Turtle Bay

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"Turtle Bay" seemed like the title most likely to make this a broadly-useful thread in the future; I thought of naming it after Miss Hepburn, but as far as I'm aware, being neighbors for decades only ever yielded surprisingly few anecdotes -- as most of us have probably heard, they were never exactly BFFs.

The link below was posted on the FB group, and as far as Sondheim/Hepburn-iana goes, this article includes links to several other nuggets.  It also includes a nice potted history of Turtle Bay itself:

https://culturedarm.com/earthy-anecdotes-katharine-hepburn-steals-stephen-sondheims-plant/

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New York magazine:  Stephen Sondheim's Turtle Bay Townhouse is for Sale

https://www.compass.com/listing/246-east-49th-street-manhattan-ny-10017/1352939100748859761


He's really gone. 

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WSJ:  Stephen Sondheim's Longtime New York Home Sells for $7 Million

Includes yet another breathtaking real-estate-porn slideshow.  And:

"[Listing agent Michael] Franco declined to name the buyer, but said the purchaser is a Sondheim fan based in New York City who plans to make the Midtown townhouse his primary residence. [...] Franco said the house sold quickly because of its notable history and because it was well-priced."

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Cottages & Gardens:   Sondheim's Beloved Connecticut Home Sells for Full Ask

(Again with lots of pretty pictures).


Speaking of SJS's town-and-country neighbors, Hepburn's birthday (what would be her 117th) was this past Sunday:

NYT:   In a Secret Manhattan Garden, a Birthday Party for Katharine Hepburn
                Every year, a small band of New Yorkers gathers in a tucked-away Midtown park to celebrate the actress,
                a beloved neighbor they remember as an everyday city dweller.

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Slate:   Inside the Stephen Sondheim Auction That Stunned Even the Auctioneer
                 The auction house thought these thesauruses were worth $300. They underestimated the nerdiness of theater kids.