Copyright The Las Vegas Sun Nov. 2008
Reporter Brian Eckhouse writes: “Flora D’Alessio sits on the hearth of the enormous rock fireplace, astonished…Now, on her first visit since moving to an assisted living center, D’Alessio surveys the new interior with its mix of hip midcentury furniture and young neighbors. In a voice that trickles nostalgia and reassurance, she says, “I’ve found someone who appreciates the home.”
As if on cue, new owner Meghan Stoddard enters the room laughing with a few of her new friends. At her housewarming tonight, the 29-year-old is decked in harvest gold with slight pink accents — the colors of midcentury appliances and something out of “Mad Men.”
Read more and see the 3-minute video here.
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I wasn’t able to watch the video but I read the article.
She paid “$320,000 for 2,800 square feet and a spacious yard”!
Add to that all of the history, design features which come with a home of this period.
Unbelievable.