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Buried Alien
10-06-2005, 01:55 AM
It's fire season in Southern California, and a famous casualty of an urban (not brush) fire tonight was a picturesque old house in Pasadena, California that served the role of, among other things, "stately Wayne Manor" in the old Adam West BATMAN TV series of the 1960s. The magnificent old edifice, seen in dozens of films as well as the BATMAN series, burned to the ground.

I saw it on the news, and although a fairly trivial story (the house has been unoccupied for years, so nobody was harmed by the fire), the comics fan in me was saddened. :(


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ocelotrevs
10-06-2005, 01:58 AM
My jaw is literally on the floor.
Sad stuff :(
MacQuarrie
10-06-2005, 02:03 AM
Oh crap.

That's a fantastic house, and it overlooks the archery range. It's been undergoing massive renovation lately, and the current rumors are that it was recently bought by Paul McCartney.

It's horrible that it burned.
Buried Alien
10-06-2005, 02:05 AM
That's a fantastic house, and it overlooks the archery range. It's been undergoing massive renovation lately, and the current rumors are that it was recently bought by Paul McCartney.

According to tonight's news report (KTLA), the house has been on the sales market for two years, but hasn't had a taker for its $8 million asking price.

And now it's gone forever. :(


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Asmith
10-06-2005, 02:06 AM
Yeah, and all they found amongst the ashes was a bust of Shakespeare which for some unexplainable reason had a flip-up head to reveal a mysterious switch...
Dan Apodaca
10-06-2005, 02:52 AM
According to tonight's news report (KTLA), the house has been on the sales market for two years, but hasn't had a taker for its $8 million asking price.

And now it's gone forever. :(


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I went to school with a guy who, rumour had it, lived in that house. He was stupid and boring, but very rich.

I wonder what kind of condition the range and clubhouse are in? They got pretty screwed the last time around.
Michael P
10-06-2005, 05:27 AM
Ra's al Ghul is behind this somehow...
acagle7
10-06-2005, 05:38 AM
This is sad.
Bard
10-06-2005, 09:04 AM
Ra's al Ghul is behind this somehow...

I blame the Joker.
twilight
10-06-2005, 09:29 AM
Ra's al Ghul is behind this somehow...

What the hell is you're problem?
Ra's al Ghul couldn't possibly be behind his!













It was obviously Firefly.
fly on the wall
10-06-2005, 03:28 PM
I saw it on the TV . The mansion that was used as the front of stately Wayne Manor in the 1960's TV show burned to the ground.

They didn't mention whether Batman, Robin, Alfred and Aunt Harriet survived.
StarsAndGarters
10-06-2005, 04:47 PM
Gah! Fires near my hometown. :( And Batman's house burns down to boot? Not cool.
Deathstroke
10-06-2005, 04:50 PM
Damn you beat me to this story. I just posted it in my TV/Film Update and didn't see this thread beforehand.
i_mmmchocolate
10-06-2005, 04:52 PM
I just read this in the news too. This makes me very sad.
o1pickleboy
10-06-2005, 10:33 PM
Gotham City is in California?
PatrickG
10-06-2005, 11:21 PM
Drunken playboy burns down mansion.

I can see the headlines now.
Tadhg Adams
10-07-2005, 06:21 AM
They didn't mention whether Batman, Robin, Alfred and Aunt Harriet survived.

They all died, Aunt Harriet wouldn't let them out the closet.
Boldido
10-07-2005, 09:54 AM
Don't worry folks, it wasn't the Batman house. Bruce, Dick and Alfred are just fine.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20051007/od_nm/mansion_dc_3
Deathstroke
10-07-2005, 10:25 AM
Don't worry folks, it wasn't the Batman house. Bruce, Dick and Alfred are just fine.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20051007/od_nm/mansion_dc_3

And all is back to being right with the world!
MacQuarrie
10-07-2005, 11:31 PM
According to the Star-News, the house that burned down is owned by Michael Armand Hammer, the grandson of Armand Hammer. It had been undergoing extensive renovation and the family was planning to move in within a month or two.

It WAS Wayne Manor, but only in the Tim Burton/Michael Keaton film version.
MacQuarrie
10-07-2005, 11:35 PM
I wonder what kind of condition the range and clubhouse are in? They got pretty screwed the last time around.
Do you mean the archery range? There's no clubhouse there anymore, remember? We are working with the city to try to get them to let us build another one, but it's slow going.

Come on down sometime.

In fact, mark your calendar: November 12 we're throwing a 70th birthday party for the PRA. It will be at the range at 2:00 PM. Free cake!
Buried Alien
10-08-2005, 12:11 AM
It WAS Wayne Manor, but only in the Tim Burton/Michael Keaton film version.

Who'd have thought that the Wayne Manors of Earth-West and Earth-Keaton were just a few blocks away from each other? :)






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MacQuarrie
10-08-2005, 12:24 AM
Who'd have thought that the Wayne Manors of Earth-West and Earth-Keaton were just a few blocks away from each other? :)
Two blocks.
Keaton-Wayne Manor is at 160 San Rafael.
Adam West-Wayne Manor is at 380 San Rafael.

http://www2.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_3094137
http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/film/history.asp
Bard
10-08-2005, 03:50 AM
Who'd have thought that the Wayne Manors of Earth-West and Earth-Keaton were just a few blocks away from each other? :)


But when the Infinite Crisis comes to the forefront, they may be one building. :eek: