8/25 ~ Famous Places

1995 USAIDS 5,000
(20th Anniversary Pictorial Tour)
Post #66: 
[ Excerpts from AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM STORY accompany each photo, edited to show actual names. ]

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Picture #162a

[ With plans to spend the night with Bill Richards and Jamie Cole, from the Imperial Court of Los Angeles, we found ourselves in the former home of actress Mae West. . . ] (Picture from August 25, 1995)
— with Bill Richards, ICoLA, Lebman Carl and Jamie Cole, ICoLA

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Picture #166

[ . . . While looking for their residence, Carl decided to pay tribute to Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman by going by the murder site on Bundy Drive. We were saddened by the flowers and trash accumulated outside the gate. . . ] (Picture from August 25, 1995)

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Picture #167

[ . . . Wanting to follow the story more, we stopped by the Mezzaluna Restaurant made famous by the famously murdered pair, but opted not to partake after hearing that a single cup of coffee was outrageously priced at seven dollars. . . ] (Picture from August 25, 1995)

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Picture #168

[ Carl's final goal before resting was to locate the OJ Simpson mansion on Brentwood. What’s this? Not only was the main access route (Rockingham Drive) closed off with permanent barriers, but all street signs had been removed. There was no fooling this team, though, so we maneuvered bike and car, street after street, looking for a remote entrance. When I spotted street work barriers and a sign announcing “Local Traffic Only,” I knew it really meant “this way to OJ.” I nailed it with that call, because only a few streets back was the corner of Ashford & Rockingham, the final destination of the now infamous OJ Runaway blitz. Both gates had been covered with molded plywood to offer privacy. That was merely an invitation to “climb the fence if you want a photo, buddy,” another offer I couldn’t refuse. Not much was visible, but I now have great photos of the white Ford Bronco and covered Bentley. ] (Picture from August 25, 1995)