Will Walt Disney’s first home be demolished?

The first home that Walt Disney rented in Los Angeles was sold and is now in danger of being demolished.

The home is a small two-bedroom bungalow located at 4406 Kingswell Ave. It has been around for more than 100 years.

In 1923 Walt Disney rented the home from his uncle and set up a little studio in the garage. Most of the homes old woodwork is largely intact from Disney’s era, it has been a rental for the last few years and seems to have been sold in a private sale.

The homeowner’s representative, Hyunbae Kim said the home was never listed, the former owner Jeannie Ha has been very ill and a friend of the family made the sale.

When asked about the home Kim said:

“My sister and brother-in-law want to build a single family residence. The one there is quite old. When we bought it we didn’t know until the tenant told us that this is where the Disney studio started. The Valley Relics museum in the San Fernando Valley just called, and they’re interested in moving the property. I’d like to know what Disneyland thinks. Anything is possible. At this point, anything is possible.”

Some local are refusing to let the home be demolished, they are claiming historical significance and asking for an emergency nomination into the Historical Cultural Monument. The nomination came from the new city planning director, Vince Bertoni.  If the home does become a Historic Cultural Monument, there will be a property tax reduction, the historical building code can be used for renovations and it cannot be demolished.  The Los Angeles Office of Historical Resources put a 45-day hold on the home on Wednesday which say no type of demolition can be done until a final decision is made.

However not all locals agree, since this former Disney home does not have any historical status some locals feel like demolishing it would be fine.

Communications director from Council District 4, Estevan Montemayor said;

“Councilmember Ryu feels very strongly that this property is significant. Today we have reviewed all the options and asked for an emergency [Historic Cultural Monument] nomination. That designation initiates a 75-day stay and will allow the city’s Cultural Heritage Commission to consider its significance.”

The Cultural Heritage Commission and the L.A. City Council will now have the final decision on this Disney piece of history.

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