This was entirely predictable: Riverside, good neighborhood, low(ish) price; of course it drew bidders.

7 Gilliam Lane, asked $2.395 million and closed today at $2,500, 500. I wrote about it when it first came on, and to reduce my carbon footprint, I’ll just reproduce that post here, rather than use up our precious electrons by coming up with something new.

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 heating, 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.