Los Angeles is exploring whether or not to clamp down on tour buses driving close to a house as soon as owned by Marilyn Monroe, underneath a proposal backed Friday by the Metropolis Council.
The Brentwood residence was designated by town as a historic monument in June, a transfer that helps shield the residence from demolition, after its new homeowners started getting ready to tear the home down.
Monroe purchased the house for $75,000 in 1962 and died there of an obvious overdose six months later. Councilmember Traci Park, who represents the world the place the house is situated, argued that demolishing the house “could be a devastating blow for historic preservation.”
The homeowners sued town over the push to make the home a landmark, asserting that it had undergone main alterations since Monroe died. “There’s not a single piece of the home that features any bodily proof that Ms. Monroe ever spent a day on the home,” the lawsuit mentioned.
In June, a choose turned down the homeowners’ push for a preliminary injunction to halt the historic designation course of. The council voted quickly after to acknowledge the house as a monument.
Amid the talk over the Brentwood home, neighbors had complained {that a} flock of vacationers and followers have been bringing undesirable site visitors to the world.
Park proposed that the L.A. Division of Transportation assess whether or not to limit tour bus operations on two stretches close to the historic residence, one on fifth Helena Drive, the opposite on Carmelina Avenue.
The Metropolis Council voted 13-0 on Friday to maneuver ahead with that analysis, a step that might finally result in barring tour buses throughout explicit hours or all instances.
Instances employees author Jack Flemming contributed to this report.
