tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159801361173958048.post2385511882133536397..comments2008-07-08T15:32:59.074-04:00Adminnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159801361173958048.post-60975817486781696922008-07-08T15:32:00.000-04:002008-07-08T15:32:00.000-04:00Hi Anonymous--<BR/><BR/>Betty is spelled Bette. Your lack of knowledge of that is enough for me to dismiss your diatribe. And please--obviously the house could have been rebuilt to form regardless of the damage done. As for Gary Merrill getting it on, who cares? It's the house, it's Davis--that's what matters.<BR/><BR/>ChristopherChristophernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159801361173958048.post-9214289993257460902008-06-20T16:50:00.000-04:002008-06-20T16:50:00.000-04:00Christopher,<BR/>You comments re the Cape Elizabeth property Betty named "Witchway", an obvious play on words, are in extremely poor taste and lack accuracy and architectural knowledge, and reflect you don't understand the real significance of the property in Betty's life. <BR/><BR/>Witchway had no architectural significance (per Earl Shuttleworth, Maine Historical Preservation Society Director), was rotted to the core following decades of neglect and substandard foam winterization decades earlier, and had animals defecating and otherwise living in the walls and attic. The entire electrical system was from the 1920s and all of the fireplaces leaked badly and had rotted the balloon framing. All of the plumbing had asbestos rotting on it, lead paint contamination was throughout, and mold readings were off the chart from a habitation safety standpoint.<BR/><BR/>As to the new buildings on the property, they were designed by noted shingle style architect Joseph Waltman. The main house and the carriage house are extremely tasteful and appear to have been in place from the early 1900s. Betty would be proud.<BR/><BR/>As to the significance to Betty's life? Locals relate that Gary Merrill was caught fornicating with one of the maid staff in an outbuilding. With a tumultuous roar, it is said Betty called the police to have him removed from the property, along with all his personal belongings which she threw from the second story bedroom window while screaming about his betrayal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159801361173958048.post-52772081114435707582008-04-04T15:37:00.000-04:002008-04-04T15:37:00.000-04:00Very well written. I love Bette Davis but fear too many are too young to remember her. This will help, as will the collection. Nice job.Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159801361173958048.post-47227765830454278502008-04-04T08:16:00.000-04:002008-04-04T08:16:00.000-04:00That was fabulous. Thank you, Christopher! All About Eve is also my favorite film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com