steyr223 said:
Awesome. Castle Harold
was that a yellow brick road?
Chuckle!
Well, not exactly, but, at the time, it allowed me to run the refining business without issues. We were, for the most part, completely isolated. In just a few short years, we went from a place out in the country to what was, for all practical purposes, living in the middle of town. Across the street was a large pasture with horses. Behind us stood one house on seven acres. The seven acres quickly become home to 300 units (condominiums), and the horse pasture is now a strip mall.
5 bathrooms. Uh? Girls? Teenagers maybe?
Lots of relative's?
None of the above. The castle was expected to be a huge playpen for us. Running out of money, then watching the rapid changes made it painfully obvious that we were in the wrong place. Even the road, in front, didn't exist when we purchased the property, although it had been proposed way back in '57, in the master plan of the county. It was simply a re-route of Creek Road, which used to end at the bottom of a hill, on a curve. It was moved for safety reasons.
That home if here in California would have
fetched maybe 8 digits
I have no doubt, but this is in Utah, and, then, on land that was not zoned for commercial use. To further our problems of selling, the county refused to allow a zone change. That, of course, ended right after we sold the place. It sat on .62 acres of land, and sold, with the structure for $385,500. The bare piece of land just to the west and north of the castle, which was on the corner of Creek Road and 13th East, sold for $700,000. It was zoned commercial, and was one acre in size. Location, location, location.
Thank you. We look back on the entire project with pleasure, and have no regrets, including selling. To have gone from living in the country to having a Wal*Mart a couple hundred yards from one's door sort of changes how you perceive what was a wonderful location at one time. By the way, Little Cottonwood Creek was part of the border of the back yard. It is the creek that originates from the canyon where Alta is found---a well respected ski resort. The castle is located between Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons, both of which are well known for skiing.
No, I didn't ski. I hate snow and winter.
Harold