tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post7921789608719902695..comments2024-03-28T14:29:32.353-05:00Comments on The Devoted Classicist: Bubbles RothermereJohn J. Tacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-23567790440111179402017-09-27T11:58:13.308-05:002017-09-27T11:58:13.308-05:00Great blog, John. You are correct that the photos ...Great blog, John. You are correct that the photos in the article you post do not correspond to the Bronfman penthouse at 960 Fifth Avenue. The NY Times and other sources incorrectly describe Lady Rothermere's apartment as the penthouse. Her unit was 11A, directly below Bronfman's penthouse and on the southwest corner of 960 Fifth Avenue. You can view the floorpan from this unit on Columbia's Real Estate Brochure collection, where you will see that the photos do correspond with that layout. At 10 feet, it's ceilings were the lowest of any unit on the Fifth Avenue side of the building and only one room (the living room) faces the park. This is because the rest of the 11th floor was designed as the bedroom level of what was once Preston Pope Satterwhite's apartment, the largest most expensive apartment ever built in New York. That said, as a high floor park view unit in one of the grandest buildings in the world, unit 11A is not bad for a pied-a-terre, and it could easily be mistaken as a penthouse given the current loose definition used in new construction condominium projects. It was last sold in 2006 for $16 million by Bruno Bich, heir of the pen manufacturer, BIC. AnonBlogger88https://www.blogger.com/profile/12790442034426149721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-88700320991494600162017-04-30T16:09:05.911-05:002017-04-30T16:09:05.911-05:00Reading this and all the comments is really fun be...Reading this and all the comments is really fun because although she's my grandmother I never got to meet her. Nice to know she knew how to have fun though, I hope I inherited that quality.chazharmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09864114468858917736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-26507414740478408142016-02-21T16:10:20.141-06:002016-02-21T16:10:20.141-06:00DdG, plans for real estate offerings are always a ...DdG, plans for real estate offerings are always a bit vague, not wanting to give the idea that there is more livable space than there actually is available. The service area, therefore, is not shown in detail. There is a service stair connecting the two floors that twists below a closet. And the grey space is a chimney for the building.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-9242115443553704832016-02-15T09:21:38.040-06:002016-02-15T09:21:38.040-06:00What I don’t get about the Edgar Bronfman, Sr.’s a...What I don’t get about the Edgar Bronfman, Sr.’s apartment is all that white space between the private elevator and the kitchen – what is in there?<br /><br />Then there is that staircase connecting the laundry room and the staff rooms below. How does it work? I cannot get my head around it.<br /><br />What does the grey rectangle between the master bedroom and bedroom represent?Duchesse de Guermanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198316853449400624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-83294443796792363282015-08-15T14:19:36.560-05:002015-08-15T14:19:36.560-05:00Absolutely!Absolutely!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-32064891434782044912015-08-15T14:19:03.595-05:002015-08-15T14:19:03.595-05:00No they really don't. "Fun" people ...No they really don't. "Fun" people are rare and wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-35383268677347630122015-08-15T11:13:57.348-05:002015-08-15T11:13:57.348-05:00P.B., I try to avoid today's "celebritie...P.B., I try to avoid today's "celebrities" but, other than relishing the spotlight, they really do not seem to be having much fun, do they? John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-62196766126920622432015-08-15T11:11:33.352-05:002015-08-15T11:11:33.352-05:00Thank you for commenting, P.B. Despite the fun an...Thank you for commenting, P.B. Despite the fun and adoration, there was apparently an unfulfilled need.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-40287583555575925192015-08-15T11:08:55.518-05:002015-08-15T11:08:55.518-05:00Thank you for commenting, S.B.Thank you for commenting, S.B.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-91787535860347499572015-08-15T02:30:25.993-05:002015-08-15T02:30:25.993-05:00"fun" is such a great and correct descri..."fun" is such a great and correct description! And endangered species these days!<br /><br />Who the hell is "FUN"????<br /><br />It is so sad!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-10318083354251242432015-08-13T04:01:40.701-05:002015-08-13T04:01:40.701-05:00I met her in the first-class compartment on Britis...I met her in the first-class compartment on British Airways flying LA to London in August 1984. She was sitting right behind the bulkhead with her broken leg outstretched in a cast. We immediately struck up a friendship and I thoroughly enjoyed her company. She was very generous with her invitations, taking me to the theatre and inviting me and my boyfriend to Anabel's for a private party she was giving. She was an absolute blast, so warm and always so much fun.Suzie Brierleyhttp://www.twitter.com/suzie_brierleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-55483150947154080492014-06-28T20:24:04.191-05:002014-06-28T20:24:04.191-05:00You are hilarious. Both of you!!!You are hilarious. Both of you!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-75298804901802749912014-06-28T20:23:08.297-05:002014-06-28T20:23:08.297-05:00She was truly a character! I was lucky enough to ...She was truly a character! I was lucky enough to meet her twice (the first was better!) She had a beautiful party in Newport RI; (I think she had rented the house); She was very friendly and funny! (she looked just like that last picture by Helmut Newton. Kinda scary overweight.<br /><br />About 5 or 6 years later; again at the Mauna Kea with her son. I spoke to her; but she was really kind of "out of it"; some kind of drugs or something, and he was embarrassed and trying to cope!<br /><br />Too bad; she really did "have it all in many ways"! Yowzers that house on Cap d'Ail!!! And her library I could move into this moment and change nothing!<br /><br />"Death by misadventure" is classic! I'll try to avoid it!! So young! She looked much older when I last saw her!!<br />"Bubbles" was exactly what she was like the first time!!!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-43498749133699517492014-04-25T10:28:51.834-05:002014-04-25T10:28:51.834-05:00I agree, JOWS. Thank you for commenting.I agree, JOWS. Thank you for commenting.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-85826802455849729032014-04-25T06:47:32.320-05:002014-04-25T06:47:32.320-05:00Bubbles seemed to have indulged herself every and ...Bubbles seemed to have indulged herself every and any pleasure. Pretty good story for a secretarial school drop out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-26353904762695086022014-04-24T08:12:28.929-05:002014-04-24T08:12:28.929-05:00Lynn Guini?
I agree, D.E.D. Thank you for comme...Lynn Guini? <br />I agree, D.E.D. Thank you for commenting.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-59652058302253238402014-04-23T22:53:38.534-05:002014-04-23T22:53:38.534-05:00Was there ever a better drag name than Bubbles Rot...Was there ever a better drag name than Bubbles Rothermere?The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-49103478586755880382014-04-22T16:59:28.869-05:002014-04-22T16:59:28.869-05:00The price for NYC luxury real estate just blows my...The price for NYC luxury real estate just blows my mind. $65 million! Seems like yesterday that these apts were going for $10-20 million tops. Would love to see the house in Cap D'Ail. <br /><br /> I don't see anything wrong with the dining room. It faces 5th with access to pantry, kitchen on other side. Better than an inside room. Looking forward to more!!!<br /><br />By the way, reading House of Outrageous Fortune (15 CPW). Not as interesting as 640 Park but entertaining. $6000/sq foot! is the price or was the price for the best apts. I guess I have definitely priced myself out of living in Manhattan ever again!lindaraxahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721286284279902181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-89267751488706214092014-04-22T11:12:06.480-05:002014-04-22T11:12:06.480-05:00Reader, you comments are appreciated. Of course, ...Reader, you comments are appreciated. Of course, part of the reasoning behind the plan is that there are set-backs to take into account so the layout of rooms is not as good, in some respects, as found on the other floors. Another factor to take into account is that there was (and still is to some extent) the Georgian Room, a beautiful private dining room on the ground floor of the building where the residents would normally take their meals as well as entertain.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-74828441213012863322014-04-22T11:04:23.522-05:002014-04-22T11:04:23.522-05:00Love it when you give us floor plans. Interesting...Love it when you give us floor plans. Interesting that the gallery seems unusually small for a grand New York apartment like this. The dining room is really isolated, accessible to guests only through the living room.A Devoted Readernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-14665126470417555502014-04-22T10:39:21.976-05:002014-04-22T10:39:21.976-05:00Liz, some think she was the model for the vivaciou...Liz, some think she was the model for the vivacious character Bubbles DeVere on the BBC comedy series "Little Britain." Video clips may be seen on YouTube, etc. "Champagne, champagne for everyone." Thanks for commenting.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-66541497631391836722014-04-22T09:01:54.375-05:002014-04-22T09:01:54.375-05:00I love that: "Death by misadventure." Sh...I love that: "Death by misadventure." She reminds me of the characters in Bemelman's adult fictions that I have been binging on lately. Thanks for another great post!! <br />Best, <br />LizDovecote Decorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11957497471267805395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-12790609451840704272014-04-21T15:42:43.735-05:002014-04-21T15:42:43.735-05:00The Swan, I was told that her house in California ...The Swan, I was told that her house in California was not nearly as sumptuous as her other residences and that in was in that area know as the bird streets; I had a couple of leads, but nothing turned up. Maybe someone reading this knows more. Thank you for your comments.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-1033284561271224212014-04-21T15:38:58.192-05:002014-04-21T15:38:58.192-05:00Columnist, thank you for commenting.Columnist, thank you for commenting.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4390485471778959088.post-79410354179188318022014-04-21T11:30:11.629-05:002014-04-21T11:30:11.629-05:00Blue, a big tapestry can really make a room, can i...Blue, a big tapestry can really make a room, can it not? Sadly, I never met her. She must have been lots and lots of fun in her prime. Thanks for commenting.John J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.com