I can’t even imagine what 12 acres in Encino would be worth nowadays! (For non-LA’ers, Encino is a suburb in the San Fernando Valley were a number of stars had large properties (there was more room and land was cheap (back then!) – Clark Gable & Carole Lombard and Edward Everett Horton also lived in the area.
Spencer Tracy standing in front of his 12-acre spread in Encino known simply as “The Hill.”
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Ummmm…I can just smell that fresh country air!
Martin, here’s a wider shot and possibly what Spence was admiring!
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From the Architectural Digest:
“That was the damndest farm you ever saw,” said MGM publicist Emily Torchia of The Hill, a 12-acre ranch in Encino owned by Louise and Spencer Tracy. “That sentimental Irishman wouldn’t allow anything to be killed, not even the chickens. So it became kind of an old-age home for animals.” Mrs. Tracy furnished the residence, which the couple purchased in 1936, with an array of early California antiques. (April 1990)
I have the same soft heart and wouldn’t make a good farmer as far as feeding my family!
Love all your posts!
Jean