" The family of the late George "Geordie" Hormel is selling the hilltop compound on six acres south of Lincoln Drive at 40th Street. Hormel, a philanthropist and heir to the Hormel Foods Corp., died at age 77 last February. "

" He lived at the storied 45-year-old McCune Mansion with his wife Jamie and two children from 1991 to 2000, said Shirley Silva, the family business manager. "

" The Hormels moved out, intending to remodel the mansion, but delayed what became a vast undertaking."

" Listing agent Angela Zampino of Realty Executives said the price - about $480 per square foot - reflects the needed renovation."

" The mansion's spectacular views include downtown Phoenix, the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale and the western flank of Camelback Mountain, about a mile away."

" Built in 1962 by Walker McCune, heir to the Penzoil Oil fortune, it includes an indoor ice rink, a 150-seat movie theater, racquetball court, recording studio and as many as 37 bathrooms."

" Gordon Hall, who made and a lost of fortune with his 24-Hour Nautilus fitness centers, bought the mansion in 1983 for $2 million. "

" Silva, the business manger, said it the mansion's utility bill was as high as $17,000 per month before the heating and air condition system was upgraded."

" Nice home though. Saw it up close back in '91 when it was for sale for about 5 mil.("

" The house is on a hilltop. We don't need no stinkin sewer lines, just a pipe pointed down hill...is that 37 bathrooms or toilets? 6 toilets just in the locker rooms alone so who knows...do you count bidays?("

" if we dont build that wall at the border, I am sure it will be one hell of a drop house.("

" Being a plumber for the past 27 years, there is no way this house could have 37 bathrooms. The limit of baths on a 4" sewer pipe is 6. I don't know
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