Sorrell's House

[Meadowmufn]

I was doing some research on Sorrell Booke and fell down a rabbit hole when I discovered he used to live in Pacific Palisades. My thoughts immediately went to wondering if his house was still standing after the wildfires in 2025.

Sadly, the answer is no. I was thinking of posting this on the HazzardNet Facebook page, but it's kind of sad so I'm not sure. Thoughts?

[MelenialDukesfan01]

I read John Schieders recent book, Livining "My Life My Way" John talked about how Sorrell would sometimes host the cast at his home in Sherman Oaks. John also mentioned in the book that Sorrell would show up to work at WB, and he drove an old Volvo. I guess Sorrell had more than one house.

 

[RogerDuke]

That is pretty sad. I'm the type who gets attached to things and this brings back memories of how sad I felt when the original Dukes farmhouse in Georgia got tore down. It was nice of the owners grandson to join HazzardNet and keep us updated. 

These pictures are a little odd though. I wonder why the new driveway veers off to the right like that. 

[Meadowmufn]

21 hours ago, MelenialDukesfan01 said:

I read John Schieders recent book, Livining "My Life My Way" John talked about how Sorrell would sometimes host the cast at his home in Sherman Oaks. John also mentioned in the book that Sorrell would show up to work at WB, and he drove an old Volvo. I guess Sorrell had more than one house.

 

He passed away in Sherman Oaks, so he may have moved or had more than one house. His Sherman Oaks home was sold in August of 1994, 6 months after he passed. The Sherman Oaks home looked to be on a much bigger lot and had a pool.

https://www.redfin.com/CA/Sherman-Oaks/14341-Millbrook-Dr-91423/home/4863818

 

 

[Meadowmufn]

20 hours ago, RogerDuke said:

That is pretty sad. I'm the type who gets attached to things and this brings back memories of how sad I felt when the original Dukes farmhouse in Georgia got tore down. It was nice of the owners grandson to join HazzardNet and keep us updated. 

These pictures are a little odd though. I wonder why the new driveway veers off to the right like that. 

Oops. That's because I screenshot the wrong house... the one across the street. This is the correct house. It looks like one of them, either the Google Maps or the LA county fire site has it flipped.

[Hobie Hartkins]

I figured his house would have more of a " Wow" factor to it. He was surely worth a lot....unless he was like a lot od stars and was creless.

[RogerDuke]

17 minutes ago, Hobie Hartkins said:

I figured his house would have more of a " Wow" factor to it. He was surely worth a lot....unless he was like a lot od stars and was creless.

My guess is that after season 7 Hughie finally came up with a plan that actually worked and swindled all his uncle's money. 

[Meadowmufn]

3 hours ago, Hobie Hartkins said:

I figured his house would have more of a " Wow" factor to it. He was surely worth a lot....unless he was like a lot od stars and was creless.

His house in Sherman Oaks was on almost half an acre and had a pool. 

[MelenialDukesfan01]

As a Die-Hard Dukes fan who lives in Los Angeles, I never would have thought of looking for Sorrell's home! I simply read that he lived in Sherman Oaks. I definitely think that a successful TV actor in the early 1980's could afford to buy a very desirable house here in Los Angeles for a six-figure sum. Today that same house would have a multi-million-dollar price tag on it today.

One of the challenges for homebuyers in the early 1980's was that interest rates were at all time historic highs (18-21%), but a successful actor could afford to buy a house outright without a mortgage, giving them an advantage over other homebuyers. Surely, Boss Hogg wouldn't take on a mortgage with such a high interest rate. LOL

[MelenialDukesfan01]

15 hours ago, Hobie Hartkins said:

I figured his house would have more of a " Wow" factor to it. He was surely worth a lot....unless he was like a lot od stars and was creless.

I'm not sure if the house pictured is the same house that Sorrell owned in Sherman Oaks. Google maps has it blurred out and it looks like its a gated property. The listing says 5 bed, 5.5 bathroom, 3800 square feet, and is worth 3.8 million today.

Edited 3 hours ago by MelenialDukesfan01

[HossC]

24 minutes ago, MelenialDukesfan01 said:

As a Die-Hard Dukes fan who lives in Los Angeles...

Have you visited any of the filming locations?

[MelenialDukesfan01]

I have. At Christmas time last year, WB had an event on the town square that was primarily aimed at Gilmore Girls fans. You could pay to get in and walk around the town square freely all day. I truly enjoyed it, even though I was a Dukes fan more so than a Gilmore Girls fan! lol WB will most likely have the same event at Christmas time later this year!

[HossC]

That sounds fun. I've never seen a whole episode of Gilmore Girls, but I watched a few clips while researching the Hazzard Square thread.