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Monday, August 24, 2009

Neverland, the king of pop's domain





AT THE KING

AT THE KING'S GATES

Michael Jackson fan Wanda Nelson stands at the front gate of Neverland in Los Olivos, California on June 25, 2009. 

Michael Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on Thursday. He was 50.

Jackson last November had to hand over the title on his Neverland estate in California to a company made up of himself and Los Angeles-based real estate investment trust Colony Capital LLC, the firm that holds his $23 million loan on the property.

KING

KING'S MANSION

The gates of Neverland Ranch grace the cover of a catalogue of items to be auctioned from pop singer Michael Jackson's estate April 22-25, 2009 in this image released to Reuters February 17, 2009. 

A portion of the proceeds will benefit MusiCares Foundation of the National Academy of recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), which hosts the Grammy Awards each year.

KINGDOM NEVERLAND

KINGDOM NEVERLAND

Aerial view of a lake with fountains inside Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch near Santa Barbara.

SWINGS OF AMUSEMENT

SWINGS OF AMUSEMENT

Aerial view of amusement park type rides inside Michael Jackson's ranch near Santa Barbara.

WORDS SAY IT ALL


WORDS SAY IT ALL

A poem for Michael Jackson is posted by a fan at the front gate of Neverland in Los Olivos, California June 25, 2009.

ON THE OTHER SIDE

ON THE OTHER SIDE

Aerial view of a lake with fountains inside Michael Jackson's ranch near Santa Barbara, November 18, 2003. 

AGAINST THE WIND

AGAINST THE WIND

A non-supporter of pop star Michael Jackson drives over signs along the roadside near Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California. A Non-supporter of pop star Michael Jackson drives over signs placed by Jackson fans along the roadside near Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, California June 7, 2005. 

Jurors resumed deliberations for the second full day on Tuesday in Michael Jackson's sex-abuse trial with a growing throng of fans and reporters keeping watch outside court.


SUPPORT ACROSS

SUPPORT ACROSS

Michael Jackson fans sit near a banner outside Jackson's Neverland Ranch near Los Olivos, California on June 16, 2005.

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