A new look for 70 Willow St., the Brooklyn Heights landmark where Truman Capote lived
Eye on Real Estate: Iconic yellow mansion is red now
January 27, 2016 By Lore Croghan Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Truman Capote, shown here in a 1953 photo with actress Gina Lollobrigida, would be surprised if he saw what color 70 Willow St. is now. AP Photo/Jim Pringle
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To hell with your nostalgia, Heights literature lovers!
That’s the message from the folks who are renovating 70 Willow St., the “elegant yellow mansion” where Truman Capote worked on “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and “In Cold Blood.”