tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post5196789962821850231..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: The true story of the Laurel Canyon Houdini EstateJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-831318562729552982024-03-11T17:15:11.136-07:002024-03-11T17:15:11.136-07:00Oh, wow, I've never heard of this. It sounds c...Oh, wow, I've never heard of this. It sounds cool. Thank you for letting us know!John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-82903118381986771842024-03-11T04:22:07.724-07:002024-03-11T04:22:07.724-07:00Not sure if anyone’s mentioned this before, but th...Not sure if anyone’s mentioned this before, but the “Houdini mansion ruins” feature prominently in Tim Powers’ magical realism novel “Expiration Date.” Allegedly in the novel, the main protagonist acquired Houdini’s own mummified thumb and two plaster casts of his hands from his grave in New York, and then hid these magically-charged artifacts in the carriage house of the Houdini mansion in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-70910350833924051322023-01-07T19:42:06.375-08:002023-01-07T19:42:06.375-08:00Wow that must have been a frightening experience.Wow that must have been a frightening experience.Leo Heviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990057178465581105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-80695781930010831732023-01-05T16:57:38.106-08:002023-01-05T16:57:38.106-08:00Is there any repository of photos from that fire? ...Is there any repository of photos from that fire? I'll start searching Google, maybe I'll find a pic of that fireplace!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-63819370379367466302023-01-05T14:26:26.698-08:002023-01-05T14:26:26.698-08:00Those appears to be remains of a different firepla...Those appears to be remains of a different fireplace than the one that sat on the Houdini property. Could be one of the houses across Laurel Canyon. At that time there were a lot of remains from the '59 fire.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-20388084196442874742023-01-05T11:29:14.663-08:002023-01-05T11:29:14.663-08:00Tangentially related to the so-called Houdini Esta...Tangentially related to the so-called Houdini Estate at 2400 Laurel Canyon Blvd are the first two Love LP covers, with the band photographed (in the words of band member Johnny Echols) "at a burned-out house next to the old Houdini mansion. They've torn it down and restored the mansion. It's now a tourist attraction." It's hard to tell where that house would have been—to theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-27155490861830815922022-11-24T12:53:32.621-08:002022-11-24T12:53:32.621-08:00Well this is a true story, not a joke, back in the...Well this is a true story, not a joke, back in the late 60,s my boyfriend best friend Nancy and I went to then known Houdini and we nade our way uo the crumbled stairs from Laurel Canyon, when we git halfway up which their was a tunnel or sonetging, we geard chain dragging and saw a ghist of a woman in a white gown calling the name Robert we ran down the hill, Nancy lost one if her new shoes, NdCathienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-32550365715026553072021-08-22T22:25:20.003-07:002021-08-22T22:25:20.003-07:00Strange story since Houdini lived in Harlem NY fro...Strange story since Houdini lived in Harlem NY from 1904 until his death but I guess it is possible he had several homes in his escapades.Spooky stuff for some superstitious folks I suppose. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-46356159446472598522021-01-02T08:55:38.468-08:002021-01-02T08:55:38.468-08:00What a great story. Thank you for sharing, Malinda...What a great story. Thank you for sharing, Malinda. You can see the inside of the house around that time in <a href="https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2016/07/mannix-at-houdini-estate.html" rel="nofollow">THIS POST</a>. Maybe it will bring back some memories. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-29108822340674861712020-12-31T15:44:48.702-08:002020-12-31T15:44:48.702-08:00Around 1970, I was a student at Fairfax High and a...Around 1970, I was a student at Fairfax High and a rank beginner in magic. Several of us decided to hold a Seance in the large burned out house reported to be Houdini's old home. It was a very spooky experience as we knew there was security on the property and we all carried large tins of pepper to confuse the security dogs. Dropping the pepper on the trail, we blindly worked our way in the Malindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-17715508510528475592020-09-03T10:17:35.656-07:002020-09-03T10:17:35.656-07:00Thanks for sharing these fantastic memories, Dave!...Thanks for sharing these fantastic memories, Dave! I love David Blaine coming in through the window. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-67313974569246158562020-09-02T19:59:47.755-07:002020-09-02T19:59:47.755-07:00I worked for the red hot chili peppers (long after...I worked for the red hot chili peppers (long after the Blood Sugar sessions) and worked on the recording of the Stadium Arcadium album there. We all had heard stories of the haunting, but never saw anything "scary". Flea was living in Malibu and didn't want to commute, so he spent many a night there. The only thing scary that happened to him was one night Magician David Blain Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06921727912495285898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-22551869973399588552019-11-15T21:48:53.368-08:002019-11-15T21:48:53.368-08:00Edie, The Barrymore estate in Beverly Hills or Ch...Edie, The Barrymore estate in Beverly Hills or Chatsworth CA?Elmer Fuddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346206490237185348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-38185073428691805642019-09-26T18:48:42.881-07:002019-09-26T18:48:42.881-07:00I live in Columbus, Georgia, the hometown of Patri...I live in Columbus, Georgia, the hometown of Patrick Williams. He died in July, 2017, and ran an antique store at 3506 2nd Avenue for many years. He was locally renouned as a con man and a fencer of stolen property.<br /><br />Today I was at his estate sale at the old shop. One of the salespeople told me that the iron gates on the front of the shop were "Houdini's Gates," and that Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371955688447090924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-71781757218201880962019-09-22T13:43:55.273-07:002019-09-22T13:43:55.273-07:00Yes, it very could be they were at Rick Rubin'...Yes, it very could be they were at Rick Rubin's and believed it was the Houdini house. I've heard this confusion with other bands as well.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-87968466977007847892019-09-21T01:55:15.150-07:002019-09-21T01:55:15.150-07:00Somewhat confused a bit. My son (band member, Slip...Somewhat confused a bit. My son (band member, Slipknot) said his band stayed in the "Houdini Mansion" when they were recording. I guess they had many paranormal experiences. After reading all the replies, etc., I think that Slipknot stayed at Rick Rubin's. I think he was the producer on their album. Houdini and this history, so very interesting.hawkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929129601485817925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-60917171889048540542019-01-05T09:40:56.164-08:002019-01-05T09:40:56.164-08:00Wow, thank you so much for sharing these terrific ...Wow, thank you so much for sharing these terrific memories, Katrina.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-1219123049986705312019-01-05T03:47:58.570-08:002019-01-05T03:47:58.570-08:00My husband and I were allowed to live there for 6 ...My husband and I were allowed to live there for 6 months, with our 6 children, in tents in 1986. My husband I started the renovation of the gardens for Fania Pearson who at the time was being threatened with enormous fines for the property being a fire hazard. Robinhood wasn't ever the manager, just another occupant. Though He was a colorful character with big black limo and a beer bottle ktlwryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515061560142916599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-28779602052450955082018-06-13T15:44:42.341-07:002018-06-13T15:44:42.341-07:00Hello, Kathleen. Do you know where the old Barrym...Hello, Kathleen. Do you know where the old Barrymore Estate was located?Ediehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004338025254893057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-73541210870733307452018-03-16T13:43:07.872-07:002018-03-16T13:43:07.872-07:00Thank you very much, Brooks. Fixed. :)Thank you very much, Brooks. Fixed. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-59432281878675295322018-03-15T09:07:50.199-07:002018-03-15T09:07:50.199-07:00Great article.
I do want to point out this subject...Great article.<br />I do want to point out this subject/verb agreement error: when you say "After being owned for a time by a man named Mark Jacobs, in June 1997 a colorful antique dealer from Georgia named Patrick Williams purchased the property for $377,777.77," you're saying that Patrick Wilson was owned by Mark Jacobs. : ) Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05658835099861127575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-50313080677594801552017-11-13T08:42:57.857-08:002017-11-13T08:42:57.857-08:00This sounds like a cool graphic novel. Except the ...This sounds like a cool graphic novel. Except the Invisible Lodge was not founded until 1953. But still.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-53877393506281162972017-11-13T04:22:54.383-08:002017-11-13T04:22:54.383-08:00Houdini was an assassin. He used the tunnels in h...Houdini was an assassin. He used the tunnels in his work as an assassin of the Invisible Lodge. Of course tunnels are present under his habitats, he came and went...and killed.....and lived....with complete secrecy about his "true" occupation. Diamond Jim of Chicago was just one of Houdini's "hits" while Houdini was "on stage."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-6178274166067561162017-01-31T09:14:46.600-08:002017-01-31T09:14:46.600-08:00Sorry about that. I've cut "mentally unst...Sorry about that. I've cut "mentally unstable." Is it true he used to shoot arrows at trespassers?John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-27463391833559820212017-01-31T06:22:39.353-08:002017-01-31T06:22:39.353-08:00Well youve got the mentally unstable part wrong be...Well youve got the mentally unstable part wrong because if you look on a map that area of laurel cyn is called Sherwood forest.. Robin Hood was the only person that was actually allowed to stay on the property by the owner fania pearson He managed the property at 2400,2401,2451 for 29 years.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06678464971926648341noreply@blogger.com