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Take a tour of the ‘Flintstones’ house in Hillsborough, California

By PHOTOS AND VIDEO BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

April 4, 2019

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An upscale California suburb is filing suit against a homeowner who created an homage to the 1960's cartoon family, the Flintstones. Hillsborough wants retired publishing mogul Florence Fang to remove her dinosaur statues and painted mushrooms. Click here to read more about the fight.
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This Monday photo shows an aerial view of the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif. The San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Hillsborough is suing the owner of the house, saying that she installed dangerous steps, dinosaurs and other Flintstone-era figurines without necessary permits. The owner and her attorney say they will fight for the rights of property owners and Fred and Barney fans everywhere. Click here to read more about the fight.
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This Monday photo shows an aerial view of the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif. The San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Hillsborough is suing the owner of the house, saying that she installed dangerous steps, dinosaurs and other Flintstone-era figurines without necessary permits. The owner and her attorney say they will fight for the rights of property owners and Fred and Barney fans everywhere. Click here to read more about the fight.
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In this photo taken Monday, a figurine of Dino, the pet dinosaur, stands in a carriage in the front yard of the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif. The latest battle in the war between government rules and property rights is playing out in the posh San Francisco suburb, where a retired publishing mogul has installed an elaborate homage to "The Flintstones" family. Click here to read more about the fight.
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In this photo taken Monday, a window in a sunken room called "The Happy Place," looks out on Interstate 280 from inside the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif. The latest battle in the war between government rules and property rights is playing out in the posh San Francisco suburb, where a retired publishing mogul has installed an elaborate homage to "The Flintstones" family. Click here to read more about the fight.
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In this photo taken Monday, a figurine of Fred Flintstone stands among mushrooms outside the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif. The San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Hillsborough is suing the owner of the house, saying that she installed dangerous steps, dinosaurs and other Flintstone-era figurines without necessary permits. The owner and her attorney say they will fight for the rights of property owners and Fred and Barney fans everywhere. Click here to read more about the fight.
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In this photo taken Monday, windows from a stairway to an upstairs bedroom look out to the front yard of the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif. The San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Hillsborough is suing the owner of the house, saying that she installed dangerous steps, dinosaurs and other Flintstone-era figurines without necessary permits. The owner and her attorney say they will fight for the rights of property owners. Click here to read more about the fight.
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This photo taken Monday shows the kitchen inside the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif. The San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Hillsborough is suing the owner of the house, saying that she installed dangerous steps, dinosaurs and other Flintstone-era figurines without necessary permits. The owner and her attorney say they will fight for the rights of property owners. Click here to read more about the fight.
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In this photo taken Monday, dinosaurs and other figurines stand in the backyard of the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif. The San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Hillsborough is suing the owner of the house, saying that she installed dangerous steps, dinosaurs and other Flintstone-era figurines without necessary permits. The owner and her attorney say they will fight for the rights of property owners and Fred and Barney fans everywhere. Click here to read more about the fight.
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In this photo taken Monday, figurines of Barney and Betty Rubble stand outside the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif. The latest battle in the war between government rules and property rights is playing out in the posh San Francisco suburb, where a retired publishing mogul has installed an elaborate homage to "The Flintstones" family. Click here to read more about the fight.
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In this photo taken Monday, dinosaurs and other figures stand outside the Flintstone House overlooking Interstate 280 in Hillsborough, Calif. The San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Hillsborough is suing the owner of the house, saying that she installed dangerous steps, dinosaurs and other Flintstone-era figurines without necessary permits. Click here to read more about the fight.
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In this photo taken Monday, attorney Angela Alioto looks over a sunken room called "The Happy Place," inside the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif. The San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Hillsborough is suing the owner of the house, saying that she installed dangerous steps, dinosaurs and other Flintstone-era figurines without necessary permits. Click here to read more about the fight.
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This photo taken Monday is an exterior view of the Flintstone House in Hillsborough, Calif. The San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Hillsborough is suing the owner of the house, saying that she installed dangerous steps, dinosaurs and other Flintstone-era figurines without necessary permits. Click here to read more about the fight.
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