| Pensacola Beach situated on the Gulf of
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| | even a Futuro house right next to a
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| Mexico coast in Florida features some of
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| | highway in Estonia being passed off as
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| the State's more wacky attractions, such
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| | Santa Claus's Flying Saucer!
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| as outrageous advertising billboards and
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| | Sales literature in the late 1960s
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| the Ice House, but one of its most
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| | described the Futuro as "representing the
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| oft-visited curiosities is the
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| | modern, comfortable way of housing
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| privately-owned 'UFO' house, located at
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| | incorporating practical coziness," and
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| 1304 Panferio Drive, Pensacola Beach.
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| | confidently predicted that: "the Futuro
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| Perched atop a one-story building, the
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| | is the dwelling of the future." However,
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| saucer-shaped home looks like it has just
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| | despite their optimism, sales of the
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| landed on some unsuspecting earthman's
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| | Futuro - please excuse the pun - never
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| roof. Complete with a futuristic ramp
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| | 'took off,' so following the initial run
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| leading to the saucer's drop-down door
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| | of 20, production ceased entirely. The
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| and model aliens staring out of the
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| | house was criticised for lacking storage
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| port-hole windows, the house has become
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| | space, and considered too pricy and too
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| one of the hottest unofficial Pensacola
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| | small for normal families. The fact that
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| Beach tourist attractions. Made entirely
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| | it was built out of plastic certainly
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| from fibreglass-reinforced polyester
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| | didn't help sales either as potential
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| plastic, the white UFO house has proved
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| | buyers in the 1960s thought it wouldn't
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| very resilient, still standing 35 years
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| | stand the test of time. But, as can be
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| after construction and following a
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| | seen from the magnificent example at
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| battering from several hurricanes.
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| | Pensacola Beach, they were wrong!
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| Although known as the 'UFO house', it is
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| | As a curiosity, the UFO house at
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| actually one of only 20 Futuro houses
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| | Pensacola is well worth a visit if you
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| ever built and designed by Finnish pop
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| | are in that part of Florida. And if you
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| architect Matti Suuronen in 1968.
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| | plan to stay overnight during your visit
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| Originally intended as a futuristic ski
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| | remember that hotels in Pensacola can be
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| cabin for a friend of the Finn, the
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| | expensive at the height of the season, so
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| Futuro house proved so versatile that the
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| | try to go when it's less busy. After all,
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| other 19 were commissioned for a variety
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| | the UFO house will still be there - it's
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| of purposes, such as: observer stations
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| | not flying anywhere!
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| for the Swedish Air Force, a youth club
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| | Adam Singleton is an online, freelance
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| in Stuttgart, an office for a Yorkshire
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| | journalist and keen amateur photographer
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| plastics factory in England and homes
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| | from Scotland. His interests include
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| throughout the United States. There is
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| | travelling and hiking.
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