Wow! It’s Wednesday! Awesomely Tacky Homes
So I keep on forgetting to tell you guys the story about the tackiest house in Los Angeles. When my Trenton-based BFF, MMKV was in town with her son and husband, who’s an architect, I offered to take them to the “tackiest house that they have ever seen.” They didn’t believe me. However, when they saw the house in all of its bad-taste glory, they both agreed that it was the tackiest house they had ever seen and apologized for doubting my word on this.
And the story goes on. After showing pictures of the ghastly wonder to her mother when she got home, MMKV’s mother declared, “I know that house. The mother of the guy that owns it goes to the church down the street from mine.”
So yes, MMKV was chagrinned to find out that, Norwood Young, the owner of the tackiest house in Los Angeles is actually from her hometown of Trenton.
Those of you who live in Los Angeles probably know where I’m going with this. Of course the house I speak of is Youngwood Court aka The House of Davids aka The Tackiest House in Los Angeles.
Here’s Youngwood Court during regular times:
And here’s Youngwood Court at Christmas:
I’m fairly sure that Jesus being of sound and decorative mind would not have approved. So thank you, Trenton, for sending your minion of poor taste to our fair city.
Anyway, this now has me wondering if anyone else has a notoriously tacky house in their neighborhood. CH was kind enough to send me this link to a Velvet Wonderland that’s currently up for sale in Palm Springs — seriously you have to see it to believe it. And then you still might not believe it.
We live so close to Youngwood Court now that we get to see it all the time.
And by "see," I mean "violently abuse our optic nerves with its image."
We live so close to Youngwood Court now that we get to see it all the time.
And by "see," I mean "violently abuse our optic nerves with its image."
How many velvet bunnies had to die for that second house? It's truly a tragedy.
How many velvet bunnies had to die for that second house? It's truly a tragedy.
lawd have mercy jesus! as my mama would say call him when you need him and those two houses need him. STAT!
lawd have mercy jesus! as my mama would say call him when you need him and those two houses need him. STAT!
I want to take a field trip to Palm Springs to look at that house
I want to take a field trip to Palm Springs to look at that house
Ok, I just watched some of "Just Norwood" on his website, and he's pretty funny. But his wife is funnier:
"Child… they're pimp cups."
(in reference to his blinged out goblets)
Ok, I just watched some of "Just Norwood" on his website, and he's pretty funny. But his wife is funnier:
"Child… they're pimp cups."
(in reference to his blinged out goblets)
It occurs to me that MMKV is not enough of an alias in a town as small as Trenton. Its hard having BFF who is a writer…nothing is sacred.
It occurs to me that MMKV is not enough of an alias in a town as small as Trenton. Its hard having BFF who is a writer…nothing is sacred.
small world — i can't BELIEVE that MMKV's mother knows Norwood's mother. i can believe that the person who owns that house is named Norwood. brilliant. i've always wondered who lived there.
small world — i can't BELIEVE that MMKV's mother knows Norwood's mother. i can believe that the person who owns that house is named Norwood. brilliant. i've always wondered who lived there.