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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated March 21, 1963 reads, "One of the most elegant privately held urban estates in the West was being reduced to a pile of rubble today as the huge jaws of a wrecking company's crane began tearing it down. The 62-room Errett Loban Cord estate, located on 9.8 acres of wooded land in Beverly Hills, was purchased last year by a development company which is tearing it down to make way for 12 large estate lots and homes in the $200,000 price range. The brick-and-wood main residence was completed in 1932 at an approximate cost of $2 million. Before it fell prey to the wrecker's hammers, the main house was considered one of the most perfect examples of Georgian Colonial American architecture west of Philadelphia. When the wrecking is completed, the land will be cleared for the new homes."; See images #00124365 through #00124368 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
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