In 1969, shortly after patriarch
Joe Jackson secured his son's a record deal with Motown
producer Berry Gordy moved Michael Jackson and the rest of the Jackson five out
to Los Angeles, where they were put up in various hotels.
But Michael had spent months staying with Diana Ross.
In November of that year,
the rest of the family relocated to California, whereupon they all settled
into a Mediterranean style house in West Hollywood.
According to Taraborrelli, the living room of their new abode was
twice the size of their entire former home in Gary.
Their new home boasted four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a sparkling view of L.A.
and a spacious 2000 962 square feet of living space when they lived in the home.
As the Jackson five stardom was skyrocketing,
all of the neighborhood children would go over to play and fans would line
the street waiting for autographs in this very exposed part of West Hollywood.
But as it turns out, as much as they like their new home, they wouldn't stay long.
In May 1970, just seven months after
moving in, the Jacksons were relocated to another house leased by Berry Gordy.
This one on Bowmen Drive in Beverly Hills.
According to Taraborrelli, Gordy said they were kicked out of several houses.
You see, they would make too much noise.
They had their band and we would put them
in a house and then they would get kicked out.
We'd lease another place and they would
make too much noise and they would get kicked out again.
At this time, Joseph and Katherine Jackson
were keen to bring the family together and finally purchase their own home.
Katherine has said, First, we limited our research to Hollywood.
The idea of being near Motown in the recording studios tempted us.
And then finally we decided to buy a house at the top of the hill in Bel Air,
which overlooked the whole city to prove to us that he was right.
Our real estate agent drove us to the San Fernando Valley to show us
a house in Encino, which was for sale for about the same amount.
The agent was convinced that this house compared to Bel Air was much less
interesting because it was located on flat land and with no view.
But finally, we really fell in love with Encinas House.
We love the fact that it was located
on a huge lot and that there were 18 lemon, orange and tangerine trees and also
a large lot for the boys to play basketball.
Joseph and Katherine Jackson purchased the two acre estate on Haven Hurst Avenue
in Encino on May 5th, 1971, for 250000 dollars.
In order to purchase this property, Joe Jackson had to put down 100000 dollars
or 40 percent of the loan due to his bad credit,
which he obtained from Berry Gordy based on the Jackson Five's future earnings.
The Jackson's home phone number was routinely changed to protect against fans
constant calling the tranquillity of the surroundings
assured the now famous family and uninterrupted peace.
The house was nicknamed the Big House
because it felt like a prison at times for the younger Jackson's.
Katherine Jackson particularly loved
the large all glass living room, which was bathed in light all day long.
The Encino house had been before
the Jacksons, the property of Earl Hagen, a famous American composer of TV movies.
A photo of him can be seen with him
on the stairs of the home, the same stairs where the Jackson family
posed for a photo for Life magazine in September 1971.
In the living room,
a recessed sofa in the floor circled the room on the walls,
where numerous plaques, gold and platinum discs,
symbols of millions of albums and singles sold one journalist to find the place as
a cross between a motel hall and a Sunset Boulevard label.
Jermaine also brings his vision of things.
The house was decorated in the style of the 1970s.
Many sliding doors, plastic seats, gaudy colors, wooden paneling and the top
of the top was the huge spiral staircase who sat in the large living room.
There were twin bedrooms for Marlon and me, Tito and Johnny,
the Jackson five drummer, Michael and Randy, Latoya and Janet.
Jackie and Ronnie, the band's keyboardist.
It was a big house, certainly, but not a castle, 240 square metres for 13 people.
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