Mid-Century Photo Friday – Satellite Hotel Colorado Springs

A review to come, but thought you’d all appreciate the eye candy!

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Futuro Houses

After having this picture (below) go viral on our Facebook page,  we decided to conduct further investigation into their history. There are several sites dedicated to tracking the whereabouts of current houses as well as the history of them. Here’s what we found in brief: The Futuro, or Futuro House, is a round, prefabricated house designed by Matti Suuronen made in the late 60’s and 70’s. Completely furnished and could accommodate 8 people, it was originally

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Mid Century Time Capsule in the Oklahoma Panhandle

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Trimming PomPom Junipers

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