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Neverland Valley Ranch (renamed Sycamore Valley Ranch)〔("Neverland Never More" ), by William Etling (author of ''Sideways in Neverland: Life in the Santa Ynez Valley''), EdHat.com, 2009.〕 is a developed property in Santa Barbara County, California, located at 5225 Figueroa Mountain Road, Los Olivos, California 93441, most famous for being the home of American entertainer Michael Jackson from 1988 to 2009. Jackson named the property after Neverland, the fantasy island in the story of Peter Pan, a boy who never grows up. The ranch is located about five miles (8 km) north of unincorporated Los Olivos, and about eight miles (13 km) north of the town of Santa Ynez. Today the ranch is owned by the Estate of Michael Jackson, with Colony Capital LLC maintaining a 12.5% undivided stake in the property.〔name="scribd.com">http://www.scribd.com/doc/101284813/mj-estate-second-accounting,〕 The Chamberlin Ranch is to the west, and the rugged La Laguna Ranch, where the Zaca Fire began, is to the north. The Santa Barbara County Assessor's office says the ranch is approximately 3,000 acres (1214 hectares). ==Residence of Michael Jackson== Jackson purchased the property from golf course entrepreneur William Bone in 1988 for a sum variously reported to be 16.5 to 30 million US dollars. It was Jackson's home as well as his private amusement park and it contained a floral clock, numerous statues of children, and a petting zoo. The amusement park included two railroads: one narrow gauge named "Neverland Valley Railroad" with a steam locomotive named ''Katherine'' after his mother (Crown 4-4-0 (2B); built 1973 with two coaches), and the other a narrow gauge with a locomotive named ''C. P. Huntington'' made by Chance Rides.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Surviving Steam Locomotive Search )〕 There was also a Ferris wheel, Carousel, Zipper, Octopus, Pirate Ship, Wave Swinger, Super Slide, roller coaster, bumper cars, and an amusement arcade. The master closet also contained a secret safe room for security. Michael Jackson was also an avid art collector. Neverland Ranch was searched extensively by police officers in connection with the ''People v. Jackson trial'' after he was charged with multiple counts of molesting a minor in 2003. Jackson stated in that year that he would not return to the property, saying that he no longer considered the ranch a home, feeling the 70 police officers had "violated" it in their searches. In 2006, the facilities were closed and most of the staff was dismissed, with a spokesperson stating that this was the reflection of the fact that Jackson no longer lived there. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neverland Ranch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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