Actress Elizabeth Taylor had only been married to film and theater producer, Mike Todd, for a year when his private plane, The Liz, crashed in New Mexico on March 22, 1958. This photo was taken that day outside their home at 1330 Schuyler Drive in Beverly Hills. A couple of things strike me about this photo. These days, movie star homes have a 15-foot fence to maintain privacy, but at Liz Taylor’s house you could walk up those steps and knock on the door! Also, there’s only a dozen people standing in front of the house, whereas today there’d be a massive crowd of paparazzi crowding the street, hoping to snap a photo of the distraught widow. Maybe this shot was taken early and those vultures showed up later.

This is that same house in April 2019. It remains largely intact but is now painted a rather vivid shade of coral.