Tasteful friends, what do we think of Cindy Adams’ Park Avenue penthouse?

So nice to see the bedroom where she'll drop dead in one of these days.

Masonic vibes. It's a no from me.

[quote]A Russian artisan worked on the apartment for two years

Need I read further?

I thought she was dead!

It's a monument to herself all of it should be burrowed with her.

buried^^ damn auto correct

That first picture almost triggered a migraine.

Only in New York kids!

Floor to ceiling windows and it's a still a dark tomb. That Cindy Adams, a gossip monger married to a two bit comedian living on Park Ave will always be one of life's mysteries.

It perfectly reflects the owner.

Utterly dreadful-a perfect reaction of the owner. On the up side, the entire place will be completely gutted and returned to a neutral base when she dies, which will be very soon. I'm rooting for the 17-year-old terrier to outlive her.

what a horror show!

Friends with Roy Cohen, of course.

I've seen tacky and gaudy, and that's a whole new level. Anyone who could live in such a hideously decorated place is clearly mentally ill.

It's not an apartment it's a tomb

YOU MEAN SHE'S DEAD R15?

[quote]YOU MEAN SHE'S DEAD

Yes, she's just to much of a media whore to lay down.

Weird that it was Doris Dukes. She really destroyed it. Now it’s an old hoarder’s apartment - just bigger. She is vile.

A peak inside her mind.

Why wouldn't someone want a serene, tranquil place to exist in?

I respectfully disagree with the prevailing consensus - it’s not my style, but it’s hers and I respect her over the top commitment to it.

Most celeb homes look like they could belong to anybody or nobody - that’s actually true for most homes in general - this place is all her and I love interiors that reflect the interests and personality of the people who live there. And I’m pretty sure most of you world have found Duke’s Tony Duquette interiors equally horrific.

It was mean to lead with the photo of the "war room." The rest of the place is only half as godawful.

[quote]A Russian artisan worked on the apartment for two years

Which room has the pentacle he was buried beneath?

I like it, minus the bedrooms and bathroom.

The decoupage vanity room is a horror show, like that of a serial killer.

The painted-on flowers slithering up the toilet are mini-grand guignol.

Hideous!

[quote]The painted-on flowers slithering up the toilet are mini-grand guignol. Hideous!

I could never poop in there.

She was never a national name like Liz Smith. Her husband was a third-rate borscht-belt comedian. So where did she get her money. How has she been able to support herself all these years?

Ming? Where did she and Joey get that kind of loot. Methinks the gossip queen had the goods on a billionaire or two and knew where the bodies are buried. I wouldn’t put it past her.

That toilet is just fucking ugly...with the flowers on the toilet bowl...

absolute trash just like the NY Post.

Ew. I'm paywalled out but I don't like the newspaper wallpaper. At best, it looks like an old school Subway Sandwich shop or a saloon.

She lives in Doris Duke's former digs. Cindy was good friends with Imelda Marcos, looks like they went to the same guy for face lifts.

Now we know where all the crap that should have been in Joel Grey's sparse loft went to.

Must be hard to keep clean all that fabric, some of it folded, tufted, gathered, ruched, etc.

No one but Cindy will ever love that apartment.

She and Judge Judy are good friends. I believe Joan Rivers was also one of their close group. I think it would be fun to have lunch with those ladies or take a short vacation with them.

[quote]A peak inside her mind.

Her mind has no peaks, only deep valleys.

[quote] I think it would be fun to have lunch with those ladies or take a short vacation with them.

Have fun.

I'm not sure I could ever relax enough to take a shit in that bathroom.

It's like living in a museum of your own personal memories. What a trip!

My cats wouldn’t take a shit if their litter box was in that bathroom R35.

I know I'm in the minority, but I admire her brio!

A gay man probably did that, when he should have stopped it.

It all looks so flammable.

[quote]She was never a national name like Liz Smith.

She was too Jewy and New York for mass appeal.

It is possible to have “busy” decor, and achieve a gorgeous interior.

Unfortunately, that not what happened in Ms. Adams’ penthouse.

Looks like a very bad acid trip.

All of the front page scoops on the walls scream egomaniac.

R42 - comparing Cindy Adams to Gloria Vanderbilt is like... well... comparing Cindy Adams to Gloria Vanderbilt!

I dont like the decor. Doris Dukes time there was more interesting. It was decorated horribly then too tho.. There were black marble floors everywhere when Duke owned it. And crystal rocks. Doris used it as a fuck pad during the 60s and 70 s disco era. SHe tended to hire black male hookers who were usually there for 30 minutes and out the door. SHe was rumored to not only be the richest woman in the world in her time but an acrobat in bed. Her main residences were in Newport RI and in Hawaii. Both are now museums. She also owned a large estate in New Jersey and Rudlolph Valentinos house in Beverly Hills. WHen a new money manager took over her finances in the mid sixties he discovered she had 72 million dollars in her checking account just sitting around. SHe was the worlds biggest holder of US treasuries at one point as well. SHe kept a 2 bedroom apt on the upper east side somewhere where all she did was go once in a while and it was filled with her hundreds of savings accounts bankbooks and investment info and she would spend hours if not days counting up her money. She was a billionaire in the 60 s, which is saying something.

The silver tub before it became Cindy’s hoarding receptacle:

At some point during the last three years, the bulbs were changed.

Cindy Adams seemed like an old lady way back in the 80s. It's like she should be 110 by now.

I didn't know she had such Dragon Lady tastes. I can't hate it. It's such a period look. Madame Gin Sling meets Social X Ray.

Shocking!

All visitors are handed a fez.

Not cookie cutter in a good way. A very interesting, personal apartment. Great to visit.

My allergies are acting up just by looking at the pictures.

Wow, mental illness really does show itself though ones sense of design.

Mais quelle horreur!

I need minimalism ASAP to cleanse my eyes.

Her bedroom looks like a padded cell, which is probably appropriate.

I think this is the same building that the Evening Punctuationist lives in.

Brutal maximumism.

More pics of the Doris Duke decor! It sounds fabulous. Compared to this mess.

I liked Joan Rivers apartment - she stuck with that classic look and even though it was overdone, it was consistent.

Christ that's something.

If she likes that frou frou feminine look for the bedroom WTF didn't she hire Mario Buatta.? That's his specialty. He wouldn't make it so overdone & stifling.

Did I understand the article correctly? She had the vents in her bedroom upholstered? Insanity.

Zees Iz how someone wiz gud tayste decorates!

It's so claustrophobic and stifling. As another poster said, whoever buys that place after Cindy croaks is going to strip every last bit of that shit out of there and do a full gut reno.

How in the fuck did she get that money?

The eyes have it.

My father's nickname for Joey Adams was Turn the Channel.

Someday they'll find Joey's rotting corpse in there somewhere.

Are you supposed to shit tulip bulbs in that bathroom?

Decorated bathrooms look dirty.

Terrible photo of the living room when Doris lived there:

After 39 years old, the mirrors had to go from my homes. Why torture yourself or your guests?

Thx r71 - something at least. Seems very 70s.

She had newspaper (Murdock's NY Post) covers glued to her walls and ceilings.

Clearly she paid someone to consistently ring during the interview so we think she's relevant and in demand. No one rings Cindy Adams. How'd she get so rich? Methinks she has blackmailed many a celebrity in her time.

Cindy looks like she runs a whorehouse in Shanghai.

It's brilliant. Love the eclectic tastes and expression. Should she put in on the market, the Realtor (TM) community would have her remove furniture and paint everything beige or grey to appeal to "young buyers" that don't exist :(

Gah! She leaves her wiglets out as part of the decor. Not bohemian. Not fun. Just straight-up gross.

[quote]No one rings Cindy Adams.

Wrong. They calls are all coming from one person and they’re to ask if her pussy is wet, what color girdle she’s wearing, and if she can smell the burnt toast he’s been smelling for a few years now.

Then he forgets and calls right back to ask the same three questions.

r79 I just peed a little. Bravo!

The calls all come from John Barron.

God, millions of dollars for a Park Ave penthouse and you still get horrible parquet floors.

[quote]That Cindy Adams, a gossip monger married to a two bit comedian living on Park Ave will always be one of life's mysteries.

Please. Joey was in with the mob and later, along with Cindy, pals with some of the most notorious international scumbags. I doubt more than 5% of her wealth was legitimately earned.

The bathroom looks like a blood-soaked crime scene.

All that money and effort to make a luxury NYC apartment look like a double-wide trailer in small-town Oklahoma.

She was married for decades. Who's to say they didn't invest with big yields?

Did anyone ever buy her perfume "Gossip".

R82 - I thought the exact same thing about the floors. But in the 60’s those horrible wood tiles were considered chic and modern - they were standard in new high end construction of that era. Joan Crawford had them in the her post-Pepsi apartment, and I think even mentions them favorably in that book when talking endlessly about her home.

I guess people liked them because they were new, and as opposed to older apt buildings with wood joists, these were laid right on concrete slab floors - so they were “more sanitary” - no under-floor space for roaches & mice - and they didn’t squeak when you walked around.

It’s always amazing looking at what was “in style” in any given era; 20 years later it all looks dreadful; 40 years later some of it looks cool again - but these floors will never look good again. Especially since they are literally falling apart - a friend has them in his 1965 co-op - you can pull up little pieces of wood with your bare hands.

How long before popcorn ceilings are all the rage again?

The 12th of Never, R89

How many bottles of Elmer's Glue did she use to decoupage those ridiculous newspapers?

She's kept Joey's last shit in the guest room toilet and took the flusher out to avoid an unexpected loss.

n her days as a serious journalist.

R92, she was preserving his nightclub act, you know, for posterity.

It is odd how she got a Park Avenue penthouse and a VERY luxe lifestyle. Like others here, I think there were some underhanded things going on that made her and her husband rich. A gossip columnist and a second-rate comic who was never particularly famous couldn't have funded that kind of life on their earnings alone, could they?

Just in time for Halloween. What a freak show.

I know Liz Smith and Suzy hated each other but I never heard of Cindy feuding with anyone.

Cindy wouldn't stand in line for pancakes.

Back in 1957, I did an 8th Grade book report on Cindy and I by Joey Adams. I seem to remember Cindy stole towels or a bathrobe from the Ritz in Paris.

Brian Grazer & Ron Howard To Chart Rise Of New York Post Columnist Cindy Adams In Showtime Docuseries

Well la di da

That pic @OP reminds me of the priest's room from The Omen

Her apartment epitomizes the Dolly Parton quote, "“It costs a lot of money to look this cheap”

That photo s thirty years old. Now she farts dust.