My interesting search for where Elizabeth Warren lives.

[LAS14]

We live in greater Boston and I thought it would be interesting to find out where she lived. I did find out, with some effort, but encountered some interesting things in the process.

1 - On Google maps, the photo of the address is almost totally obscured by what seem to be blurry street signs very close to the camera. There are no such street signs. Can you petition Google for protection like this?

2 - I found one site which advertised erasing information from the internet using a photo of election rolls with Warren's and her husband's names "covered" by a transparent diagnal sign, suggesting someone had slapped "sold" or "not available" over it.

3 - A "report" circulated that she lived in a 5 million dollar mansion. A debunking article (can't remember where) said that she had valued her house in a financial disclosure form at between 1 and 5 million. It's a VERY narrow victorian with almost no yard. It's three stories but the width of a very large room or two small to medium rooms. One article said it had two bedrooms. It's in a neighborhood where I can guarantee nothing sells for less than a million. But there are no "mansions" anywhere near.

4 - One article that discussed her residence had it at the wrong number on the right street. Another had it on the wrong street. Very odd.


EDIT

Responders seem split between those who share my interest and those who think it's inappropriate to be interested. Here's what I said to one of the latter DUers.

I live in the area and was curious and bumped into some things that I thought DUers might know about. Like masking pictures in Google maps, and like articles making mistakes about streets and numbers. And I didn't post any info about her residence. And I wanted to share what I knew in contradiction of the stupid 5 million dollar mansion rumor. Note that the first reply seemed to have bought into that.

It seems like efforts have been made to preserve her privacy, so I haven't included links. If any other DUers want more detailed info, it can be found.

[virgogal]

1. Properties in the Brattle St area are worth many millions. Whether they are

called mansions doesn’t matter,it’s a subjective term.

[LAS14]

2. She doesn't live in the Brattle St area. Remember, no yard. nt

[Hekate]

55. Actually, terminology does matter. I lived in a modest tract house in a modest neighborhood...

...in a modest town. However, because my town was right next door to Santa Barbara, real estate prices are quite inflated. If our house had not been a fixer-upper, we could have gotten $900K for it when we sold.

I know from previous heated discussions at DU that people think money like that will buy someone a "mansion" with hot and cold running footmen and a butler. Someplace. Kentucky? Mississippi? Just not Santa Barbara -- or Boston. Or Silicon Valley, for that matter.

Saying a populist/progressive Democrat lives in a mansion based solely on the lower range of a really broad range of real estate prices in her area is a recipe for scorn and derision against that Dem. Again, based on heated arguments right here, there are people who resent like hell the very idea that any Democratic politician who runs for president would live much better than they do.

Just sayin' words matter.

[MineralMan]

3. What is this in aid of?

I mean, what's your point in posting it? Were you thinking of dropping by to say, "Hi!" Did you want to make an offer on the property?

Who needs to know where she lives, exactly?

I think this post is a good candidate for a self-delete, really.

[LAS14]

4. I live nearby and I was curious. Then I bumped into things...

... that I thought DUers might know about. Like masking pictures in Google maps, and like articles making mistakes about streets and numbers. And I didn't post any info about her residence. And I wanted to share what I knew in contradiction of the stupid 5 million dollar mansion rumor. Note that the first reply seemed to have bought into that.

That's what it was in aid of.

[MineralMan]

5. I see...well...I don't, but

I don't have time to chat about this right now.

[LAS14]

6. I used to admire your carefully thought out posts, while...

... wondering why I was a little ambivalent. I've figured it out. You're sanctimonious. I'm willing to risk a sanction from the admins for this reply to you, just to have had the chance to share my insight.

[MineralMan]

11. Hmm...so, I questioned the reason for your post and suddenly

I'm "sanctimonious?" I don't know why you had difficulty finding E. Warren's house. I don't know why you were trying to find her house. It's irrelevant, really.

So, in response to my question, you call me names? OK, then...

[cwydro]

10. My thoughts too.

And the other day, this poster was posting about Warren’s clothes.

Ummm.

[MineralMan]

15. I missed that, I guess. I haven't been around

this forum for a while.

[cwydro]

20. Probably a good decision lol.

I read more than post.

[MineralMan]

24. Well, there's a lot going on in my life right now.

My 90-something parents, for one thing. I keep having to fly to California for one crisis or another. It's likely I'll be flying out there for an even more somber reason before too long. That gets me a little anxious and worried. Primary politics can't compete with that stuff.

My work, for another. All that gallivanting around is cutting into my available work time.

When I'm not busy, DU is a good place to hang out. When I am busy, I don't spend much time here.

Then there's our Fall clean-up project. I filled a 20-yard dumpster with accumulated stuff. I filled the 96 Ford Ranger we just bought with broken appliances and tech stuff and then with brush and tree trimmings, and took all that stuff somewhere for proper disposal. Hard work for a 74-year old guy. And speaking of that Ranger, it needed a few repairs when I bought it, so I did those in my spare time.

It's a long way until our MN primary in March. Right now, the top three or four candidates are swapping a point or two in every poll, but there haven't been any huge changes. Biden still has a double-digit edge, so what is there to discuss, really? Trump is still an insane tyrant, and there's not a reasonable way to remove him from office before next November.

So, I've only been dropping in on DU occasionally lately.

[oasis]

35. Meanwhile, stay strong Mineral Man. My best wishes for you and family.

[MineralMan]

36. Thanks very much!

[yardwork]

59. I'm sorry to hear about your parents.

I've been going through something similar with my mom this year. Sending good thoughts to you and your family.

[MineralMan]

64. Thanks so much!

[Hekate]

62. I think about you and your folks from time to time, MinMan, always with best wishes....

Hang in there.

[MineralMan]

65. I appreciate that a lot!

[cwydro]

63. I've been through that.

Hang in there. It’s a rough ride.

[MineralMan]

66. It is rough, isn't it?

A lot of boomers are dealing with that stuff, or have dealt with it already. End of life issues are very naturally difficult. We'll all get through it, but it's a bad time for everyone.

[demmiblue]

7. I don't really care where she lives. n/t

[WhiskeyGrinder]

8. It's easy to petition google for a street view blur.

[LAS14]

25. Thanks for the info. Until we drove by I thought it was really just street signs. nt

[MineralMan]

30. So, you're saying that you didn't just search for her home, but

drove by it, too? Really?

[LAS14]

31. Yup! Why are you so interested?

I can now contradict the rumors about "5 million dollar mansion" with authority.

[MineralMan]

37. Ah, yes, OK, then.

Where have you contradicted those rumors, and have they been corrected now?

I hadn't heard such rumors, frankly, until you told us about them. Still, I'm glad to learn she lives in a hovel, rather than a mansion. Indeed I am.

Still, you can get an estimate of the home's value by searching for the address at Zillow.com. I mean, you went to all that work, and even drove by her home, so you can get the value and maybe make her an offer for it, eh?

[LAS14]

44. I contradicted those rumors in the OP.

" It's a VERY narrow victorian with almost no yard. It's three stories but the width of a very large room or two small to medium rooms. One article said it had two bedrooms. It's in a neighborhood where I can guarantee nothing sells for less than a million. But there are no "mansions" anywhere near."

Apparently you missed it, or mis-understood, or ignored it?????

As for your not having seen the rumor, that's great. I'm glad it's not spreading. But if you're a curious person, like myself, I'm sure you can find it (or the article debunking it) on Google.

[MineralMan]

46. Again, to what end?

I doubt anyone here cares about the value of Elizabeth Warren's house, nor have I seen any statement in that regard on DU. Now, that doesn't mean that someone hasn't made such statements here, but I have not seen them.

I did see your description of the place you think she lives, but disregarded it out of a lack of interest in her dwelling place.

Did you follow my suggest and look it up on Zillow, by any chance? How did that website value it? Since I don't have the address nor want it, I can't look that up, but I assume you can, since you claim to have driven by her house after finding out where it was. Have you considered that your vehicle might have been videoed during your pass-by? If there is a security issue, I'd assume that video cameras are monitoring traffic going by that house.

Not everyone is naive.

[LAS14]

47. To the end that you asked me where I'd contradicted the rumor. nt

[LAS14]

48. Check this thread. There are other people who are interested. And it always...

... gives me a sense of satisfaction to contradict rumors with facts.

Anyway, I like her and am interested in anything about her. Have you read her autobiography? Would it pass your test of legitimate interest if I read her autobiography?

All these interchanges, except the one where you explained how to blank the image of your house on Google Maps, have served to re-inforce my opinion expressed in my first response to you.

[MineralMan]

49. You have read my opinion on this thread.

Everything I write here is my opinion, unless I'm quoting someone or stating a commonly known fact.

Your interest in Elizabeth Warren is yours. I have not read her autobiography. In fact, I rarely read autobiographies, since they have a natural bias that cannot be ignored.

As for your opinion of me, that's of very little interest to me. I do not post here for anyone's else's gratification. I post my opinions on this forum. I will not change that habit.

You have read my opinion on this thread. What you do with that is completely up to you.

[LAS14]

51. :-)

[LAS14]

68. Actually, I've driven by it a number of times, but didn't know at the time that she lived there. nt

[JI7]

9. i don't understand the point of this

[MineralMan]

13. Just, you know, curiosity...

Or something.

[LAS14]

14. See reply #4. nt

[BeyondGeography]

12. I read that she is already getting extra protection on the trail

Don't ask me for a link. Common sense would apply here.

Personally, I worry for her safety. Lots of haters out there, so I hope they can't find her house too easily either.

[Kali]

16. something is inaccurate on the google?

[LAS14]

17. No, it's accurate. See reply #8. But there are inaccuracies...

... in a couple of other articles on line.

[Kali]

18. it was sarcasm

decided to use "the google" instead of "interwebs" - point is the same: don't believe everything you see/read/hear

[LAS14]

21. Ah. Right. nt

[yardwork]

19. You seem concerned.

[LAS14]

22. Do I??? I think that says more about you than me. See reply #4. nt

[cwydro]

23. Why would anyone want more details?

I live in NC; I don’t remember ever trying to find out where John Edwards lived.

[MineralMan]

28. I live in Minnesota, and have no idea where Amy Klobuchar lives.

I know where our Governor lives, though. He lives in the Governor's mansion on Summit Avenue in St. Paul. There's a sign on the fence there. Even so, I haven't gone there to peep in his windows...

[ZZenith]

26. Creepy AF.

[pertello]

27. One may obscure a home photo

There must be a way since my very wealthy former employer managed to somehow blur out his home when we nosy employees looked up his address on Google Earth.

[MineralMan]

29. How to Request that Google Blur Your House in Street View

https://www.realworldsurvivor.com/2019/05/01/how-to-blur-your-house-on-google-maps/

You'll find step-by-step directions at the link to help you ask and receive a blurring for your home.

Apparently, Google will do that for you on request. Maybe it needs paint or the roof needs fixing and you're embarrassed of it. Maybe you don't want your nosy out-of-state relatives to be able to see how much better you live than they do, so they won't come asking you for money.

Or, maybe, just maybe, you're running for some office and don't really want the wacko nutcases on the right to come peeping in your windows at midnight.

Anyhow, Google will blur it out if you request them to.

I hope that answers your question. I had do to a really complex Google search to find that out. If you're interested, search Google for "blur your house"

[LAS14]

32. Thanks. My post is bearing fruit. nt

[MineralMan]

34. See. If you have a question, ask Google, not DUers.

Google can answer your question. We can't, in many cases.

I still find your curiosity about where a primary candidate lives puzzling, though.

However, I did find the answer you sought, despite being "sanctimonious," as you so kindly called me.

[LAS14]

43. I'd like to see your response to #16 and #39. nt

[MineralMan]

45. I'm not inclined to reply to either of those posts.

They were neither addressed to me nor to a DU audience in general. They were, instead, addressed to you, so you'd be the one to answer them, I'd think.

[bluewater]

33. Spot on Mineral Man. Thanks for all your replies in this thread.

[MineralMan]

38. Always a pleasure to straighten things out, using my advanced Google fu.

[wishstar]

39. I found the exact address and clear picture in less than 5 minutes of internet searching

Obviously not a multimillionaire mansion- just a cute little victorian with a small fenced yard. i don't use Google search

[LAS14]

42. What search engine do you use instead? nt

[MineralMan]

50. It's less the search engine than the user.

You can find accurate information on any search engine if you structure your searches properly. For example, it took me just one search to find out how to get Google to blur a photo of your own house. The first thing I typed into Google was "blur your house." That simple search returned the information I wanted.

I have no doubt that I could fine Elizabeth Warren's home address equally quickly on Google. However, I'm not interested in her address in any way. I don't care where she lives, nor would I drive by if I knew, unless, of course, she invited me to come to her home.

Again, it is not what search engine you use. It is how you word your search. Some simple searches work well. Others return useless information that does not answer your question. In some cases, you might need Boolean operators to refine your query and cut through the debris that makes up most of the Internet. There are books that can teach you how to do all that.

[MineralMan]

53. Well, I did do the search, because you claimed it

was hard to find. I googled Elizabeth Warren's home address. The first result was a tax record. The second was a Zillow estimate of the value of her home, which is $3,107,391, which is appropriate for the neighborhood. The blurred street view photo is also there, on the map that shows up for that simple search query.

It wasn't hard at all. Anyone could find it. You have made it seem like a very difficult thing to do, but it's not at all. It required no special knowledge of Google's advanced search techniques, just a simple search in normal English.

I still do not understand why you posted the OP. If anyone could find the information with such a simple search, everyone who wants to know the address can find it in seconds.

I'm done with this thread now.

[Politicub]

40. Well, this is a new one.

Just when I had thought I had seen most post varietals, this weird sojourn is a new one.

It has a bouquet of classic stalker with a conspiratorial finish.

[yardwork]

60. With smoky notes of flamebait.

[cwydro]

67. Lol!

[LisaM]

41. My company does some work for political candidates.

A few days ago, we applied for a waiver with an agency to not even put the address of a candidate's headquarters onto a public document, but to be able to use a P.O. Box (which for this particular filing is permitted under special circumstances). This is for the safety of the campaign and the candidates and the employees. If they don't even want to give out their HQ address because of safety concerns, you can bet that candidates are using all means to hide the address of where they actually live.

[Croney]

52. Well I live in Cambridge and I think it's interesting AF.

I just did a quick search and it looks like she lives on a street where I owned a one-bedroom condo back in rent-control days. But I wouldnt call it the Brattle St. area so I'm probably wrong.

Hey, I took two 12-year-olds to stake out the gate of a member of NKOTB in the 90's, so I guess I'm a stalker at heart.

I walked to a Warren rally in Cambridge earlier this year and saw her up close and personal. No need to drive by her house.

[LAS14]

54. She doesn't live in a Brattle St. area. nt

[Croney]

57. Oh. Then it's probably my old street. I drive down it pretty often.

Maybe I'll see her out shoveling snow. HA

Celebrities aren't that rare here. I remember following Julia Child around Star Market. All I remember is that she bought King Arthur Flour.

[Jane Austin]

56. In defense of the OP.

I absolutely love to see where people live.

I like to picture them in their surroundings.

Maybe I'm just nosy, but when I was a kid one of my favorite things was when we were driving home from Christmas Midnight Mass we could see parents in their living rooms putting together bicycles, hanging stockings, etc. Fun!

It was like seeing a little vignette. Kind of like watching a movie or reading a novel. It's a glimpse into how someone else lives.

I've always been curious about that.

There are some beautiful homes on my route home from commercial centers here. I love it when they leave their curtains open and the lights on.

[elocs]

58. Where does Elizabeth Warren live? I always assumed she lived at home. n/t

[Blue_true]

61. I read that she has a home in Cambridge. To my knowledge, there are no mansions there,

but better conditioned houses are pricey. If she lived in Weston or east-Sudbury, then yes, I would take a claim that she lived in a mansion more seriously.