A pastoral slice of Hollywood history is now up for grabs.
The Idaho estate where much of Marilyn Monroe’s 1956 film “Bus Stop” was allegedly shot is now up on sale for $15.99 million.
The 12-acre property features a main house, barn and the guest house which was used as the fictional Grace’s Diner in the film.
That guest house now has a much different background than it did when Marilyn Monroe played aspiring Hollywood-bound singer Cherie in it. That’s because, in 2019, it was loaded onto a flatbed truck and hauled about two miles down on Highway 75 to its new home just north of Ketchum, the Idaho Mountain Express reported at the time.
The building’s journey strangely mimicked the journey of Monroe’s character in “Bus Stop,” the article noted. The sex symbol ends the film in the guest house-turned-diner before boarding a bus and heading down Highway 75 herself.
The flick, in which Monroe starred opposite Don Murray as Beauregard ‘Bo’ Decker, was a hit in its time, garnering two Golden Globe nominations, an Oscar, a BAFTA and success at the box office.
It’s unclear how much the guest house’s interior has changed since serving as a movie set, or boarding a flatbed truck, but it currently features two bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms, and a rustic-style kitchen, according to Top Ten Real Estate Deals.
The main house, meanwhile, has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half bathrooms, a study and an open plan living and dining area.
The third property, a 3,000-square-foot “party” barn, has one-and-a-half bathrooms, a terrace, conservatory, full kitchen, living area, multiple heated garages and an event space with views of the surrounding Smokey and Boulder mountains. Elsewhere on the estate there’s an artificial lake, hot tub and fire pit.
At a population of about 3,500, Ketchum has long served as a suburb of Sun Valley, a resort town known for its celebrity-beloved ski areas on Bald Mountain.
