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In 2021, Emma Stone bought a landmark 1940s Austin mansion and spent more than three years renovating it; by 2025, the never-lived-in home had been listed for $23.5 million and sold after the restoration was completed

The Times of India 10 Oct 2026
According to Realtor.com’s October 2025 report and earlier coverage by The Wall Street Journal, the couple spent several years restoring the property before putting it on the market for $23.5 million in May 2025 ... .
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Yankee Trader began in 1940s as wholesale vendor to carnivals and fairs

The Columbus Dispatch 04 Oct 2026
And if that doesn’t sum up the next 60 years of business for the store, nothing else will. Yankee Trader began as a wholesale store selling novelty items for the carnival trade ... The earliest mentions of the shop are in 1948, under various names.
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A Virginia woman paid $3.99 for a vase at Goodwill; after experts identified it as a rare 1940s Carlo Scarpa Murano work, months later, the rare vase sold for $107,100

The Times of India 30 Sep 2026
It started like any ordinary day. On a June afternoon, Jessica Vincent, 43, was browsing the shelves of a Virginia thrift store. That’s when a striking vase caught her eye ... She paid $3.99 for it at a Goodwill ... The vase felt heavy in her hands ... On Dec ... .
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Charming 1940s Cottage at 1441 N Graham Hopedale Road, Burlington for $175K

News & Record 25 Sep 2026
1441 N Graham Hopedale Road, Burlington, NC - $175K - 1 bed - 944 sqft - Move-in ready, this classic 1940s cottage offers approximately 944 square feet with 1 bedroom and 1 bath. Durable vinyl siding keeps maintenance low, ... .
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The Families That Made Milan a Fashion Capital

New York Observer 25 Sep 2026
Milan has a way of making another family’s taste feel like your own ... Prada ... Fondazione Prada ... Etro ... His nephew Franco took over in the 1940s, before Franco’s sons Sergio and Pier Luigi expanded into finished luxury goods after taking charge in the 1970s.
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Jax Beach home built in 1940 gets big glow-up, selling for $17M

jacksonville.com 23 Sep 2026
After an extensive renovation and enlargement, a decades-old Jacksonville Beach mansion is ready for its closeup ... "With this one, it's sophisticated and inviting, but it still has that 1940s warmth. I just love the vibe.".
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Keeley Hawes takes a step back in time in 1940s-inspired vintage green suit as she ...

The Daily Mail 22 Sep 2026
Keeley Hawes took a step back in time as she dressed to impress for Goodwood Festival over the weekend ....
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Whodunit with a Side of Spumoni: Desiderio’s Dinner Theatre serves up a 1940s Murder Mystery Spoof

Buffalo Rising 12 Aug 2026
THE BASICS ... Cheektowaga, NY 14227 ... Peck offering blunt wisdom, the case twists through secrets and betrayals in this comic spoof of 1940s murder mysteries ... Desiderio’s Dinner Theatre serves up a 1940s Murder Mystery Spoof on Buffalo Rising. .
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Inside first NYC edition of TCM host’s noir-themed film festival where attendees dressed in 1940s style

New York Post 14 Jul 2026
A crowd of spiffy young hepcats and dames showed up in full period 1940s dress when Turner Classic Movies host Eddie Muller kicked off the first ever NYC edition of his long-running Los Angeles “Noir City” film festival on Friday night.
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Woman, 78, who was last polio survivor to live in iron lung died because 1940s ...

The Daily Mail 11 Jul 2026
Martha Ann Lillard, 78, died on June 26 having spent more than seventy years relying on the device ....
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