LA Citybeat is throwing a party to celebrate Norwood Young, who recently appeared on the cover of the free weekly's best of L.A. issue.
Wait, so who's Norwood Young? He's an R&B singer. But more importantly, he's the owner of this home:
(Flickr pic by Santos.)
Yep, Young owns the crazy Hancock Park home (at 3rd and Muirfield) with all of those David statues. He calls it "Youngwood Court." The paper writes:
LA City Beat Magazine named Young as the “Best Thing in Hancock Park” because his home is “an architectural tribute to beauty, art, glamour, fantasy, flamboyance, and living out loud.” The publication also praises Young for “a refusal to stay silent, to hide one’s talents or one’s love of Michelangelo. A disdain for blending in, for conforming … .” Young was featured on the cover of the September 25, 2008 issue (Volume 6/Number 39) of LA City Beat Magazine.
And after 13 years of rumor, controversy and lawsuits, change is in the air. The dust has settled. And Young and his digs, Youngwood Court, are finally embraced by the neighbors.
“During this exciting climate of political change and tolerance, I deem the induction of ‘King of Hancock Park’ a personal victory; not only for me, but for other individuals who’ve been ostracized and criticized because they would not compromise,” said Young. “This is the most rewarding experience of my life,” he added. “I painfully fought for 13 years to stand for something, and because of this recognition by LA City Beat Magazine and their readers, I no longer feel my fight was in vain.”
Young’s home has been the subject of rumor, controversy and lawsuits, due to the neighbors feeling that Young’s personal taste was not suitable for the neighborhood and that he was a rock and roll intruder, making headline news in the media. The late, great attorney Johnny Cochran defended his right to live in the neighborhood and decorate his house, according to “his taste.” Young reigned victoriously, and the case was thrown out of court.
Still, that didn’t stop the bullying, nor the bullets (yes, there have been bullets shot at his home) and media headlines, weighing in on his decorative taste as “Art or Eyesore?” The neighbors made suck a ruckus, the story actually made national headlines across the country! This was a humiliating intrusion of Young’s right to privacy.
Determined, Young fought a good fight and won. Today, “Youngwood Court” is part of LA’s pop culture. It’s even included as part of Hollywood’s tours of famous homes.
LA Citybeat is throwing an event on Nov. 2 to crown Young as "King of Hancock Park."
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