After I first saw the apartment I wanted to learn more about it's history, maybe it was the abode of somebody famous since having been built in 1938? A quick search on the internet and I hit the jackpot, seems the building did have a celeb pedigree after all. None other than MARILYN MONROE once called the building home.
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| Marilyn & Arthur, June 22, 1956 |
It was the mid-1950s and she was newly married to playwright ARTHUR MILLER. I couldn't uncover which apartment was theirs exactly but I did find out it was on the 8th floor (I'm on 5). So I'm only three floors from the ghost of her Hollywood presence.
A little more online digging even turned up some photos of the famous couple in front of the building. On Friday, June 22, 1956 they even gave a press conference in the lobby!
Here are a few photos.
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| Leaving by the revolving door |
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| Front portico of my building with revolving door |
There's no mistaking the corner drive-thru portico and the revolving door behind them in these shots.
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| Note the pink marble colonnades |
You can even see the pattern of the pink marble in the colonnades. How cool is that?
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