There are few actors or actresses that transcend time like Betty White. She has been in movies and entertainment for more than 70 years and our kids watched her, we watched her, our parents and their parents all watched Betty White on TV! She is a LEGEND! So, it shocked me to find out through Twitter that one year after her passing away, her estate decided to tear down her house!
Had this been a condo on the beach she rarely visited or a studio in New York she stayed at when visiting; ok, fine – tear it down, by all means. When it is her home she has owned since the 1960’s and all her memories and possessions are there, I tend to want to believe that family and caretakers of her estate would want to preserve those memories.
Nope. They tore down the house so they could build a memorial.
This just makes no sense to me. What if I said, “Hey! Lets go tear down the Alamo and build a statue so people can remember it.” or how about, “We should tear down Lincoln’s Cabin and erect a monument of it and all its possessions.”
It is crazy to tear down her house, no matter what monument or memorial her estate has plans for. Betty lived a long life and was just days from turning 100 years old when she passed away. Lets hope that this memorial that is planned in her honor is out of this world!
I can only hope that before her passing, Betty made the decision to destroy her home and sell off all her possessions at auction to raise money for causes she deeply believed in and loved, which seems to be the case here. It is still sad that a icons home can not be visited or toured, especially when it is a woman that the world truly adored and loved.
