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Lucille Ball’s First Hollywood Home for Sale

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The Home’s Historic Past

When Lucille Ball left NY for Hollywood in the early 1930’s, she rented the 1,874-square-foot bungalow at 1344 N. Ogden Drive. At the age of 22, Ball had just signed a contract with RKO Radio Pictures, so the actress moved to CA with her family, including her mom and brother. The group lived in the rented bungalow until Ball eloped with Desi Arnaz, and moved into a Beverly Hills mansion.

The two-bedroom, two-bathroom bungalow with palm trees in the front yard was built in 1919, and is located in the heart of West Hollywood’s historic Spaulding Square neighborhood. This area is comprised of many Colonial-style bungalows developed between 1916 and 1926. The current owner has lived in the property for over 20 years and has done extensive renovations to the home while still preserving its old-world charm,and ties to Ball.

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Make An Offer

The home is listed at $1.75 million. The listing agent is Rhonda Kohn of Keller Williams Realty.

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Columbia County Fair Just Two Days Away!

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The Columbia County Fair Opens Wednesday, August 31, 2016! This year marks the fair’s 176th annual happening. As always, the fair grounds will be packed with rides, attractions, and entertainment. Following are just a few examples of what the fair has in store for us this year.

LONESTAR
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 • 7:00pm
MAIN STAGE, GRANDSTAND
Known for merging their country roots with strong melodies and rich vocals, Lonestar, comprised of Richie McDonald (lead vocals), Michael Britt (lead guitar & backing vocals), Keech Rainwater (drums), and Dean Sams (keyboards & backing vocals), has amassed RIAA-certified sales in excess of ten million album units since their national launch in 1995, and achieved ten #1 country hits including “No News,” “Come Crying To Me,” and their crossover smash “Amazed” (which was also #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

DEMOLITION DERBIES
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 • 6:30pm
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 • 6:30pm
GRANDSTAND
Enjoy the crashin’, smashin’ action of our annual Demolition Derbies. Catch 3 heats, 4 cylinders, 6 cylinders and 8 cylinders, both nights plus a Special Mini Van heat on Wednesday night. Over $1500 in prizes given out.

MONSTER TRACTOR PULL
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 • 4:00pm
GRANDSTAND
What started out many years ago with farmers bringing their favorite tractors out of the fields to the local fair and pulling the heaviest stone boat the furthest has progressed into the HEAVIEST MOTOR SPORT IN THE WORLD! Watch these modified, Super Stock and Super Farm class tractors and 4 wheel drive trucks roar past the Grandstand in hopes of a full pull, bragging rights and points towards the circuit championship!

PAINTED PONY CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 • 3:00pm “SLACK” COMPETITION
5:00pm RODEO START
GRANDSTAND
Capture the excitement of bareback, saddle bronc, and bull riding. Hold on to your cowboy hats during the team roping, calf roping, and steer wrestling, and as the ladies race against the clock in the barrel racing contest.

EUDORA FARMS
PETTING ZOO – DAILY
Experience the all-new interactive, hands on exotic animal petting zoo. It includes 20-25 rare and exotic animals from around the world. Animal ambassadors such as, “Little Joe” (the wallaby) “Juliet” (The Scotch Highlander) “Humphrey” (The Camel) “Rascal” (The Fennec Fox) and “Kevin Bacon” (the Pot Belly Pig). All the animals bring smiles to all who meet them! Young and young at heart will enjoy Eudora Farms Petting Zoo and the thrill of a camel ride.

BRAD MATCHETT COMEDY HYPNOSIS SHOW
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 • 8:30pm
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1-SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 – 8:30pm
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 • 8pm
NORTHGATE STAGE
In family friendly Vegas style Hypnosis Show, C.H. Brad Matchett uses only volunteers, no actors, just people who want to experience the great feeling of Hypnosis. Hypnosis can often be described as a deep state of Relaxation. One hour of Hypnosis is like 6 to 8 hours of sleep. We all go in and out of Hypnosis every day, driving, reading a book, watching TV even playing video games.

Eat & Drink

In addition to the countless food options, and deep-fried “insert something crazy here”, available on the fair midway, there is also one of my favorite fair attractions, the Beer Pavilion. Located behind the main grandstands, this is the perfect spot to grab a cold beer, and mingle with friends. You can also bring your fair food into the large tented pavilion. DJ Jack Bogarski returns to the Beer Pavilion for his 19th consecutive year, and will provide the musical entertainment in the pavilion. for all ages during the day The Beer Pavilion is open daily from 7pm to close.
21 and over only

Times/Location/Admission

The Fair opens at noon on Wednesday, and 10am the rest of the days. The fair will close each night at 11pm.
The Fair is located in Chatham, NY, at the Columbia County Agricultural Society
142 Hudson Ave. Parking is free.
Admission is $10 for teens and adults ($15 on Sunday). Kids age 12 and under get in free every day. On Thursday, admission is free for everyone age 18 and under.

For more info, including the full schedule of events, and a map of the fair grounds, visit www.columbiafair.com, by clicking here.

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The Arthur T. Hadley Estate

Check out this unique, contemporary estate in Austerlitz, NY.

Check out this unique, contemporary estate in Austerlitz, NY. It was built by architect Parker Bloser in 1988 and then purchased by Arthur T. Hadley, a journalist and author known for his military critiques, who died in 2015.

The 4,584 square feet house has four bedrooms, and 6 bathrooms. There’s also a guest house with its own kitchen and a bedroom with a fireplace. The property is nearly 20 acres of secluded land that features stunning views of the Berkshire mountains in the distance, and two ponds on the property itself. Here’s some more info from the listing:

The house and outbuilding can sleep upwards of 12 people comfortably and features a dining room large enough to seat that many and more in unmatched elegance. There is a wood-burning fireplace in each of the 4 bedrooms plus one in the living room. All floors throughout the house are bluestone or tile over radiant heat.

The house is offered at: $1,250,000.

For more pictures and info, check out the listing on BeachandBartolo.com by clicking here.

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Jeff McKinney is a Realtor in Columbia County, NY. Connect with him on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Pinterest.

NYC’s Cliffside ‘Pumpkin House’ For Sale

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There’s a interesting story on Gothamist today about a new home on the market. It’s in Manhattan’s Hudson Heights neighborhood, at 16 Chittenden Avenue, and built over a cliff just north of the George Washington Bridge. Apparently, the home is commonly known as “The Pumpkin House”, because from the New Jersey side of the Hudson, and with the lights just right, the house looks like a lit-up Jack-O-Lantern.

The 3-story, 3,144-square-foot, free-standing home was built in the 1920s on a steel foundation sunk into a steep cliff at West 186th Street. The house is listed at $5.25 million. You can check out the listing by clicking here.

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Columbia County in Pictures: Summer Flowers

My slice of Columbia County is on the North face of a fairly large, wooded hill. It’s beautiful, and never gets too hot, but there’s no one spot in the yard that receives true, full sunlight. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of flowering plants that grow in low light.

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