Farewell to a funny little house

16 years ago

Hi, This was a little old house inside a trailer park in Pomona, Calif. I noticed that the park was being bulldozed, and got a picture just before its demise. Linda

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lacensuch
16 years ago
Wonder who lived there? What a bit of nostalgia that is now gone.
Thanks for sharing
nonacook
16 years ago
Thanks for showing us!
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countrygrl
16 years ago
What a shame! It's always nice to see something a little different when you're out driving around. Like, you'd say, there's the cowboy house! when you'd drive by that one. Oh well...
kudzukween
16 years ago
Hmm,who are the actors painted on the house.and wonder what movie that's from!
csrliz
16 years ago
The first 2 (from the left) Marlon Brando (I'm thinking it's Brando) and Clint Eastwood. I don't know the third...
pattico_gw
16 years ago
Maybe a Brando...I'm not seeing a Clint Eastwood there...He looks familiar but I can't think what his name is.

I'll ask my hubby when he comes in from mowing...He's an old western movie fan.

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hipchick
16 years ago
that center one looks like charlie sheen to me, and maybe emilio estevez to the left....maybe a scene from young guns?
bobbin313
16 years ago
My guess is Marlon Brando, Gary Cooper and William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy).
Purplemoon
16 years ago
That is very sad it was bulldozed. Someone should have at least saved the artwork, tho I bet some folks would have wanted the little house entirely. I saw on CraigsList here, awhile back, "free OLD one-room school house, you move it". Bet that found a home too!

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meadel
16 years ago
Take a look at this:

These kind of things drive me crazy. I even emailed a few people about the history of this house. ( no answer , YET) And I have bugged all my contacts and relatives.

But it does look like it .( My hubby found this)
Lori

Here is a link that might be useful: W.S. Hart in The Gun Fighter
pattico_gw
16 years ago
I thought they looked like cowboys earlier years than we were guessing. I still haven't shown it to my husband.

But I was thinking more like the days of Gene Autry , one named something Nicks(sp) .

These guys are even older.

Very interesting though. Wonder if the person who painted the house was just a fan or if he had some conection to the actors.

What a shame it was tore down before some History was written about it.

patti
jeanr_2007
16 years ago
I agree that they are early, EARLY western stars. What an interesting way to paint your house. Too bad they didn't offer it to someone to move.
crazybrunette64
16 years ago
"meadel"...you're correct - the image on the house is the mirror image of that in the photo you posted. But I didn't see names when scanning the accompanying article.

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