New listing on Gilliam Lane

7 Gilliam Lane, Riverside, asking $2.395 million. This 1931 house has certainly seen some renovations since an English family owned it in the early-mid 60s (the English do so love dark, gloomy homes); various owners have even added air conditioning, central heat, and a pool, so that’s all good. Not a bad price to get onto a street that’s soared in value since the last of the Fountain boys was driven off.

From a historical perspective, this was once the home of an early pioneer in the gender wars, “Mark”, who, when his peers were playing with G.I. Joe dolls and shooting BB guns at each other’s eyes, insisted on bringing his own Honey West doll into the action, and playing with her while dressed in an appropriate costume.

I was a few years older than Mark and made fun of him, but his peers, including the two younger Fountains, accepted him as he was, so good on them.

Still, a weird kid, you ask me.