Playboy Mansion by jojo
History
The mansion's front door on Dec. 8, 2007.
Original plan of the pool
The 21,987 sq ft (2,042.7 m2) house is described as being in the "Gothic-Tudor" style by Forbes magazine, and sits on 5.3 acres (21,000 m2). It was built by architect Arthur R. Kelly in 1927 and acquired by Playboy from Louis D. Statham (19081983), an engineer, inventor and chess aficionado, in 1971 for $US1.1 million ($US5.5 million in 2007 dollars). It sits close to the northwestern corner of the Los Angeles Country Club, near UCLA and the Bel-Air Country Club. Fifteen million dollars has been invested in renovation and expansion; the market value is $US50 million.
The mansion has 29 rooms including a wine cellar, a game room, a zoo and aviary (and related pet cemetery), tennis courts, a waterfall and a swimming pool area (including a patio and barbecue area, a grotto, a sauna and a bathhouse). These features and others have been shown on television.
The game room (game house) is a separate building on the property's north side. From the fountain in front of the main entrance, there are two sidewalks, running past a wishing-well. The sidewalk on the right leads to the game house and runs past a Hollywood Star of Hefner. Its front entrance opens to a game room with a pool table in the center. This room has vintage and modern arcade games, pinball machines, player piano, jukebox, television, stereo, and couch. The game house has two wings. Left is a room with a soft cushioned floor, mirrors all around, television. There is a restroom with a shower. The right wing of the game house has a smaller restroom, and entrance to a bedroom. This bedroom is connected to another bedroom, which has an exit to the rear backyard of the game house. The game house has a backyard with lounge chairs, and gates on either side.
A secret room known as the "Elvis Suite" is kept out of the public view. In a March 2007 television interview, Hefner an Elvis Presley admirer explained the suite is special to him because of one night in the early seventies, when Elvis stayed in that suite along with no fewer than eight girls. Hefner confirmed that whenever movie stars, sports stars, or rappers come there, they always request the "Elvis Suite", but that it remains, and will most likely remain, off limits. He added "Yeah, Elvis loved women, of all colors."
The house next door is a mirror image of the Mansion layout, only smaller. Hefner purchased the neighboring building in 1996 and it is home to his separated wife Kimberley Conrad and their children together. Hefner and Conrad married in 1989 and separated in 1998. According to the Wall Street Journal, Hefner and his wife announced in March 2009 that they are listing Mrs. Hefner's home for sale at $US28 million.
In 2002, Hefner purchased a house across the street from the mansion for use by Playmates.
The original Playboy Mansion
The original Playboy Mansion.
The original Playboy Mansion was a 70-room classicizing French brick and limestone residence in Chicago at 1340 North State Parkway, which had been built in 1899 for Dr. George Swift Isham; it was acquired by Hefner in 1959. For a period in the 1970s, Hefner divided his time between the Chicago mansion and the Mansion West, moving full time to the California mansion in 1974. The Chicago mansion boasted a brass plate on the door with the Latin inscription, Si Non Oscillas, Noli Tintinnare ("If you don't swing, don't ring").
Events and appearances
During the early 2000s, ESPN began broadcasting live boxing bouts from the large backyard. Vassiliy Jirov and David Haye are some of the notables to have fought there. Sugar Ray Leonard, in his capacity as boxing promoter, has held boxing cards there.
In addition to numerous Playboy features and pictorials, the Playboy Mansion has been the subject of a coffee table book (Inside the Playboy Mansion, 1998, ISBN 1-57544-044-X), a video game (Playboy: The Mansion, in which the player must build the Playboy "empire"), and inspired the U2 song "The Playboy Mansion" on their 1997 album Pop. The Nightwatchman's song "One Man Revolution", contains the lines: 'On the streets of Havana/I got hugged and kissed/At the Playboy Mansion/I wasn't on the list'.
The mansion featured in music videos including "Playmate of the Year" by Zebrahead, "Work It" by Nelly featuring Justin Timberlake, "Rockstar" by Nickelback, and "Beverly Hills" by Weezer. MTV aired a special in late 2000 where Limp Bizkit threw an album release party at the mansion to coincide with the release of their album Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water.
In the 1987 Eddie Murphy movie Beverly Hills Cop II, his character, Detroit police detective Axel Foley, crashes a party at the mansion.
In 2000, WWF's Eddie Guerrero appeared at the mansion in hopes to speak to Hugh Hefner about stopping the release of girlfriend Joanie "Chyna" Laurer's first photo shoot.
A similar segment was shot in 2003, when WWE diva Nidia Guenard made an appearance at the Mansion during an episode of SmackDown, where she attempted to get past security in order to speak to Hefner. Nidia was jealous of Torrie Wilson, who was getting a Playboy photo shoot.
The 2005 Playmates at Play at the Playboy Mansion swimsuit calendar was shot on the grounds of the Mansion in 2004. Playmates Hiromi Oshima, Lauren Michelle Hill, Carmella DeCesare, Sandra Hubby, Irina Voronina, Cara Wakelin, Karen McDougal, Christina Santiago, Pennelope Jimenez, Marketa Janska, Krista Kelly and Teri Marie Harrison appeared in the calendar.
From 2005 to 2008, life at the Mansionpecifically the world of Hef's girlfriends Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt, and Kendra Wilkinsonas featured on the E! reality television series The Girls Next Door. It has also appeared in episodes of several TV shows including Curb Your Enthusiasm (Hugh Hefner and a variety of playmates co-starred), Entourage (Hefner guest starred along with his Playmates), Sex and the City (the four main characters went to a party and were thrown out), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (Hilary Banks goes to the Mansion to do a Weathergirl Photo Shoot) and an episode of Viva La Bam.
In 2007, the Mansion appeared in an episode of the sixth season of The Apprentice as the site of a pool party held for the winning team.
This site served as the starting line for the twelfth season of the five-time Emmy-award winning The Amazing Race.
In February 2007, boxing returned to the Mansion with Fox Best Damn Fight Night promoted by Goosen Tutor in association with Sycuan Ringside and George Chung Productions. Guests included Shia LaBeouf, Chuck Liddell and Brian McKnight.
On 3 September 2007, the first MMA Cage fight was promoted at the Mansion by Strike Force Scott Coker Promoter. The event drew stars that included Jaimie Lee Presley and Bobb Sapp.
In 2008, WWE Divas Maria Kanellis and Ashley Massaro guest appeared at one of the Playboy Mansion parties hosted by Hugh Hefner.
On 31 May 2008, the Playboy Mansion had its first wine and food tasting event called Hollywood and Vino created by George Chung productions and Mediazone.com. The event featured wines from Hahn Estate, Brassfield Estates and special guests included Peggy Fleming, NFL Star Charles Woodson. Entertainment included Kevin Eubanks and special guest appearance by Arsenio Hall.
In 2008, Playboy Mansion saw the return of the Fight Night on ESPN 2 June 25 at the Mansion promoted by Sycuan Ringside and produced by Executive Producer and Mansion Promoter George Chung.
On 20 September 2008, the Mansion hosted the Strikeforce At The Mansion II event, streamed live on Sherdog.
Midsummer Night's Dream Party
The Midsummer Night's Dream Party, also known as the Midsummer's party, is an annual event held at the Playboy Mansion on the first Saturday in August.
In 2007, the party was thrown on August 4. The theme was Arabian Nights. Some of the guests were Christopher Knight and wife Adrianne Curry, Alfonso Ribeiro, Bambi Lashell and many more.
This show was taped by E! cable television channel and aired on The Girls Next Door episode "Unveilings". For the first time in the history of the mansion, the event took place twice in one year (2007). The event started off at the mansion then headed to the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, home to the world's only Playboy Club two weeks later.
Financial
According to Playboy Enterprises' SEC filings, Hefner pays Playboy rent for "that portion of the Playboy Mansion used exclusively for him and his personal guests' residence as well as the per-unit value of non-business meals, beverages and other benefits received by him and his personal guests". This amount was $US1.3 million in 2002, $US1.4 million in 2003, and $US1.3 million in 2004.
Playboy pays for the Mansion's operating expenses (including depreciation and taxes), which were $US3.6 million in 2002, $US2.3 million in 2003, and $US3.0 million in 2004, net of rent received from Hefner.
Charity events
The Playboy Mansion hosts charity events, including the Celebrity Poker Tournament, a fundraising party for the Marijuana Policy Project, and an event to benefit research into autism .
Notes
^ Playboy Enterprises Annual Report. http://library.corporate-ir.net/library/10/100/100055/items/294186/PLAYBOYENTERPRI10K.pdf Accessed 16 Dec 2008
^ "Hefners List L.A. Mansion for $US28 Million". Wall Street Journal. 2009-03-13. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123689624560012309.html. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
^ Chicago: architecture and Cityscape: The original Playboy Mansion credits David Adler as architect, though Adler was born in 1882.
^ 10KWizard - SEC filings
^ "Celebrity Poker Tournament". charitypokertournament.net. http://www.charitypokertournament.net. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
^ "Marijuana Policy Project Party". mpp.org. http://www.mpp.org/campaigns/events/playboy/. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
^ "Autism Speaks". craigslist.org. http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/tlg/1002802516.html. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
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