Jaguar XKX Concept Car
Is this a car or an angry extraterrestrial beast? It a bit overdone for my taste…more aggressive than elegant. Maybe Jaguar is considering a more affordable alternative to the supercar. Photo Source: Fubiz.net
Bessie Pregerson Child Development Center – 2012
On Tuesday, March 27 the C.A.R.E. Project volunteers visited the Bessie Pregerson Child Development Center at the Salvation Army to drop off donations and play with the children. Robin Greenberg, Lisa Nevins, Debora Bright-Laney, Drew de la Houssaye, Kathryn Shafer & Jim Crane came out to support this great cause. The Bessie Pregerson Child Development [...]
Dream House Raffle – Special Olympics – 2012
Special Olympics Southern California’s Dream Home Raffle is a large fundraiser. The raffle aims to raise funds for Special Olympics Southern California in its continuing effort to empower individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society. In addition to supporting Special Olympics Southern California, the raffle will be giving [...]
Ocean Park Community Center – 2012
On Feburary 27th, 2012 the Board of Realtors© brought donations of lightly used clothes to the Ocean Park Community Center (OPCC) which provides shelter, clothing, food and counseling to Santa Monica’s homeless community. We also volunteered at the front desk, in the clothes closet and in the kitchen. Three bags of clothes that I donated [...]
Famous English Mansions & Estates
Downton Abbey’s Highclere isn’t the only grand old manor house that’s getting a lot of screen time. Some English estates rival Judy Dench for frequent film appearances. Highclere Castle Wrotham Park Syon House, Isleworth, Greater London Harlaxton Man, Grantham, Lincolnsire Burleigh House Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Mentmore Towers, Mentmore, Buckinghamshire Wilton House, Wilton, Wiltshire Eton [...]
Syon House, Greater London – England
Photo: Britain on View / Getty Images Screen Credits: Accident Gosford Park The Golden Bowl The Avengers The Wings of the Dove
Stokesay Court, Ludlow, Shropshire – England
Photo: Courtesy of Stokesay Court Screen Credits: Atonement
Broughton Castle, Banbury, Oxfordshire – England
Photo: Greg Biss / Getty Images Screen Credits: The Madness of King George Shakespeare in Love Three Men and a Little Lady
Eton College – England
Photo: Christopher Furlong / Getty Images Screen Credits: The Madness of King George Shakespeare in Love Chariots of Fire Young Sherlock Holmes The Fourth Protocol Henry VIII and His Six Wives (BBC TV series)
Knebworth House, Stevenage, Hertfordshire – England
Photo: Lonely Planet Images / Getty Images Screen Credits: Batman (1989) Eyes Wide Shut The Meaning of Life The Shooting Party Batman Begins (2003)
Wilton House, Wilton, Wiltshire – England
Photo: Britain on View / Getty Images Screen Credits: Barry Lyndon The Madness of King George Mrs. Brown The Music Lovers The Bounty The Young Victoria
Mentmore Towers, Mentmore, Buckinghamshire – England
Photo: Creative Commons Eyes Wide Shut (as Long Island mansion) Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan version, as Wayne Manor) Ali G in Da House The Mummy (1999)
Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire – England
Photo: Creative Commons Screen Credits: Greystoke (interiors) Orlando Batman (Wayne manor in Tim Burton version) Shakespeare in Love Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Sherlock Holmes (Guy Ritchie version
Harlaxton Man, Grantham, Lincolnshire – England
Photo: Creative Commons The Ruling Class The Haunting (remake
Burleigh House – England
Photo: Ben Stansall / Getty Images Screen Credits Pride and Prejudice (2005, Keira Knightley) The Da Vinci Code The Golden Bowl
Syon House, Isleworth, Greater London – England
Screen Credits: Peter’s Friends Jeeves & Wooster (series) The Line of Beauty (BBC TV) Sense & Sensibility (miniseries
Floors Castle, Kelso, Scotland
Floors Castle, Kelso, Scotland Photo: Jason Hawkes / Corbis Screen Credits: Greystoke
Castle Howard, York – England
Photo: Everett Collection Screen Credits: Both Bridesheads—mini-series and film
Grand Opening Party – Palm Springs Branch
Friday, January 27th 2012, THE BROKERAGE Real Estate Group officially opened it’s Palm Springs office! Business is already booming…we have daily walk-ins, and seasonal renters are looking to purchase permanent second homes. Flippers are coming back too! Visit our website: TheBrokeragePS.com
Jennifer Aniston Buys in Bel Air
Serial homeowner, Jennifer Aniston, has moved from her lavishly renovated Trousdale Estates abode to classic modern Bel Air home built by noted architect A. Quincy Jones. She stole the home for a reported $21 million….down from the original asking price of $24.9 million. The 8,500 sq ft home includes 4 bedrooms, six and one half [...]
