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This significant, well-published and documented mid-century modern masterpiece by PHILIP JOHNSON, of the famous 'Harvard Five' and well-known architect of the 'Glass House' in New Canaan, is located on prestigious Oenoke Ridge known for its estates.  Designed with a cross-axial plane it creates a carefully balanced interior space which flows seamlessly into the natural beauty of the landscape. Restored to its original, the stone and glass house boasts high ceilings and original period fixtures. It is an art collector's dream!!!   Development approval for construction of 11,000 sq ft home with variances for existing house to remain as an ancillary building www.PhilipJohnsonModern.com.   The famous Alice Ball House was designed by Philip Johnson, master architect of the ‘Harvard Five’ mid-century modernists. Johnson designed six homes in New Canaan, including his ‘Glass House’, which became the Alice Ball House for which his original plans still exist. Referred to as
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The story of the American luxury car through the decades had always been one of long, wide, sleek, shiny cars rolling down the boulevard or speeding silently along the highway. Inside, the privileged and pampered passengers were insulated in a world separate from everyone else. Seated on top grain genuine leather or the finest fabrics available in the world, they knew their surroundings were better than those of the people they passed by. Bigger was better, and Americans have always appreciated room to spread out. When four door sedans and station wagons were no longer big enough, we bought SUVs. When those weren't big enough for some, they went out and bought vehicles designed to serve the military. And the car makers were making what people were buying, and that was big cars. This policy worked well for a very long time, with each decade showing production increases over the previous one. The U.S. auto industry had a record setting year in 1973, as did Lincoln. No one buyi