It doesn’t take much time on this blog to figure out I’m a huge Joel McCrea fan. So it’s big news around here that Joel McCrea’s Thousand Oaks ranch is not only on the National Register Of Historic Places, but that the 90-year-old home will be preserved as a visitors center. It should be ready for tours in about a year.
Joel McCrea bought the ranch in 1933, and he and Frances Dee called it home till his death in 1990. Over the years, according to McCrea’s wishes, pieces of the ranch have been donated to the YMCA and other groups.
You can read more about the ranch and the plans for it here. I came across this wonderful bit of news through Laura’s Miscellaneous Musings. Thanks, Laura.
Isn’t this a wonderful story? I love that photo of the “McCreas” sign. My husband and I are very interested in taking the tour when it’s available.
Glad I could share the good news! Thanks much for the link.
Best wishes,
Laura
Border River is one of my favorite Joel McCrea / Yvonne de Carlo movies.
I taped it off the air one late night here in Brazil back in the eighties, and I never want to part with it.
Thanks for the beautiful lobby card.
Keep up the good work.