The fabled “House of Glue and Glamour” is now one for the regal and storied Las Vegas history books.
To say the 31,000-square-foot luxury mansion was formidable and ostentatious is an understatement. The stately bastion boasted 13 bedrooms, an “Elvis Room,” where the King was known to occasionally reside, a grand entrance hall with a 35-foot domed ceiling, and even an elegant Olympic-sized, indoor swimming pool, adorned with gold and artifacts.
The historic fortress habitually attracted an array of leading celebrities of the day, being rented out for party events and fundraisers, to the likes of Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, and Ginger Rogers, to name but a few.
Many videos and movies were filmed at Hartland, most notable scenes from “Casino,” and CeeLo Green’s Muppet video, “All I Need is Love.” The Las Vegas Philharmonic was even said to once have performed a show in the mansion’s Grand Party Room for 400 guests.
But now it is never more, having just been demolished in the name of progress.
The former owner, Garry Hart, a famed Hart entertainment family member, was at the helm as the property’s proprietor for decades. Although reportedly never living on the property, he oversaw all the operations and booked the events.
Then in the 80s, his sister, Grammy-winning gospel singer Toni Hart, who sang backup for Bette Midler, purchased the home and the family renovated it with a unique, more macabre look.
But after a considerably long time of spending $15,000 a month just on routine maintenance, without corresponding returns, they decided it was time to move the property.
Clark County records in Las Vegas show that Hartland Mansion was sold in May of this year for $4 million to Lanny Dean Love, owner of the Adult Superstores.
At press time, no word on what the property will be used for.
Mmm, we wonder…