Doris Duke & hubby bought the land for Shangri La near Diamond Head in Honolulu, HI in 1935. If I had been Miss Duke, I would have also bought much of the surrounding property to ensure the ultimate in privacy. After all, what she paid back then must have felt like chump change for a billionaire like herself. It cost her $125,000 for almost 5 acres -- the equivalent of $11,400,000 in relative average income that one would need in 2013 to buy a comparable piece of land. Aaaah, the many benefits of being ultra rich and making a good investment. For example, how would you like to be looking at the view below as you dined from your lanai?
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| View of the harbor and Diamond Head from the house's dining area/lanai |
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| view of the house and lanai from her boat harbor |
Note: Because of injuries/lawsuits in the past that the Doris Duke Foundation has had to pay, there was a fence installed in April 2014 that closes off the harbor from divers.
Aerial Views
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| It has become a crowded neighborhood! |
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| another view of the beautiful property |
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| Shangri La in October, 1957 |
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