Cinema is a more ephemeral art than it seems, and when it comes to its historical places, even more so. When it is not a fire that destroys irreplaceable sets or archives, real estate speculation finishes the job by destroying places associated with its legends.
Fortunately, this is not always the case. The Los Angeles City Council has saved a building associated with the myth of Marilyn Monroe declaring it a historical monument. Something that has greatly angered the current owners, who were planning to demolish it.
This was Marilyn’s last house
The property in question is a colonial-style house, built in 1929 and located in the Brentwood district. The protagonist of Whit skirts and being crazy He bought the chalet in 1962 and He lived there for the last six months of his life. Among the reasons for the decision, which was adopted unanimously (via Variety), it has been highlighted that this is “the first house that [Marilyn] searched and bought for herself and alone during her career.
The news has not gone down well with the television producer. Roy Bank and his wife Brinah Milstein. The couple, who own the adjacent parcel, bought the house in 2023 for more than $8 million and planned to demolish it to join the land to their property.
In fact, Bank and Milstein have sued the city, accusing it of “plotting behind the scenes.” In the lawsuit, which will go to trial on August 13, the couple claims that the house has suffered significant alterations since Marilyn lived in it, and points out that neither the neighborhood associations (who fear an avalanche of tourists) nor the heirs of the actress agree with the cataloguing.
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Traci Park But he has a very different opinion. “We have the opportunity to do something that should have been done 60 years ago,” he said. “There is no person or place as iconic to Los Angeles as Marilyn Monroe and her home in Brentwood.”
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