PARADISE REMEMBERED
Anyone over the age of 50 has an almost immediate identifica- tion with this backyard in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles. It beckons viewers to ponder with trepidation the phrase, “who wants to go swimming?” The home was the backyard scene of the 1981 film Mommie Dearest starring Faye Dunaway. 355 South Mapleton Drive is located on one of the most ex- clusive streets in the United States that also counts The Manor, Los Angeles County’s largest home at 55,000 square feet, as its neighbor. The 1.66 acre 6,055 square foot home along with its tennis court and iconic pool are now a memory of the past as tastes in design and functional living change throughout time. Designed by in 1939 by architect-to-the-stars Robert Finkelhor, 355 Mapleton exuded traditional Hollywood elegance as a home built for motion picture pioneer Allan Dwan. With an evolution in entertaining styles, smaller purpose-oriented rooms have giv- en way to larger gathering spaces to facilitate aspects of new lifestyle trends. The $18.8 million sale was curated through the work of Christophe Choo at Coldwell Banker Global Luxury. The new owner, who maintains several properties in the area, is exercising a flair of creative energy as many new residents have in this particular sector of the Bel-Air/Beverly Hills area. In addition to this property, an adjacent property once belonging to Hugh Hefner and directly behind the back gate to the Playboy Mansion was also purchased to allow for a particular flow with the new residence currently under construction.
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