There was no joy at the time like that of setting up several historically accurate cars, some snaking lengths of track, a couple of rail switches, tunnels, maybe houses and stores, then put the whole thing in motion. It was often the only electronic child's toy in the house, in contrast to today, when children of five are encouraged to ritually slash their palms and create blood bonds with their first CPU. Susan Smith of Carolwood Estates represented the sellers.Fathers frequently bought their kids electric train sets, when I was child. In addition to “Euphoria,” the both critically-acclaimed and lambasted filmmaker is also the creator and director of HBO’s “The Idol.” Levinson, 38, was raised in Los Angeles, the son of Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson. And from a private balcony in the mansion’s second-floor master suite, views take in the surrounding hills and distant city lights. Privately set well away from the main house lies a substantial swimming pool surrounded by a brick patio with ample room for sunbathers. In addition to the five-bedroom mansion, there’s also a one-bedroom guest apartment lurking on the premises.īoasting “unparalleled privacy,” per the listing, the estate also includes lush grounds enveloped by grassy lawns and studded by mature trees. Secreted behind massive gates and a long driveway, the 7,000-square-foot main house offers coffered and beamed ceilings throughout, stunningly intricate wrought iron details, original hardwood floors, hand-carved marble fireplaces and colorful Spanish tilework. Though the house is nearing its 100th birthday, the structure appears remarkably well preserved. The house eventually sold for a further discounted $8.5 million in spring 2021, but it wasn’t clear until now that the mystery buyers were Ashley and Sam Levinson - he the widely known reformed drug addict-turned-creator, writer and producer of HBO’s mega-hit “Euphoria,” starring Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney and Hunter Schafer, among others. Following that, the 1.53-acre compound was put up for grabs at $13.5 million, an ambitious ask that was later slashed down to just over $10 million. In the mid-1960s, Fuller sold the place to prolific cult horror film director Larry Cohen (“It’s Alive,” “Black Caesar”), who continued residing at the property until his death in early 2019.
Hearst and his wife, former teenage showgirl Hope Chandler, owned the 90210 estate until 1953, when they offloaded it for $57,500 to controversial filmmaker Sam Fuller (“The Naked Kiss,” “The Big Red One”). The younger Hearst acquired the property circa 1940, during which time he was working his way up the ladder at the Los Angeles Herald-Express, a Hearst family-owned paper. Built in the early 1930s and located in the rugged mountains above Beverly Hills, the gated estate was most famously owned by David Whitmire Hearst, one of publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst’s five sons. This grand Spanish hacienda probably has some interesting stories to tell.
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