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Views: Yes.
Interest factor: It’s interesting, but it doesn’t blow my mind.
Livability: Not so much. My knees hurt just thinking about going up and down stairs all day.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/201-Entrada-Dr-Santa-Monica-CA-90402/20539844_zpid/?
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Odd set up. I’m still trying to figure out if you have to bathe in the garage or the basement 
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Well this one I came across in the internet is called “The Skinny House” in Boston.
Wikipedia says -
“There are only five doors in the house, despite it having four levels. The second floor holds the living room and the bathroom, one of the few spaces separated by a door.”
“the narrowest house in Boston”
“when one person has to go to the bathroom, everyone has to move . . .”
Learn more about its interesting history:
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And it’s only 600’ from the iconic Charles and Ray Eames house.
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I had not made that geographic connection. I believe there are several Case Study homes clustered around the Eames House — a tour of which is on my bucket list. When I retire, I’d like to buy a one way ticket to LA, stay as long as it takes to see everything I want to see, and then get a one way ticket home.
You wouldn’t like our house, which sits on a steep hill. Out of curiosity, I counted the flights of stairs inside the house and in the yard.
We have seven flights of stairs, each of varying lengths. I don’t mind except when it’s time to haul the lawnmower from the parking strip on the street to the back yard lawn. My Fitbit watch says I’ve climbed a little over 35,000 flights of stairs over the past eleven years. It’s sort of crazy when it adds up.
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Now I feel like Steve … my knees hurt just thinking about that LOL 
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There was this house the owners used for guests to stay over at during holidays - this house had the steepest driveway ever. You couldn’t even see the house on the top and I was sure there was no way we could drive up there . We slid backwards once, trying to drive up and a part of the car broke off. I was near to freaking out. Somehow we drove up the curved driveway without any major accidents. The only benefit of the steepness was that you get to see a really nice view of the ocean.
Very interesting, should be more skinny houses like this one !, let’s make skinny houses great again ! (skinny houses = cheaper ones !)
The funny thing is that I made the comment about my knees hurting somewhat tongue-in-cheek as I’ve managed to reach my age without knee problems. When I’m out on my bike, I’ll take a hilly course over a flat course any day of the week; I find flat courses to be a bit boring. But I do enjoy living in a ranch house with a main floor laundry room.
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David Lynch’s compound recently sold. It consisted of a main house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Jr.; a pool and pool house designed by Eric Lloyd Wright; several adjacent houses Lynch bought; and a few additional buildings he added. Story and photos here. I particularly dig the photo of his workshop with the Mulholland Dr. sign and the picture from Eraserhead.
EDIT: More pictures and a map of the compound here.
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