Survive the apocalypse in style: Home that boasts a luxury bunker 26 feet underground with fake grass and simulated night and day
- House constructed in 1970s underground with three bedrooms and a 'fake' outdoors
- 'Outside' landscaping consists of trees, grass, rocks, a pool and even scenery with rolling hills and meadows in the distance
- House for sale for $1.7 million after it fell into forclosure
By JAMES DANIEL
PUBLISHED: 22:59 GMT, 6 September 2013 | UPDATED: 11:18 GMT, 7 September 2013
PUBLISHED: 22:59 GMT, 6 September 2013 | UPDATED: 11:18 GMT, 7 September 2013
From the street, number 3970 Spencer St. near Flamingo Road looks like any other American home. It's what lies beneath that would pique your interest. During the Cold War, there was a time when some paranoid (or maybe just careful) Americans decided to construct underground nuclear bunkers. In a scene reminiscent of the 1999 film 'Blast from the Past' where a family lives in a fallout shelter for 35 years, a family home has just come on the market for $1.7 million dollars.The only difference with this home is that it has a 15,200 sq ft basement underground.
Home within a home: The two-bedroom, three-bathroom house is buried 26 feet underground, underneath a typical suburban two-story house in Las Vegas
What lies beneath: It was built in the 1970s to give people a place to safely retreat if the Soviets wiped out humanity with a nuclear missile strike
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The house was built in 1978 to withstand a nuclear blast by wealthy businessman, Girard 'Jerry' B. Henderson.
Although he made his money through Avon cosmetics and Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., in the sixties he tried another business - 'Underground World Homes'.
He took his idea of living underground to the World's Fair and tried to show people the benefits of living underground. The area underground is essentially a time capsule from the 1970s.
Hidden from view: The subterranean Las Vegas home at 3970 Spencer St. near Flamingo Road boasts a 15,200-square-foot basement beneath a two story home above ground
In the pink: This carpeted bathroom was en vogue in the 1970s with is enormous mirrors and gold-trimmed jacuzzi
Mr Henderson showcased his subterranean home in style with pink kitchen trim, pink toilets, green 'grass' carpets, hot tubs, fake trees and a painted backdrop depicting rolling hills and countryside.
There are even a host of activities for you to get up to whilst waiting for any (nuclear) dust to settle.
The garden includes a four-hole putting green, a swimming pool, two jacuzzis, a sauna, dance floor, bar, BBQ (disguised in a rock) and adjustable light settings for different times of day. The stars come out at night!
After Mr Henderson and his wife died in the 1980s, a relative took over the place. The most recent owner lost the home through foreclosure. Buyers have been flocking to see the home. One potential owner from Hawaii thought the place could be turned into a tourist attraction
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Up for grabs: Since the original owner passed away in the 1980s, the house has been acquired by a relative, but it was lost to foreclosure last summer
The outside in: Underground there are green 'grass' carpets, hot tubs, fake trees and a 360-degree mural mimicking an elaborate outdoor landscape
Outdoors: The 'garden' includes a four-hole putting green, a swimming pool, two jacuzzis, a sauna, dance floor, bar, BBQ (set in a rock) and adjustable light settings for 'sunset,' 'day,' 'dusk' and 'night'
Plenty of space: There are three bedrooms in total, one in a guest house and a further two above ground in the main house
Lifelike: The idea was for any homeowner to be able to survive underground for an entire year
That 70s house! The utility room has an oven and even an in-built radio within the wall
Home within a home: The two-bedroom, three-bathroom house is buried 26 feet underground, underneath a typical suburban two-story house in Las Vegas
What lies beneath: It was built in the 1970s to give people a place to safely retreat if the Soviets wiped out humanity with a nuclear missile strike
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The house was built in 1978 to withstand a nuclear blast by wealthy businessman, Girard 'Jerry' B. Henderson.
Although he made his money through Avon cosmetics and Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., in the sixties he tried another business - 'Underground World Homes'.
He took his idea of living underground to the World's Fair and tried to show people the benefits of living underground. The area underground is essentially a time capsule from the 1970s.
Hidden from view: The subterranean Las Vegas home at 3970 Spencer St. near Flamingo Road boasts a 15,200-square-foot basement beneath a two story home above ground
In the pink: This carpeted bathroom was en vogue in the 1970s with is enormous mirrors and gold-trimmed jacuzzi
Mr Henderson showcased his subterranean home in style with pink kitchen trim, pink toilets, green 'grass' carpets, hot tubs, fake trees and a painted backdrop depicting rolling hills and countryside.
There are even a host of activities for you to get up to whilst waiting for any (nuclear) dust to settle.
The garden includes a four-hole putting green, a swimming pool, two jacuzzis, a sauna, dance floor, bar, BBQ (disguised in a rock) and adjustable light settings for different times of day. The stars come out at night!
After Mr Henderson and his wife died in the 1980s, a relative took over the place. The most recent owner lost the home through foreclosure. Buyers have been flocking to see the home. One potential owner from Hawaii thought the place could be turned into a tourist attraction
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Up for grabs: Since the original owner passed away in the 1980s, the house has been acquired by a relative, but it was lost to foreclosure last summer
The outside in: Underground there are green 'grass' carpets, hot tubs, fake trees and a 360-degree mural mimicking an elaborate outdoor landscape
Outdoors: The 'garden' includes a four-hole putting green, a swimming pool, two jacuzzis, a sauna, dance floor, bar, BBQ (set in a rock) and adjustable light settings for 'sunset,' 'day,' 'dusk' and 'night'
Plenty of space: There are three bedrooms in total, one in a guest house and a further two above ground in the main house
Lifelike: The idea was for any homeowner to be able to survive underground for an entire year
That 70s house! The utility room has an oven and even an in-built radio within the wall
