user locations: pete_nice - literature
owl farm
from hunter s. thompson posted in literature by pete_nice
In late 1967, Hunter S. Thompson used the royalties from Hell's Angels to purchase a property and home outside of Woody Creek, CO. He named it Owl Farm, and often referred to it as his "fortified compound" (located down the road from this address).
On February 20, 2005, Hunter S. Thompson died at Owl Farm from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was 67 years old.
His funeral ceremony was held on the same property on August 25th of that year, when his ashes were shot out of a canon that was mounted atop a 153-foot (47 m) tower shaped like a double-thumbed fist clutching a peyote button- the symbol used for his "Freak Power" run for sheriff.
hunter s. thompson’s apartment
from hunter s. thompson posted in literature by pete_nice
The founder of Gonzo journalism lived at this San Francisco apartment during the days of Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs.
hunter s. thompson’s childhood home
from hunter s. thompson posted in literature by pete_nice
The Thompson family moved to this residence on December 2, 1943, when Hunter was six years old.
A local blogger recounts some of Hunter's childhood stories here.
ketchum hemingway house
from ernest hemingway posted in literature by pete_nice
Situated on 12 acres near the Silver Creek valley, this home was purchased by the Hemingways in 1959 after they were forced to leave Cuba abruptly. In 1961, Ernest Hemingway committed suicide in this residence with a shotgun.
In 1989, the home was bequeathed by Mary Hemingway to the Nature Conservancy with the request that the home and site be maintained as a wilderness preserve. However, this home is something of an anomaly for TNC, whose typical mission is not of historical preservation but of preservation of landscapes and ecosystems.
A board of directors at the Idaho Hemingway House Foundation maintains the location, and they are trying to make the home accessible as a writer's retreat or as a museum. However, residences of the surrounding affluent neighborhood are resistant to the traffic that either of those plans would bring. As of now, the home is vacant and as it was acquired in 1986.
ketchum/sun valley heritage & ski museum
from ernest hemingway posted in literature by pete_nice
The Ketchum/Sun Valley Heritage & Ski Museum features a permanent Hemingway exhibit that features photos and memorabilia of the author's years in Idaho.