I found this sad little modern house a few blocks from my home that is just dying for some love and affection. It keeps crying out to me every time I pass. Unfortunately, I haven't even finished restoring my house yet so my husband keeps squashing my dreams with his damn reality checks. I've peeked in the windows and poked around the yard and even though the poor dear needs to be totally gutted, I can't get it out of my head.

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After 40 years in business, one of Hollywood's largest and most renowned prop companies, 20th Century Props, is going out of business. And the auction has begun.

The collection of 93,752 pieces, insured for about $8 million, ranges from the rattan furniture set used in "The Golden Girls" to a desk owned by Howard Hughes from the movie "The Aviator" starring Leonardo DiCaprio.

Up for auction are replicas of landmarks including the Hollywood Sign, Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty and the Liberty… Continue

In our ongoing effort to create THE one-stop web directory for lovers of antiques, vintage, and the retro lifestyle, we’ve rolled out some new categories of web resources on CollectibleDetective.com.

Our new Historic Homes For Sale section includes links to real estate sites that specialize in, yes, historic homes for sale! Find the perfect structure to house all your antique treasures!… Continue

Welcome all of you new members! Be sure to invite your friends - you can show pictures, chat about midcentury style and design here and much more!

Let me know if I can enhance this group at all! :) Feel free to create groups or let me know what it's missing! :)

Mary-Frances Main
Meanwhile Back at the Ranch

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