Carpenters home may be destroyed
Thu 21st Feb, 15:00:38 GMT
The owners of the house where The Carpenters used to live want to knock it down and rebuild on the land.
Brother and sister duo Karen and Richard Carpenter lived in the five-bedroom house in California and wrote some of their greatest hits during that time.
The property also featured on a 1973 album cover and was the scene of Karen''s collapse and eventual death due to anorexia in 1983.
The Carpenter family left the house in 1997 and it was bought by the Parra''s, who have owned it ever since.
However, the family is said to have grown increasingly tired with the attention that the property draws from adoring fans, many of whom lay flowers and see the house as a kind of Graceland.
"In the beginning, we let everybody in. But honestly, it became horrible, not only for us but for the neighbourhood," said Jessica Parra, the daughter of owners Manuel and Melendez.
"People peek in windows and take pictures. They leave flowers on the front porch," she added.
Proposals for demolition have been put forward but are yet to be accepted, with some fans calling for the property to be made an historic landmark.
Brother and sister duo Karen and Richard Carpenter lived in the five-bedroom house in California and wrote some of their greatest hits during that time.
The property also featured on a 1973 album cover and was the scene of Karen''s collapse and eventual death due to anorexia in 1983.
The Carpenter family left the house in 1997 and it was bought by the Parra''s, who have owned it ever since.
However, the family is said to have grown increasingly tired with the attention that the property draws from adoring fans, many of whom lay flowers and see the house as a kind of Graceland.
"In the beginning, we let everybody in. But honestly, it became horrible, not only for us but for the neighbourhood," said Jessica Parra, the daughter of owners Manuel and Melendez.
"People peek in windows and take pictures. They leave flowers on the front porch," she added.
Proposals for demolition have been put forward but are yet to be accepted, with some fans calling for the property to be made an historic landmark.
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