Robert Barr's
first house
705
Paseo Del Mar, Santa Barbara
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It
is a few weeks after his arrival in
Santa Barbara
that
Robert Barr purchases a beautiful and big house. And not any
of them
:
Eden and Cruz Castillo's
neighbouring house which,
furthermore, overhangs directly this one.
The
inside is very richly decorated : valuable furniture, decoration made by
statuettes and by diverse works of art... The atypical ground of the entrance,
made by black and white checkerboards stone floor, gives way to a parquet in the
lounge. It is in this room that Robert hides Ondine, the sculpture of crystal
siren, symbol of his loving past with Eden.
A
balcony gives directly, down below
the house, onto Eden
and Cruz's
garden and jacuzzi.
It is very apparently the main motivation of Robert's choice for this house,
that he will live finally only a few
time.
After
Robert's departure from Santa Barbara, Anthony Tonell and his mistress Sasha
Schmidt move in. Along with Mason Capwell, Sasha is held captive there by her
mobster lover, and later stays with Julia Wainwright. She however returns to
live in the house again for a few more months in early 1990.