Re: RIP Stately Wayne Manor

Um, you're gonna wanna read this article again. Earlier reports said
the house was destroyed, but this is the one that says a house nearby
was destroyed - and *not* Wayne Manor...

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Sean

Smart Ape = Goldberg; Mean Orlando=Jerry Flynn wrote:
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051006/en_nm/life_mansion_dc
>
> LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Tudor style mansion in Pasadena that was used for
> a number of movie shoots has been destroyed by fire but the house nearby
> where the 1960s "Batman" TV series was shot escaped damage, fire officials
> said on Thursday.
>
> Early news reports said the house that burned down on Wednesday night was
> the historic mansion on S. San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena, 15 miles north-east
> of downtown Los Angeles, that served as the "Wayne Manor" of Batman TV
> series fame. That house was reported to have been bought by former Beatle
> Paul McCartney in 2005.
>
> But the 16,000 sq foot (1,500 sq meter) home that caught fire was actually
> further down the street. Some scenes from "Rocky V" and the Peter Sellers
> movie "Being There" were reportedly shot there. The owners were not at home
> when the fire started and the cause is unknown.
> --

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