41 Cumberland Road

41 Cumberland Road is the address of Bruce Lee's former home in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, where he spent his last year with his family.[1] The place was affectionately known as "the Crane's Nest".[2]

41 Cumberland Road in 2008, operating at that time as a love hotel.

It is located in Kowloon City District.[3]

History

Bruce Lee moved into 41 Cumberland Road with his family in June,[4] July[5] or August[6] 1972. He died in Hong Kong on July 20, 1973.

In 1974, mainland Chinese businessman Yu Pang-lin reportedly bought the property from Golden Harvest studio founder Raymond Chow for about HK$1 million.[1] The property was later converted into a love hotel.[1][7]

On January 6, 2009, it was announced that Lee's Hong Kong home at 41 Cumberland Road would be preserved and transformed into a tourist site by Yu Pang-lin.[8][9] Yu died in 2015 and this plan did not materialize.[1]

In 2018, Yu's grandson, Pang Chi-ping, said: "We will convert the mansion into a centre for Chinese studies next year, which provides courses like Mandarin and Chinese music for children."[2]

In July 2019, it was announced that the demolition of the building was imminent. Structural problems making the maintenance of the building "unfeasible" were cited, while a mosaic left by Bruce Lee and four window frames were said to be preserved,[10] the house was finally demolished in September 2019.

References
  1. Servando, Kristine (8 September 2015). "Inside Bruce Lee's Hong Kong home: from Crane's Nest to love hotel and why it never became a museum". South China Morning Post.
  2. Cheung, Gary (18 November 2018). "Bruce Lee's Hong Kong mansion to become Chinese studies centre". South China Morning Post.
  3. "Kowloon City District Map" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  4. Timeline at bruceleewashere.com
  5. Fourseas Hotel entry at gwulo.com
  6. The House That Bruce Lee Built
  7. Thomas, Bruce (2005). Bruce Lee: Fighting Words. Frog Books. p. 39. ISBN 9781583941256.
  8. "Bruce Lee's home to become a museum". The Hollywood Reporter. January 6, 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  9. "Bruce Lee 35th anniversary". The Hindu. India. July 19, 2008. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  10. Gary, Cheung (13 July 2019). "Bruce Lee's former Hong Kong mansion to be torn down to make way for Chinese studies centre". South China Morning Post.

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