Post by the Scribe on Apr 8, 2020 8:16:56 GMT
Jul 12, 2017 4:39:41 GMT @pit said:
Lately, I’ve taken an interest in locating the places Linda lived after moving to LA in 1964. Maybe others here can fill in some missing pieces.When Linda first moved to LA, she stayed with Bobby Kimmel in a communal house on Hart Avenue (Linda refers to it as Hart Street in her memoir) in Ocean Park. The house is the backdrop for the group photo on the back of the third Stone Poneys LP. Anyone know the address?
Sometime before 1970, she moved into a bungalow with JD Souther near the corner of Camrose and Highland. Jackson Browne lived in an adjacent bungalow. Half of the bungalows in this little village were razed in 1991 - 1992 time frame to clear space for the present day Highland Camrose Park, but 7 of the original 14 bungalows were spared. Anyone know if the house where Linda and JD lived is one of those still standing?
Jul 12, 2017 7:06:35 GMT @ronstadtfanaz said:
That would take a lot of research. I am aware of the two you are talking about but don't know the addresses. I know she had a home in Malibu that was featured on Wonderland, a home in Brentwood during her Jim Carrey dating period (which I believe was close to where Nicole Simpson lived and died) also and a home in San Francisco before she sold it and moved back to Tucson (early 90's) and lived in the pink house which she had restored. She also lived on Prince Rd. in Tucson (her childhood home) which I believe was part of her grandfather's original acreage. I have the address and phone number to that home which I believe is gone but am not sure where my old address book is. When times were hard she would return to Tucson and stayed in her parent's guest house on Prince Road. I am thinking that guest house may have been the house that her grandparents lived in until they died but I am not 100% sure of that. She also lived in New York City for a bit but I am not sure if she just stayed in a hotel for the duration. She had some interesting roommates over the years among them Nicolette Larson, Adam Mitchell, Danny Ferrington (I think), etc.Jul 13, 2017 2:32:27 GMT @pit said:
I have done some (internet) research on the topic. I will post what I have pieced together here for anyone interested. For me, it makes her story somewhat more accessible to see (on Google) the actual places referenced in her memoir. Where she lived during the early years in LA is less clear to me, thus the questions in my initial post. I was unaware of the Prince Road house in Tucson. I kind of had the impression the she left home for LA and just stayed in LA, but it makes more sense that she would have gone back home to Tucson during lean times in those early years.
The following chronology is not necessarily 100% accurate, but is what I have been able to piece together. If anyone can fill-in or correct details, please do.
1. Stayed with Bobby Kimmel and Kenny Edwards in a communal house on Hart Avenue (Linda refers to it as Hart Street) in Ocean Park. The house is the backdrop for the group photo on the back of the third Stone Poneys LP. Address of house unknown.
2. Sometime before 1970, she moved into a bungalow with JD Souther near the corner of Camrose and Highland. Jackson Browne lived in an adjacent bungalow. Half of the bungalows in this little village were razed in 1991 or 1992 to clear space for the present day Highland Camrose Park. 7 of the original 14 bungalows were spared. Unknown to me if the house where Linda and JD lived is one of those still standing.
3. Sometime between 1970 and 1973, she moved to an apartment in Beechwood Canyon with JD Souther. I believe the apartment was the upstairs unit of the house at 2595 N Beechwood. Harry Dean Stanton lived above the garage, behind the house, at the time. JD and Linda parted ways during this period, and he moved to another place nearby (maybe the house at 2400 N Gower).
4. Linda moved to her house at #38 Malibu Colony (aka 23674 Malibu Colony Rd) in 1975, after the release and success of HLAW.
5. In 1980, she moved from Malibu Colony to the house at 241 N Rockingham (Brentwood). Danny Ferrington lived here, for how long I don’t know.
6. In 1987 she moved to 2518 Jackson St in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. In December 1990, Linda adopted Mary Clementine, and she adopted Carlos in 1994. Linda recorded the album “Dedicated to the One I Love” in this house.
7. In late 1994 or 1995, she moved back to Tucson with her kids, to the property at 147 S Avenida De Palmas.
8. In 1997, she sold her house on Jackson Street in SF.
9. In 2005, she left Tucson and moved back to SF. While house hunting, she lived in a duplex not far from her former home on Jackson St.
10. In 2009, Linda bought her current house in SF.
11. In Aug 2016, she sold her Tucson home.
Jul 13, 2017 4:19:46 GMT @ronstadtfanaz said:
Very good list. You may have mostly nailed it. You should hook up with Philly. He has an interest in this too and seems to be the most knowledgeable about Linda's homes. He might even have links to photos of many of the homes which would be quite interesting to add to the mix. I don't know how he does it but he is one of the best investigators I have seen here lol. He is also a stealth member and may be watching us now 
Dianna once mentioned that Linda and Nicole Brown Simpson sometimes walked their dogs together or at least ran into each other while walking their dogs. Might even have been the same breed. Not sure. She also may have been a resident of the Plaza Hotel for an extended period of time when working in NYC. I wonder if any of those homes were haunted? Or who some of the past residents might have been? Or who is living there now?