!!
Posted by: Rachel | February 28, 2007 at 08:37 AM
What a great experience! I envy you! On my (too) few trips to LA, I've seen it from the outside and even then, I stood there thinking of what it would have been like for her, walking up her front walk or gazing out on to the neighboring Beverly Hills homes ... wow. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Joe | February 17, 2007 at 01:57 AM