It was NYC. Even back then they had rent control, so it must've been a hot market.
The Ricardos paid $125 month to Ethel and Fred.
He had at least six apartments
Why Was Fred Mertz Always So Worried About Losing A Tenant?
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | July 15, 2019 12:43 AM |
Fred was a homosexual.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | July 13, 2019 8:35 AM |
He had a coke habit to feed.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | July 13, 2019 8:48 AM |
He has to pay Ethel’s food bill.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | July 13, 2019 8:56 AM |
He was saving up for transition surgery.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | July 13, 2019 9:09 AM |
Why would anybody want to live in that building?
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | July 13, 2019 9:55 AM |
Sides of beef were barbecued in the furnace. There were false fire alarms followed by falling vats of Henna Rinse. TVs were shoved off balconies. Tenants ran their own food processing plants in apartment kitchens. Floor shows and vaudeville routines were constantly rehearsed in the flats. Contraband pets were stashed in pianos. Superhero clad zanies stalked window ledges. The list of code violations— health, building and otherwise— goes on.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | July 13, 2019 11:10 AM |
Wikipedia is our friend. End of the Fred thread.
Your're welcome.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | July 13, 2019 12:00 PM |
Sorry. If you have trouble understanding why Fred was so worried about losing a tenant, let me tell you. The character of Fred was cheap and worried about money.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | July 13, 2019 12:04 PM |
r8
It was NYC he was a rich landlord, why would he be worried? Fred wasn't so cheap, he sprang for Ethel's trip to Hollywood.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | July 13, 2019 4:16 PM |
Because their brownstone at 623 E 68th street was in the middle of the East River. It wasn't in an ideal location, so getting tenants was tough.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | July 13, 2019 4:30 PM |
“I suddenly remembered that the mortgage to the building was in MY name!”
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | July 13, 2019 7:59 PM |
I wonder if this blackout was the work of Sticky Fingers Sal & Pick Pocket Pearl!
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | July 14, 2019 8:36 AM |
r6 is the 1953 version of Yelp.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | July 14, 2019 9:56 PM |
r13 Did I mention the Connecticut Airbnb I stayed in with the live chickens in the closet, wax tulips in the garden and the barbecue grill that looked like a dropped pie?
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | July 14, 2019 11:02 PM |
Remember when Fred threw out Dr Bellows for being a homosexual?
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | July 15, 2019 12:43 AM |