In 1960 Sam Bell heir to General Mills (Bell Potato Chips) purchased a summer home with a spectacular view of the Pacific Ocean. His property extended down a 300 foot cliff to the mean high tide line of the surf below. His beach is isolated 4 miles from public access to the North, and is accessible only at low tide through rugged, slippery rocks from the south, and remains unused and out of sight. Only surfers 100 yards away can see the mushroom shape of the guest retreat.
You can also see it from above in murph’s paragliding video:
The list price in the MLS is $5,000,000, but it’s going to auction on September 29th. The city has the right to reject the final price, and they need at least $3,000,000 to pay off the park debt.
In the remarks: LAST OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS IS DEL MAR EVER!
“The City has owned the Balboa lot since 1965. In a purchase agreement dated September 7, 1965, the City of Del Mar purchased Del Mar Utilities (a private corporation) for a total purchase price of $250,392. At that time, the lot had both a pressure treatment plant and cement water reservoir tank which was partially in the ground and partially above ground. It was later deemed obsolete and was no longer needed. Therefore, in 1992, Council adopted a resolution to demolish the plant and tank, and place soil over the remaining concrete. Currently, the land is vacant.”
Julius Shulman, who passed away last year at age 98, captured the work of nearly every modern and progressive architect since the 1930s including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. His images epitomized the singular beauty of Southern California’s modernist movement, and brought its iconic structures to the attention of the general public. A documentary about him, called Visual Acoustics, has been running on the Sundance Channel – more at this link: http://www.juliusshulmanfilm.com/
This video isn’t real estate-related, but one I’ll never forget. I’m not sure what happened, but I haven’t found anything reported in the news, which is probably good for the people involved:
Sampling a bit of Old Carlsbad, where most homes were built in the 1945-1965 era, and are in the midst of the next generational-turnover stage. There’s not a soundtrack, it was the workshop music that was blaring:
Thanks to swm for the idea – let’s make it an ice cream social!
Plan to come this Saturday, August 7th from noon until 2pm at the La Costa Ave Park-N-Ride on the border of Encinitas – convenient for all! There will be more details posted here on Friday, but here is the link that maps the location:
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