1970s

In the early 1970s, David Wolkowsky began stewarding a remote island near Key West and hosted famous guests there; decades later the 14-acre Ballast Key became part of a national wildlife refuge

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In the early 1970s, David Wolkowsky began stewarding a remote island near Key West and hosted famous guests there; decades later the 14-acre Ballast Key became part of a national wildlife refuge

A private 14-acre island nine miles west of Key West that once hosted famous writers and Hollywood stars has officially become part of the Key West National Wildlife Refuge. The move completes a conservation effort that lasted for decades. Known as Ballast Key, the remote tropical island was bought in the early 1970s by the … Read more

Built in 1951, Gavin Newsom’s San Francisco childhood home listed for $4.5 million after renovation; property was owned by his maternal grandfather and sold by family in the 1970s

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Built in 1951, Gavin Newsom’s San Francisco childhood home listed for $4.5 million after renovation; property was owned by his maternal grandfather and sold by family in the 1970s

Gavin Newsom’s San Francisco childhood home is on the market for $4.5 million, decades after his family sold the property. (Photo: Getty/Kit Castagne, Arbor Visual Media) California Governor Gavin Newsom’s San Francisco childhood home has hit the market for $4.5 million, decades after his family sold the property. Newsom lived in the two-level house for … Read more

Nebraska couple to auction 350-vehicle classic Chevrolet collection after housing development near property; hundreds of Impalas, Caprices and other vehicles from the 1950s to 1970s included

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Nebraska couple to auction 350-vehicle classic Chevrolet collection after housing development near property; hundreds of Impalas, Caprices and other vehicles from the 1950s to 1970s included

A Nebraska couple is preparing to auction about 350 classic Chevrolet vehicles after development around their property led to code-enforcement pressure over their decades-old collection. Tim and Mary Robinson of Saunders County have spent more than 40 years collecting full-size Chevrolets, building a collection that eventually grew to nearly 450 vehicles. The cars being offered … Read more

In the early 1970s, Virginia Beach compacted 640,000 tons of garbage into a 60-foot hill; the dump became America’s first landfill park and now spans 165 acres

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In the early 1970s, Virginia Beach compacted 640,000 tons of garbage into a 60-foot hill; the dump became America’s first landfill park and now spans 165 acres

Mount Trashmore Park (Image Credit: Wikipedia) In Virginia Beach, one of the city’s most recognisable parks began with something most communities would rather hide: a mountain of garbage. According to the City of Virginia Beach, a 640,000-ton pile of garbage was converted into a 60-foot-high hill that became Mount Trashmore Park. What had once been … Read more

In the 1970s, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet W.S. Merwin and his wife Paula bought a barren piece of land in Hawaii; planting one sapling at a time, they transformed the wasteland into a 19-acre forest with more than 3,000 palms

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In the 1970s, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet W.S. Merwin and his wife Paula bought a barren piece of land in Hawaii; planting one sapling at a time, they transformed the wasteland into a 19-acre forest with more than 3,000 palms

An acclaimed American poet laureate, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, environmental activist and literary translator, W.S. Merwin held many titles throughout his life. But what he held even more closely was his love for nature. The poet who moved to Maui in the 1970s, to study Zen Buddhism ended up buying a barren parcel of land … Read more