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horseless carriage said:
First a plane, then a train. A third of the UK's railways were ripped in in the 1960's & 70's. One enterprising couple bought and restored, Horsebridge Station. It's the most wonderful place, furthermore they have opened it to the public. We went to a wedding there. It was just fabulous.
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Disused train stations became very popular as homes.. Jim Bowen lived in one with his wife and family
 

Murrmurr said:
In a small, sort of backwater city in northern central Calif, a young couple bought an old rail car and converted it into a homey restaurant that served old-fashion breakfasts and lunches until late afternoon, and then served upscale dinners until late evening. It really suited the place because about half the population was well-off retired folks and the other half definitely wasn't.
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Enterprising people here have done the same with Canal Boats which are moored up...
 
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JonSR77 said:
Falling Water - Frank Lloyd Wright House

https://fallingwater.org/


Fallingwater is a house designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935 in the Laurel Highlands of southwest Pennsylvania, about 70 miles (110 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. It is built partly over a waterfall on Bear Run in the Mill Run section of Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. The house was designed to serve as a weekend retreat for Liliane and Edgar J. Kaufmann, the owner of Pittsburgh's Kaufmann's Department Store.

After its completion, Time called Fallingwater Wright's "most beautiful job" and it is listed among Smithsonian's "Life List of 28 Places to See Before You Die". The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966.In 1991, members of the American Institute of Architects named Fallingwater the "best all-time work of American architecture" and in 2007, it was ranked 29th on the list of America's Favorite Architecture according to the AIA.

The house and seven other Wright constructions were inscribed as a World Heritage Site under the title, "The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright", in 2019.

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We've been there. Quite a place. There's also a beautiful Frank Lloyd Wright house in AZ, called Taliesin West. Completely different design than Fallingwater. He was such a talented man and way ahead of his time. Here's a photo:

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