Jeffries Barn
Chantel jeffries and drew taggert displayed their affection with a passionate kiss as they enjoyed an evening at the barn at nova s ark on saturday in watermill new york.
Jeffries barn. Jeff died in his sleep on march 3 1953 at burbank california. From the knott s berry farm collection acc 2006 8. Jeffries barn knott s berry farm 1955 there are no known copyright restrictions on this image. On that property stood the jeffries barn where thursday night boxing matches were held from 1931 to jeffries death in 1953.
In 1954 the california historical society put jeffries barn on its list of historical buildings and it was moved from its burbank location to its current home at nearly knotts berry farm in buena park. Jeffries barn refers to a once famous but now largely forgotten building once owned by former world heavyweight champion james j. The jeffries barn by wes clark. After making the amazing original mantaray jeffries designed this cartoon like mantaray ii kyote the 1968 monkees movie featured the band in a more auction your car on barn finds.
He owned burbank property on the corner of victory boulevard and buena vista avenue in burbank. Jeffries at the corner of victory blvd and buena vista blvd in burbank ca usa long before burbank became part of what is today known as hollywood with its many major movie and television studios. Seven years after suffering a stroke jeffries died on march 3 1953 in bed at his home with his niece lillian bull. By the early 1900s jim jeffries had built a large home and a.
Jeffries index jim jeffries. He was well liked spent time with the local people attended gatherings and contributed much to his community. It was the home of former heavyweight champion james j. Jeffries barn built 39 years before this 1948 photograph was taken and located on the corner of victory boulevard and buena vista avenue in burbank.
James jeffries is considered to be one of the great heavyweight boxers of his era perhaps the best of all time. Bull had been living with jeffries as his housekeeper and he had instructed her to call a doctor. According to the los angeles times jeffries hosted popular boxing matches at the barn on thursday nights through the 1930s and 1940s attracting celebrities such as cary grant mae west and al jolson. Jeffries known as the boilermaker source.
Photo of barn owned by boxer james jeffries. Jeffries barn is now part of knott s berry farm a southern california amusement park. All future uses of this photo should include the courtesy line photo courtesy orange county archives comments are welcome after reading our comment policy.