Lavish yes, but when you walk through these old mansions look at the workmanship of the the ‘artists’ that created the building, walls, furniture, art work - it is magnificent to be able to see the beautiful craftsmanship from long ago.
I don't remember reading it was concrete. That's a very interesting point to me.I wonder why not limestone? She certainly could afford it. The original, I knew, was demolished during the Depression to give people there jobs. The rich think very differently from us mere mortals. LOL.
I read Empty Mansions (this isn't the only one) when it was released and it is a fascinating story of the Gilded Age and what happened to that vast wealth when there is one heiress who lives most of her life in isolation.
Empty Mansions is a great book! Fascinating story about an eccentric recluse with unimaginable wealth who also happened to be a very thoughtful and generous person who never forgot a kindness.
I wish CBS would catch back up with Enya and visit her at her house. Have you ever seen her house?! It’s…unlike any other celebrity home I’ve ever seen
Empty Mansions is a MUST READ for Gilded Age history buffs.I've read it several times. Fascinating stuff. The original home was demolished during the depression and a new one was built just to give people jobs. Bellosguardo is the least interesting part of William's daughter's, Hugette, story. After the death of her mother in 1963 she lived in near total isolation at storied 907 Fifth Ave on the entirety of the 12th floor and owned half of the 8th floor. Her passion was music, dolls and, in particular, miniatures and she would be in constant back and forth correspondence with a favorite Japanese artisan over the tiniest of details, receiving his work and then shipping it back to change things repeatedly. In 1991 she was taken to Doctors Hospital for basal cell lesions on her face which were successfully treated. and she never left. She moved to the 11th floor of Beth Israel Hospital after they merged and paid for her one room and private nurses until she died in 2011. It's been 'in development' as a motion picture for years.
@@chestyvulva Why is it greed if they earned the money. What business is if of yours what is done or not with their property/money/possessions. People that say things like this are the same people who don't give a damn thing to charity or to help the less fortunate based on their own income levels. Someone from a third world country would look at you and your level of living and say the same thing about you. You could spend $80.00 for dinner for two, and that would be easy to do, and that would equal the better part of their whole income for a month. They could say that is greed and selfishness on your part. It's all relative to one's income level. Bottom line, it's not your money, it's not your business. Typical democrat/liberal mentality, I'll tell everyone else how to spend their money or not, but won't do a damn thing myself to help anyone. In simple terms, don't expect me to practice what I preach.
@@chestyvulva I don't believe a word you say, and even if you are telling the truth, you are missing the clear point here: what business is it of yours what people do with the money they earned. As I stated to another dolt here who thinks it is their business what others do with their money: it is these rich people who do give through foundations, grants and trusts more money than people like you will see in 10 life times. Your mentality tells me you don't have much to give anyway but what little you do have puts you in a place to judge others who do have money.
@@chestyvulva Keep protesting...again, you completely missed my point---what is it your business thinking you can tell others what they can do with their money. I see you keep avoiding it.
@@chestyvulva I love reading this babbling protesting fool's replies. Tells me I was right with my assertion the first time around. Keep going, I see you are upset. Reality is hard to accept for you I see.
@@chestyvulva Idiot still doesn't understand other's people's money is not her business. Also doesn't understand rich people give more money than lower class people like herself could ever possibly dream of giving. Ahhh the comedy of it all.
George Widener, who was one of the richest persons in 1912( he died on the Titanic)built a mansion in Elkins Park,PA( outside of Phila.) that has been abandoned for many years.
There is a book called Empty Mansions that explains Huguette Clark's and her Father's whole story. Quite interesting and a little sad but remarkable nonetheless. 😃
Tis why being wealthy isn’t all too magnificent. Wealth is only what one perceives an abundant of joy, but those who inherit wealth are more poor than the panhandler you have just denied.
Land rich and dirt poor is real. I know poor farmers that are sitting on real estate worth millions that have to scrape up money to pay the power bill and buy groceries.
@@ediebaxter6194 I live here and it’s a big scandal why it hasn’t been open to the public. Only open for Million dollar wedding and parties. We shall see what happens but I’m doubtful.
@@eliz9822 -Very sad that thier is a scandal and people can't tour it. It would benefit, if the up raising would end. Finger pointing gets no body anywhere. Prayers
Sure…at 0:31 when he looks like that he’s a copper magnate. When I look like that, I’m told I can’t wash my underwear at the soda fountain at McDonalds…
What a sad waste of beauty. How many people over the years would have loved to have been able to enjoy all that beauty and peaceful surrounds. Money is wasted on the rich.
Obviously not the least bit philanthropic or altruistic. Seems like she had such an empty life that could have done so much for those not born into ridiculous wealth. No one needs to live like this.
@@christinepizzi6197 she bequeathed Bellosguardo to a public arts charity in Santa Barbara and created a foundation to pay for its ongoing maintenance. She was a longtime patron of the musical and fine arts and aided and supported a number of artists throughout her life. When she was alive she gifted millions of dollars to friends, staff and caretakers...not because she was asked to, but simply because she wanted to ease their lives and was uniquely able to do so. When staff members or craftsmen she worked with died, she paid decades long pensions to their widows and then to their children, financing college educations for people around the world that she'd never even met. She was under no obligation to do this and it was wholly unexpected by the recipients, she only did it because she was so appreciative of every person who'd ever been kind or helpful to her.
Shameful, to sit empty over 70 years. Think of all that it could have been used for. Some Rich have no sense. So what will be the charge to enter? There is a state park in South Carolina that houses Atalaya, called the castle. Built by the Huntington’s in the early 30’s by local labor. What they did for the economy & across the street is Brookgreen Gardens. Will let you look this up, much more interesting & to be blunt they were loaded & humble. Shame no money was left to care for their home. It sits facing the beach & is slowly crumbling. $2 to get in with a guide or earphones & stroll at your pace. CBS should come for a segment & do one on this fabulous park. Besides great beach, 2 mile hike up the sand to the jetty, Nature Trails, camping, the birders come from far & wide, fabulous Nature Center- lots of touchy-feely and much more.
I don't know. There are all these lavish places sitting idle unless/until their overly wealthy owners choose to inhabit it for a few weeks a year - or not. These places are filled with expensive objects. How about selling a few of your mansions and/or the stuff inside, wealthy folks, and doing something positive for your fellow beings and for the planet with the money. Some of us are beyond weary with this stupid stuff.
I hate this kind of arrogant selfishness. He was a Senator? That means it was built with tax payer money. Think of the families the money wasted on one house could have helped during the great depression. What you call opulence I call unbridled greed.
Lavish yes, but when you walk through these old mansions look at the workmanship of the the ‘artists’ that created the building, walls, furniture, art work - it is magnificent to be able to see the beautiful craftsmanship from long ago.
I don't remember reading it was concrete. That's a very interesting point to me.I wonder why not limestone? She certainly could afford it. The original, I knew, was demolished during the Depression to give people there jobs. The rich think very differently from us mere mortals. LOL.
I read Empty Mansions (this isn't the only one) when it was released and it is a fascinating story of the Gilded Age and what happened to that vast wealth when there is one heiress who lives most of her life in isolation.
I hope it remains this way forever. Just like the request of its owner
Incredible home and views in Santa Barbara and you spend your time in isolation in a hospital room in NYC? Crazy!
Empty Mansions is a great book! Fascinating story about an eccentric recluse with unimaginable wealth who also happened to be a very thoughtful and generous person who never forgot a kindness.
Best show on TV. Thank you 🙏
Absolutely magnificent! A mansion with a stunning view! Congratulations!
I wish CBS would catch back up with Enya and visit her at her house. Have you ever seen her house?! It’s…unlike any other celebrity home I’ve ever seen
Yes, and I loved it! She's another eccentric character that marches to the beat of a different drum.
She also left her Manhattan apartment empty for decades, whilst she lived in the hospital BY CHOICE!!
Empty Mansions is a MUST READ for Gilded Age history buffs.I've read it several times. Fascinating stuff. The original home was demolished during the depression and a new one was built just to give people jobs. Bellosguardo is the least interesting part of William's daughter's, Hugette, story. After the death of her mother in 1963 she lived in near total isolation at storied 907 Fifth Ave on the entirety of the 12th floor and owned half of the 8th floor. Her passion was music, dolls and, in particular, miniatures and she would be in constant back and forth correspondence with a favorite Japanese artisan over the tiniest of details, receiving his work and then shipping it back to change things repeatedly. In 1991 she was taken to Doctors Hospital for basal cell lesions on her face which were successfully treated. and she never left. She moved to the 11th floor of Beth Israel Hospital after they merged and paid for her one room and private nurses until she died in 2011. It's been 'in development' as a motion picture for years.
So damn rich the place initially was empty for 9 months a year, then totally empty for 70 years....i find that disgusting.
@@chestyvulva Why is it greed if they earned the money. What business is if of yours what is done or not with their property/money/possessions.
People that say things like this are the same people who don't give a damn thing to charity or to help the less fortunate based on their own
income levels. Someone from a third world country would look at you and your level of living and say the same thing about you. You could spend $80.00
for dinner for two, and that would be easy to do, and that would equal the better part of their whole income for a month. They could say that is greed and selfishness on your part. It's all relative to one's income level. Bottom line, it's not your money, it's not your business. Typical democrat/liberal mentality, I'll tell everyone else how to spend
their money or not, but won't do a damn thing myself to help anyone. In simple terms, don't expect me to practice what I preach.
@@chestyvulva I don't believe a word you say, and even if you are telling the truth, you are missing the clear point here: what business is it of yours what people do with the money they earned. As I stated to another dolt here who thinks it is their business what others do with their money: it is these rich people who do give through foundations, grants and trusts more money than people like you will see in
10 life times. Your mentality tells me you don't have much to give anyway but what little you do have puts you in a place to judge others who do have money.
@@chestyvulva Keep protesting...again, you completely missed my point---what is it your business thinking you can tell others what they can do with their money. I see you keep avoiding it.
@@chestyvulva I love reading this babbling protesting fool's replies. Tells me I was right with my assertion the first time around. Keep going, I see you are upset. Reality is hard to accept for you I see.
@@chestyvulva Idiot still doesn't understand other's people's money is not her business. Also doesn't understand rich people give more money than lower class people like herself could ever possibly dream of giving. Ahhh the comedy of it all.
Rich or poor, we all leave behind earthly possessions when we pass on.
You've never been poor, huh? There are no earthly possessions when you are poor.
George Widener, who was one of the richest persons in 1912( he died on the Titanic)built a mansion in Elkins Park,PA( outside of Phila.) that has been abandoned for many years.
There is a book called Empty Mansions that explains Huguette Clark's and her Father's whole story. Quite interesting and a little sad but remarkable nonetheless. 😃
Tell us you didn’t watch this video without actually telling us you didn’t watch this video🙄
@@alexandriaocasio-smollett5078 ... LMAO!!!!
Tis why being wealthy isn’t all too magnificent. Wealth is only what one perceives an abundant of joy, but those who inherit wealth are more poor than the panhandler you have just denied.
Land rich and dirt poor is real. I know poor farmers that are sitting on real estate worth millions that have to scrape up money to pay the power bill and buy groceries.
Very sad that remained empty for a long time. At least now, it is open to the public so people can see it.
It’s actually not open to the public.
@@eliz9822 -Why did they say on CBS Sunday 🌄?
@@ediebaxter6194 I live here and it’s a big scandal why it hasn’t been open to the public. Only open for Million dollar wedding and parties. We shall see what happens but I’m doubtful.
@@eliz9822 -Very sad that thier is a scandal and people can't tour it. It would benefit, if the up raising would end. Finger pointing gets no body anywhere. Prayers
The amount of copper William A. Clark mined out of Jerome Arizona is mind boggling.
Wow what beauty
Clarkdale, Arizona and Clark County, Nevada were named after the Dad. Another Copper King.
Cool info.
A rerun Sunday I see but loving it nonetheless!
Sure wish rich people today built homes like this instead of ugly condos
Sure…at 0:31 when he looks like that he’s a copper magnate. When I look like that, I’m told I can’t wash my underwear at the soda fountain at McDonalds…
Why the rerun show?
That great during Sunset
What a sad waste of beauty. How many people over the years would have loved to have been able to enjoy all that beauty and peaceful surrounds. Money is wasted on the rich.
You play Clair De Lune you're asking for elegiac trouble. Go Artemis Launch; Archer 5 is behind schedule!
Huguette couldn’t take it with her -Just like everyone else! She like many others had / has a very distorted perspective around money!
Obviously not the least bit philanthropic or altruistic. Seems like she had such an empty life that could have done so much for those not born into ridiculous wealth. No one needs to live like this.
@@christinepizzi6197 she bequeathed Bellosguardo to a public arts charity in Santa Barbara and created a foundation to pay for its ongoing maintenance. She was a longtime patron of the musical and fine arts and aided and supported a number of artists throughout her life. When she was alive she gifted millions of dollars to friends, staff and caretakers...not because she was asked to, but simply because she wanted to ease their lives and was uniquely able to do so. When staff members or craftsmen she worked with died, she paid decades long pensions to their widows and then to their children, financing college educations for people around the world that she'd never even met. She was under no obligation to do this and it was wholly unexpected by the recipients, she only did it because she was so appreciative of every person who'd ever been kind or helpful to her.
@@todddepue681 thanks. That shut me up.
I can't imagine that type of money.
Shameful, to sit empty over 70 years. Think of all that it could have been used for. Some Rich have no sense. So what will be the charge to enter? There is a state park in South Carolina that houses Atalaya, called the castle. Built by the Huntington’s in the early 30’s by local labor. What they did for the economy & across the street is Brookgreen Gardens. Will let you look this up, much more interesting & to be blunt they were loaded & humble. Shame no money was left to care for their home. It sits facing the beach & is slowly crumbling. $2 to get in with a guide or earphones & stroll at your pace. CBS should come for a segment & do one on this fabulous park. Besides great beach, 2 mile hike up the sand to the jetty, Nature Trails, camping, the birders come from far & wide, fabulous Nature Center- lots of touchy-feely and much more.
People with money like that ugh.
I don't know. There are all these lavish places sitting idle unless/until their overly wealthy owners choose to inhabit it for a few weeks a year - or not. These places are filled with expensive objects. How about selling a few of your mansions and/or the stuff inside, wealthy folks, and doing something positive for your fellow beings and for the planet with the money. Some of us are beyond weary with this stupid stuff.
I hate this kind of arrogant selfishness. He was a Senator? That means it was built with tax payer money. Think of the families the money wasted on one house could have helped during the great depression. What you call opulence I call unbridled greed.
William Clark was the second wealthiest man in the world. He didn't build the house, his widow did. No taxpayer money was used.
Could it be? A week with no political BS?
cry more
These are all repeats.
And you still watch every week anyway.
@@MrMatteNWk sometimes I rewatch the ones I like
@@yogawithsarah6227 Referring more to the OP, who complains every week about the show