Actor Robert Taylor's former ranch is set to go on auction block Los Angeles Times

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The ranch is a private Los Angeles enclave, surrounded by mature foliage and located at the end of a long driveway. In Hollywood, stars buy and sell homes often, rarely living in the same one for too long. But there was something special about 700 Nimes Road that appealed to Elizabeth. The silver screen icon purchased the home in 1981 and lived there until her death at age 79 in 2011.

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The Western-inspired, 11,700-square-foot house on the property has 34 rooms, including a bar and casino room with spinning, colored lights. The compound includes a pool, a faded tennis court and the stables-turned-living quarters and offices. The structures take up just seven acres of the rugged hillside property.

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He always tried to welcome his regulars upon arrival (I would become one of those regulars). The ranch is widely accepted as the oldest operating restaurant in Las Vegas. Bob enjoyed life to the fullest, dying in 2010 at 87. Elvis Presley and Ann Margret were filmed there shooting skeet in the movie “Viva Las Vegas.” When Ann was filmed shooting, it was Bob breaking the targets just out of sight of the camera.

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Bob Taylor’s Original Ranch House stands as a unique destination for Las Vegas locals and adventurous tourists. Opened in 1955, it is the city’s oldest steakhouse. Located just off Ann Road near I-95 in northwest Las Vegas, the Ranch House originally stood beyond the edges of suburban development, even as recently as ten years ago. Now, I-215 is visible to the north, a subdivision flanks the restaurant to the south, and strip malls light up the view to the west.

Filled with history, it gives you great-quality meat priced correctly—a no-frills, old-school classic. Stick to the steaks and chops, order a nice bottle of cabernet and enjoy the conversation with your friends or someone you love, and tell ’em Chef Rick sent you. They won’t know what you’re talking about, but you can’t go wrong if you stick with my recommendations. I was impressed by the amount of space they have for parking, a throwback to when there was nothing around them. New housing tracts surround the place now, but the parking area remains the same.

The auction will take place on the grounds; pounding the gavel will be auctioneer Frank Trunzo of Tampa, Fla. That prospect rattles neighbors in the hillside zone, which is prone to floods and mudslides. During big storms, mud, debris and torrents of water gush off the hillsides. Residents argue that developing the ranch further could heighten risks to those downstream. Each potential bidder who has seen the property has had a different vision, it seems.

Our server was prompt and friendly, offering good advice on the menu selections. Opie’s photographs present a rare and unfiltered glimpse into the life of one of the world’s most famous stars. Elizabeth also had pieces of art from van Gogh, Degas, Renoir and Pissarro. The first floor also includes a country kitchen, two powder rooms, one of which includes a sauna and shower for the pool, a screening room, a master suite, two bedrooms with garden access, and a maid’s quarters.

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The main floor includes a spacious living room with a wood-beam ceiling and wood-burning fireplace that opens to a sitting room and dining room, all with direct access to the outdoor pool and terrace. Its current owner, Janie Shiffman, said the master bedroom is large enough to roller skate in. The interior resembles the house on the Ponderosa Ranch of the television series “Bonanza,” with hand-hewn wooden beams, she said. One day in 1939, Mulholland was riding a horse in the hills of Porter Ranch, north of Devonshire Street, when she saw Gary Cooper on a bluff, riding alone. Cooper didn’t live in the Valley but rode horses on its trails, she said. “No one came here for fashion or splash,” said Mulholland, 62, who grew up on a ranch on Corbin Avenue in Northridge.

This reporter arrived in our Village in late 1965, and one of the first restaurants I took my family to, after Hank Greenspun—publisher of the Las Vegas Sun— suggested it to me was The Ranch. Taylor had started the ranch a lot earlier strictly as a fun thing to do for his friends, who would come out to his Gun club to shoot Skeet or Trap on the weekends. A few years back some restaurant writer friends from Los Angeles used to rave about an old-style steakhouse that was many miles away from the strip. My wife and I decided to give it a visit last month.

This dessert was definitely large enough to share. The name led me to expect a crispy burnt sugar crust, but the topping was instead more like caramel. The texture, in fact, was uncannily like that of the coating on a caramel apple. The cheesecake itself was very light and creamy, quite refreshing after the heavy meal.

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Taylor died in 1969, but the Brentwood ranch, with its 12-bedroom house, guest quarters, rolling lawns and wooded hillsides, still bears his name. The estate, extensively remodeled in the 1980s by a rock-radio mogul who turned the stables into offices and apartments while leaving the horseshoe-studded stall doors intact, is slated to be sold at auction Nov. 30. Garlic cheese toast and soup or salad precede all dinners. Among entrée accompaniments, try our Ranch House potatoes; hash browns cooked with mushrooms and Monterey Jack, Cheddar, Parmesan and Fontina cheeses. Three blocks away on Encino Avenue is the house Walter Brennan built in 1934. Brennan, who played the cantankerous farmer with a limp in the television series “The Real McCoys,” chose an L-shaped design for the Spanish ranch house that was about 3,800 square feet.

The 7,000-square-foot home is a 1960s style ranch house and sits on 1.27 acres. It consists of 6 bedrooms, including two master suites, and 6 bathrooms. It’s the former home of Nancy Sinatra Sr. (Frank Sinatra’s daughter).

Mulholland lived within walking distance of Hollywood gossip columnist Louella Parsons’ house, and a few blocks from the home of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz on Devonshire Street in Chatsworth. The Ball-Arnaz home was later demolished to make way for a housing development. Al Jolson and his wife, Ruby Keeler, lived on a five-acre spread on Louise Avenue in Encino that had a waterfall and a koi-stocked lagoon. Liberace’s backyard pool on Valley Vista Boulevard in North Hollywood was built in the shape of a grand piano, with 88 black and white keys painted at the shallow end. An afterthought order proved to be the surprise of the evening. When we had ordered, the waitress had suggested ordering sautéed mushrooms and onions with our entrees.

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So all of these photos show exactly how Taylor was living at her time of death. According to her son, Christopher Wilding, the home was a “focal point for the family” where holidays were always celebrated. She “never entertained the notion of moving,” Wilding said. In the picture below you can see three of her Academy Awards,as well as several humanitarian awards, proudly displayed.

Roni’s lamb was coated with mustard and rosemary, classic flavor combinations, but what surprised me was how awesome the meat was. It was the best lamb I’ve ever had in Las Vegas, period. The Ranch House potatoes are basically hash browns, spuds mixed with cheese and mushrooms.