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Walt Disney's California Home Saved From Demolition, For Now
A Craftsman bungalow in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles that was once the home of Walt Disney has been temporarily saved from demolition.
The Los Angeles Office of Historical Resources on Wednesday put a 75-day hold on the two-bedroom home that is said to be the Disney founder’s first home in Los Angeles.
Ken Bernstein, the Office of Historical Resources' manager and principal city planner, told ABC News his department took action after the home’s current owners applied for a demolition permit.
“We initiated the hold for three reasons,” Bernstein said. “The demolition appeared imminent, we had already identified the property as significant in our city-wide survey, and because of the iconic status of Walt Disney to Los Angeles and Southern California and internationally.”
Disney rented the home from his uncle in 1923, reports Los Angeles ABC station KABC-TV. He and his brother, Roy Disney, later moved to an apartment across the street but set up a studio in the bungalow’s cottage when they lived there.
http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/walt-disneys-california-home-saved-demolition-now/story?id=40801834
A Craftsman bungalow in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles that was once the home of Walt Disney has been temporarily saved from demolition.
The Los Angeles Office of Historical Resources on Wednesday put a 75-day hold on the two-bedroom home that is said to be the Disney founder’s first home in Los Angeles.
Ken Bernstein, the Office of Historical Resources' manager and principal city planner, told ABC News his department took action after the home’s current owners applied for a demolition permit.
“We initiated the hold for three reasons,” Bernstein said. “The demolition appeared imminent, we had already identified the property as significant in our city-wide survey, and because of the iconic status of Walt Disney to Los Angeles and Southern California and internationally.”
Disney rented the home from his uncle in 1923, reports Los Angeles ABC station KABC-TV. He and his brother, Roy Disney, later moved to an apartment across the street but set up a studio in the bungalow’s cottage when they lived there.
http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/walt-disneys-california-home-saved-demolition-now/story?id=40801834
