Did the Scientologists (Narcanon) tear down Jim Morrison's house?

[devilsknew]

I came across an interesting article from The St. Pete Times, The Doors: Your own piece of music history.

It details the purchase of Jim Morrison’s Grandparent’s home and its demolition:

@Robert Farley

Ben Kugler, 57, Triangle Development’s chief executive, didn’t know the Morrison connection when he and his business partner bought the property. They’re putting two 15-story condo towers along the water and upscale retail shops along Fort Harrison Avenue. Kugler said he will hang a plaque in the south tower to mark where Morrison lived.

The eBay auction will be held in early 2006. All proceeds will go to charity, he said, at least half to Narconon, a drug treatment program based on the teachings of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. Kugler and his partner are Scientologists.

This all just seems rather strange and ironic… Do you think the auction idea to benefit narconon came down from Sea Org? Doesn’t this kind of destruction and exploitation have a direct correlation to the doctrinal components of Dianetics? Was this a religous coup, sort of a mass, symbolic, auditing?

[samclem]

Since this took place in 2005, and the Church had been buying up every property in the immediate area, I see it as just a bit of fortune on their part, and they decided to exploit it. Hey! If I found out I just bought a car that Elvis owned, I’d be on eBay like , er uh, well, like immediately.