Jackling House, Steve Jobs' Old Mansion, Is demolished. - Polidicks

It's over. [img]http://images.appleinsider.com/jobs-090429-4.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/epicenter/2011/02/jackling_660.jpg[/img] [quote]Apple CEO Steve Jobs' 10-year battle with preservationists over the Jackling House ended this week, with the wrecking ball finally falling on the decades-old mansion in Woodside. Woodside officials issued final demolition permits last week, Town Manager Susan George said Tuesday, and the tear-down of the 14-bedroom, 17,250-square-foot Spanish Colonial Revival home built in 1925 is under way. "The site has been prepared for demolition, and I think they actually physically started the demolition process (Monday)," George said. Jobs, who bought the house in the early 1980s, lived there for about a decade and then rented it out. The mansion has been vacant for more than 10 years and the Apple CEO wants to replace it with a smaller, modern home. He first asked Woodside officials for permission to knock it down in 2001. Since then, a group calling itself Uphold Our Heritage has fought for the Jackling House's preservation, pointing to the mansion's historical significance and claiming Jobs intentionally let it fall into disrepair. The group won a lawsuit in 2006 that claimed the town had relied on inadequate environmental documents in approving permits for demolition. Jobs, however, returned in 2008 with a beefed-up application. The Woodside Town Council approved the request again, and in March 2010, San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Marie Weiner upheld the council's decision. In an interview with The Associated Press, Advertisement Uphold Our Heritage's attorney, Doug Carstens, called the home's razing a "shame." Carstens did not return calls for further comment to The Daily News. Over the past couple of years, there have been proposals to move the house elsewhere. The town council approved a deal in 2009 under which Palo Alto angel investor Gordon Smythe would have dismantled, stored and at some point rebuilt the house on another property, but it fell apart amid the ongoing litigation. Last year, Woodside couple Jason and Magalli Yoho said they were interested in moving the house to their property. The Yohos and Jobs "never were able to find mutually acceptable terms for an agreement," said Town Manager George. George said the demolition of the Jackling House will "close 11 years of history" for the town. "No matter what you think about the house, it's nice to get something wrapped up," she said.[/quote] [url=http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_17399002?nclick_check=1]**SOURCE**[/url] Too bad. Regardless, ten years of neglect on the palce really ran it down. There was a lot of history made in that place from the days spanning between the Apple II and the purchase of NeXT by Apple. I wonder if Steve's latest cancer is the result of the mansion seeking revenge? :v:

Mansions cant seek revenge. They're buildings!

Sadly, by the sounds of it he's not going to be here for when it's finally rebuilt. :saddowns:

That place looked pretty nice, too. Even with all the filth on the walls. Better than that "sterile white" all over it.

[QUOTE=DogGunn;28104219]Sadly, by the sounds of it he's not going to be here for when it's finally rebuilt. :saddowns:[/QUOTE] I may not be a fan of him or his ideas but I'm not going to say anything about his rumored terminal cancer until someone other than the inquirer confirms that it IS indeed terminal. In which case, I'll light some incense in my NeXT Cube.

The world is just coming down for the this guy :saddowns:

[QUOTE=locojaws;28104505]The world is just coming down for the this guy :saddowns:[/QUOTE] You didn't read the article did you.

[QUOTE=DogGunn;28104219]Sadly, by the sounds of it he's not going to be here for when it's finally rebuilt. :saddowns:[/QUOTE] I don't like Jobs. But cancer is a bad way to go for everyone.

[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;28104996]I don't like Jobs. But cancer is a bad way to go for everyone.[/QUOTE] Bobby Kotick may be a pretty big douche, but I'd never wish any kind of cancer on him. I especially wouldn't wish it on Jobs. I can't hate someone for being a good businessman. There's far worse business practices than milking franchises or locking and heavily regulating all your products.

OP updated with view of the now demolished house.

Oh no

Once he recovers from his illness, he should build a mansion made of metal.

[QUOTE=Billiam;28129447]Once he recovers from his illness, he should build a mansion made of metal.[/QUOTE] More like brushed aluminium

[QUOTE=Murkrow;28129479]More like brushed aluminium[/QUOTE] Oh God, that would be orgasmic. I was thinking something more iron-fortressy, but your idea is better.

Gates Wins.

Thought the thread title said "jacking house". Disappointed.

He just doesn't give a fuck anymore he'll get what he wants.

[QUOTE=DogGunn;28104219]Sadly, by the sounds of it he's not going to be here for when it's finally rebuilt. :saddowns:[/QUOTE] Why 'sadly'?