Not even Satan can stop the power of urban sprawl [Pic]

While he was alive and kicking, Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey lived in a black Victorian house at 6114 California Street in San Francisco known as the Black House until his death in 1997. In 1998, the Church of Satan purchased the house in an attempt to preserve it as a landmark, but sadly in 2001 it was demolished due to disrepair. From the Church of Satan’s press release in ‘98 regarding the house:

Originally built in the 1880’s, it survived the devastating 1906 fire and earthquake. It’s been a speakeasy, a “spook parlour” and, when Dr. LaVey bought it in 1956, it was owned by one of Mammie Pleasant’s girls, one of the most notorious madams in San Francisco. Dr. LaVey made it world-famous when he performed history’s first Satanic wedding and baptism here; his 500-pound lion, Togare, was raised here. Dr. LaVey was forced to sell the house several years ago because of a relentless civil suit. That fight almost killed him, but this house meant a great deal to him. He said it was part of his own personality - that its roots went all the way to Hell.

In its place now? A pair of ugly-ass condos. Recently Greg Long of Gama-Go snapped the picture you see above. The power of Satan compels you to have vaulted ceilings!

Via: BoingBoing