Luvsbway Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Yeah I never could figure that things layout out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 We saw part of it in that Christmas picture, I especially love the window seat, great for parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 What I'm trying to figure out is the area in the photo where she is dusting directly across from the fireplace or is this 2 separate rooms we are looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Sure looks like two different rooms, maybe one's a den or something. I'd hate to think she put that horrible wallpaper in the main living room, LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Is this a pig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Modern Screen visits 19700 Devonshire Drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 This is amazing. This is what I was looking for to get these layouts. And in color is even better. Gotta read the article next but a big THANK YOU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 I love "Little Desiree's" private apartment. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Geez, the more photos I see of the RANCH, the more I can understand why they both ell in love with that place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKlucyfan Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Try this http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/06/lucille-ball-home_n_3714496.html I think the torn hear in the newspaper is now one of my favourite photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 I wanted to say again how fantastic to see the wide layout pictures in color. My observations: Bedroom- There is one big change in this room over the years. If you go back to page 1 on this thread and look at the 3 photos I posted that are from the early 40’s you can see the bedroom floor is hardwood. In the 52’ picture there is rose/red carpet now. I also have a photo in a book from around 48’ (based on Lucy’s hair length) that also shows hardwood. So the carpet addition seems like a rather late add. The chest at the foot of the bed was also an addition somewhere around the late 40’s. Loved seeing the room in color so we could see the yellow and gray that we knew it was done in. I’m not surprised that the bedroom has not changed much over the 12 years they lived there. Compare the photos from page 1 and it really is the same down to the bedspread, the chaise in the corner, and even their pictures on the wall. The only other change I can notice is it looks like a table with a lamp was added next to the chaise. I love how the article mentions that Lucy got all the closet room in the bedroom. In the photo in the article the closets would be the mirrored wall just to the left of the photographer who is standing in the doorway. Porch- According to Tom back in the earlier pages of this thread this room was a late 40’s/early 50’s add on and looks really nice. I’d have to check the Home Movies but I think they show this under construction. Living Room- I am convinced that the long sofa is across from the fireplace. It makes sense now that we can see the other part of the living room and see the wallpaper does show up again. Also nice to know that those winged chairs formed a sitting area to the right of the fireplace. I wasn’t sure what room they were in. I wonder what room the passage way next to them leads to. That room sure had color with that carpet and wallpaper. It’s also amazing to see that again this room did not change that much over the years. Dining Room- I had only seen close-up shots of this room so very nice to see the whole thing. Think of all the amazing people who had dinner at that table. The one thing I do question is the carpet color. Here it is red but I thought at one time it was white. In her book Lucy tells the spaghetti sauce pot story and says how it dropped out of the pot all over the new white carpet she just had put in. I wonder if they never could get the stain out and just put in new carpet. Nursery- That looks like a huge room. It did get me to wondering once Desi Jr came along where did Lucie get moved to or did they share the nursery at some point. I also read somewhere that if I remember correctly they had 4 bedrooms. Maybe she eventually got her own room. What I totally love about this house is how unpretentious it was. Completely homey, completely decorated 100% by them. Think of how celebs live now. And we all know they didn’t move because they were super rich big stars and thought they should live higher class but for other circumstances. You could see that they really planned to stay there for long time. I love how this article really points out how much Lucy was a creature of habit and did not want to change anything. You see it in this house and you heard about it in the BH house too. If something was old or worn it got replaced with the same exact thing. I could not have the same bedspread for 12 years. Other observations from the article. It tells of the story about those people who stayed 9 months. First of all who has the nerve to do that? Second I question if this was one of Lucy’s embellished stories and it probably was only 1-2 months. I love how she said they built that house for them. This article is not the first time I’ve seen Lucie referred to as her middle name. It seems that for the first year or 2 when referenced she is called by either her first and middle name or just the middle name. I wonder if they quickly realized the same name thing was going to be a problem. I’ve always wondered what Lucy thought when she woke up and little Susan now has a new name. I mean it is a grand romantic gesture but I wonder how thought out that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryCarter Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Lucie was later called "Desiree" again during the Phil Vandervort years. Phil called the Roxbury Drive house and didn't know how to ask for Lucie without saying "Young Lucie" (as opposed to "Old Lucy"), so he called her Desiree. This caught on and I know at least Gary called her Desiree during this period too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmadluv7 Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Modern Screen visits 19700 Devonshire Drive. i posted this before-but this is a nice color photo from the same photo shoot at the ranch- Its such a lovely home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Thanks for the brighten up of that image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Needed to correct one thing in my post. Checked the one bedroom pic from the late 40s and there is carpet. So the carpet must have been a mid 40s add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 I thought that was the weirdest floor covering I had ever seen, didn't even know what it was made of, such a weird pattern too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Some sort of linoleum is my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 How cute is is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Her early years with Des offer us some of her all time best pictures, proving I guess that one looks better when one is deliriously happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 I love that whole shoot. They look young, relaxed, happy, and sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmadluv7 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I love that whole shoot. They look young, relaxed, happy, and sexy. agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 On the hunt for the Ranch -- a fascinating article here: http://sanfernandovalleyblog.blogspot.ca/2014/06/bttf-22-searching-for-lucille-ball-and.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 This is great. Gonna read tonight. I'll see if it matches the drive I took back in 99' to track down this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C L A U D E Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 O M G, as McMahon used to say setting up Carson . . . . everything you could possibly want to know about that house is here . . . I had seen part of that before but this is just incredibly full of info, thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsbway Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Ok after that I think my directions led me to Limrick as stated as one of the eroneous locations. I think I had known that the house wasn't standing but I heard up to the early 2000s it was until Tom's info came out. Nice to finally be able to pinpoint a location to lknow where it once was. The Ogden house still stands as I've got pics of that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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