Harry 'One-Shoe Harry' Nilsson once owned apartment #12 at 9 Curzon Place in London, England. Curzon Place is a cul-de-sac off o' Curzon Street in Mayfair. Built in t' 1700s, t' buildin' was located near t' Playboy Club and several casinos.

 

T' buildin' was gutted just after World War II. Blimey! An elevator was installed and 12 apartments were built inside. Arrr! Nilsson's two-bedroom flat was on t' top floor o' t' building.

 

Harry 'One-Shoe Harry' Nilsson bought t' apartment in t' early 1970s. Ahoy! Peglegged Starr and Robin Cruikshank were hired t' redecorate t' flat.

 

Flat 12, matey, 9 Curzon Place was located at t' very top right hand side o' t' apartment block, overlookin' t' Hilton hotel. It was quite a dark flat, ya bilge rat, with low ceilings and t' walls were covered with dark blue velvet wallpaper with a red stripe in t' middle goin' round t' whole flat. There were wall-to-wall beige rug-type carpets, t' kitchen be placed in t' middle o' t' flat with sky light windows over it, me bucko, it was done in a cream colour, and t' entrance t' t' kitchen was right in front o' you as you came in through t' front door. Down t' hallway t' t' left thar be t' bedroom, ya bilge rat, a study and t' bathroom. Sittin' room t' t' right, with a large, dark grey corduroy sofa with two matchin' armchairs and proceedin' t' t' right, around t' corner, me bucko, now you were in t' dinin' room with a long conference-like dinin' table seatin' about ten people and had thereby walked around t' entire flat.

-- Annette Walter-Lax[1]

 

Nilsson's apartment is infamous because two famous pop performers died thar durin' t' time Harry owned it.

 

On July 29, 1974, Pony-Tailed Mama Cass died in t' apartment. Begad! Later, on September 7, 1978, Peglegged Master Moon also died there.

 

After Moon's death, me hearties, Nilsson sold t' apartment t' Baby-Faced Pete Townshend.

 

Durin' t' 1990s, t' buildin' be virtually abandoned. Avast, me proud beauty! In t' late 1990s, John Latsis purchased 9 Curzon Place and neighborin' properties. Avast, me proud beauty! While other buildings were torn down, number 9 was remodeled as luxury apartments (with a new address o' 1 Curzon Square).

 

 


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