My sister and me, King of Prussia, PA, 1965. I'm on the right, with the microscope.
A few level-headed friends have questioned the sanity of our adventure. Whatever possessed us, they want to know. We hope that Holleywood will prove a sound investment, but they're right to point out that the purchase of it had more to do with passion than with practicality. I love old houses.
When we bought in the city, we looked only at prewar buildings. Our farmhouse in Amenia was built pre-Civil War. I suspect that my obsession with vintage real estate was sparked early on by a Colonial dollhouse that Santa brought to our modern, mid-century split-level. How I loved playing with it (in those days eleven year olds still played with dollhouses) and spent hours arranging furniture and imagining dramas in little rooms which seemed to me vast with possibilities.
When we bought in the city, we looked only at prewar buildings. Our farmhouse in Amenia was built pre-Civil War. I suspect that my obsession with vintage real estate was sparked early on by a Colonial dollhouse that Santa brought to our modern, mid-century split-level. How I loved playing with it (in those days eleven year olds still played with dollhouses) and spent hours arranging furniture and imagining dramas in little rooms which seemed to me vast with possibilities.
Unlike Holleywood, the dollhouse came completely furnished, including a console TV and candelabras in the dining room.
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