Yo! Rocky's house in South Philly is for sale
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Reporting in this current political climate is a responsibility we do not take lightly, and we thank you for your support. In the film, Rocky's inexperience with money -- including the hasty purchase of the house (without even going upstairs!) -- leads to financial difficulties that force him back into the ring for a rematch with Creed. "I really like these bricks, they are really nicely done here. They look very solid," says Rocky about the home in the movie. Rocky visits his son Robert’s apartment to tell him that he is going to fight Mason Dixon.
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There is a plaque on the wall that says, “On this spot stood Sylvester Stallone filming the great motion picture Rocky. The bathroom in the movie was also a real one, and was reportedly disgusting, which helped fuel Sylvester Stallone’s dramatic scene with Burgess Meredith in which Mickey comes to Rocky’s apartment to ask him to take him on as his manager. This house went on the market in the summer of 2013 and was heavily publicized for it’s connection to the Rocky movies (see one article in Philadelphia Magazine about the Rocky 2 house). Please remember that some of the locations listed above are private homes, where people currently live. It’s not like the people now living there don’t know their homes were in the movies, but it has to be annoying having tons of Rocky fans show up and be disruptive.
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The 14,467-square-foot property sits on an impressive 50 acres and was designed to resemble a village in Normandy. The current seller is venture capitalist Robert Burch, the former brother-in-law of fashion designer Tory Burch. "It might add to the allure of the house, but I don't know that it would make people put more money on the house," Joe Bianco, the listing agent for the property, told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "It's just something cool. I think people would like know about any house that has a bit of history." In the 1979 film, Rocky Balboa buys the rowhome on 2313 South Lambert Street in Philadelphia's Girard Estate neighborhood with the winnings from his fight with Apollo Creed.
The 17-acre property was once part of the Ardrossan, the Montgomery Scott family's enormous estate that at one point had 40 buildings. In fact, the Albermarle’s main home was once the original estate’s stable. The astounding Linden Hall in Gladwyne, once home to the Dorrance family dynasty of the Campbell Soup Company, is on the market for $16.5 million, after originally listing in 2013 to the tune of $24.5 million.
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The 1,306-square-foot home has three bedrooms, one-and-a-half bathrooms and a full basement. While the block and exterior of the house were used in the movie, the interior of the house was not filmed. There were a lot more filming locations outside of Philadelphia.
Rocky Balboa’s fictional South Philly house is up for sale
The Huffington Post put it on their HOME vertical “courtesy Realtor.com.” We must object. Realtor.com is a tool one uses to find real estate listings. But the courtesy comes from Alpha Realty Group, which is handling the sale and which revealed the home’s filmic history in its listings copy. Real estate agent Joe Bianco says the home is for sale because the woman who lived there since the time of filming recently died.
The original structure was built in 1776, but later underwent an extensive renovations by architect John Haviland. The stately, 8,951-square-foot mansion Greek Revival Mansion looks strikingly similar to the White House and features seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms, a beautiful pool and pool house, and a tennis court. This 16.93-acre estate in Villanova originally listed in June 2012 for $25 million, but has been on and off the market ever since and is now asking $16,900,000.
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It’s here that Rocky asks Adrian on their first date to go ice skating, and Paulie throws the turkey leg from Adrian’s Thanksgiving dinner into the alley. He says the house was picked for "Rocky II" because the filmmakers "happened to like the front of the home and knocked on the door." The only major difference is the tall, strong tree that now shades this narrow street – it was just a sapling when Rocky and Adrian lived here.
The brick home played host to the Italian Stallion, played by Sylvester Stallone, in “Rocky II.” While the interior isn’t shown in the film, the street and front stoop are featured in several scenes, including Rocky’s 4 a.m. If you have seen the movies, here are some of the movie filming locations in Philadelphia. Vaux Hill, also known as the Fatland Estate, sits on 15 acres overlooking Valley Forge National Historical Park.
Take in the moment, snap a quick pic, and be on your way. A short but iconic scene at the beginning of the first Rocky movie where Frank Stallone and some of his buddies sing while staying warm surrounding a fire barrel. They were seen again in Rocky II serenading Rocky and Adrian after they got married. Street singers were common in Philadelphia around the time Rocky and Rocky II were filmed. This Kensington, Pennsylvania neighborhood apartment was the first home that Rocky and Adrian shared (Butkus, too!), and where they spent their wedding night in Rocky 2. The house is located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia and was built in 1935.
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