tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post6505713889479119169..comments2023-11-26T16:13:28.698-08:00Comments on A Very Good Life: The First Estate of Beverly Hills~ Home and Garden Tour ~ Part III Lydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03215242522396155812noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-13783967520095720822012-08-19T13:42:40.701-07:002012-08-19T13:42:40.701-07:00Hi, Trisha! Thank you for the wealth of comments. ...Hi, Trisha! Thank you for the wealth of comments. It helps write subsequent posts knowing what the audience is interested in reading about. <br />To answer the last question quickly- Mrs. Robinson was 2 months shy of 100 when she died. When a 100 year old woman dies decades after her husband- she isn't going to care about the same things when she's very old. It could be as simple as having 2 dozen house hold staff and having up to as many full time garden caretakers once her entertaining days were over may have been more hullabaloo than a woman who just wanted to read alone in her King Palm grove wished to have around. Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215242522396155812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-29645288560460701122012-08-19T13:33:56.600-07:002012-08-19T13:33:56.600-07:00Hey guys! Parking! I will have to mention parking!...Hey guys! Parking! I will have to mention parking! VR was an automobile car aficionado- insisted on the maximum amount of parking at the stores built during her tenure. Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215242522396155812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-70904008670594858432012-08-19T12:41:17.758-07:002012-08-19T12:41:17.758-07:00Lydia,
The O L of the Hills comment reminded me th...Lydia,<br />The O L of the Hills comment reminded me that we bought our peach leather couches at Robinson's. They are the ones in our little family room. In fact mother and I shopped for many many things there. As I said before our favorite spot was the fur department. We were frequently seen there delivering our furs to cold storage. When they closed the stores it was difficult to find another cold storage.<br /><br />I am thinking Nordstrom's comes the closest to the quality in shopping at Robinson's. As I said yesterday we were so disappointed when they merged with May Co. I think it brought down the brand name. That beautiful first store opened the year mother brought me to California, 1952.<br />It's so interesting reading about Mrs. Robonson but what baffles me is with all her wealth and charitable giving WHY in the world did she allow her estate to fall into in disrepair?? Any idea?<br /><br />Thanks Lydia for an interesting read and lovely photos.<br /><br />XO TrishaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-88819492649487336672012-08-19T11:52:30.542-07:002012-08-19T11:52:30.542-07:00Interesting and beautiful gardens. One of my most ...Interesting and beautiful gardens. One of my most favorite places to shop was Robinsons. xoOregon Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07304465767994530731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-77584409635459294792012-08-19T11:28:39.884-07:002012-08-19T11:28:39.884-07:00Beautiful, in every way...And I look forward to th...Beautiful, in every way...And I look forward to the rest. I LOVED that Beverly Hills ROBINSON'S...it was a Beautiful store and they had the best of the best in every area. I bought my couch there---I still have it! .....And back in the day, they had a HUGE Parking lot, too.<br />This Home and Garden is a delight, Lydia.OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com