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UPDATED 102013 | ADDED 110512 | ROCKLAND, WISCONSIN, USA | RETURN TO THE MAIN FUTURO HOUSE ARTICLE | RETURN HOME
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County Highway J, Rockland, WI 54653, USA [Approximate] | 43°50'25.57"N 90°55'39.85"W
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Featured Image Courtesy Len Peltier | Image Date Unknown
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Google Maps | Satellite Imagery Date 033107 [Street View 090112]
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Update 102013
This awesome high res photograph of the Rockland Futuro was taken 101213 by Sarah Buehler. Sarah emailed me a copy this morning and allowed me to display it here - thanks Sarah. 
Original Images 100512 The imagery for this Futuro House in Google Maps is perhaps a little less than convincing though clearly the size of the unit is correct. The three images below are screenshots from Bing Maps, not always my favorite, but in this case they are much clearer than Google Maps. The images are [from top to bottom];
The satellite imagery currently being displayed in Google Maps is actually not the latest Google can provide. Google Earth dates the imagery used in Google Maps as from 033107 and yet in Google Earth there is imagery from 062710. The image below is a screenshot from Google Earth based on that satellite imagery. 
If you have or know of any other images of this Futuro please let me know. |
Update 081313
When I first added this Futuro to the site there was no Street View imagery in Google Maps at this location. Though the latest satellite imagery available in Google Maps/Earth remains unchanged the Google car has obviously done a drive by and there is now Street View imagery dated 090112. A screenshot can be seen below - seems there is some construction going on around the Futuro. You can take a look yourself in Google maps using the link above. 
Original Information 100512 On 090912 I added an entry to the Myths & Legends section of the site regarding a reported Futuro somewhere around Rockland, WI. At the time I classed it as "indeterminate"; I was unable to find a Futuro but neither was I able to disprove the existence of one. Now thanks to some great detective work on the part of Len of FuturoHouse.com the status is no longer "indeterminate" as a Futuro has been confirmed. The Futuro is located, as reported initially, on County Highway J; it lies four miles or so south of Rockland. The Google Maps imagery for this location is less than convincing and appears somewhat distorted. Interestingly Google Maps is not currently displaying the latest imagery Google has available; the imagery displayed is from 033107 but there is imagery from 062710 available in Google Earth. A screenshot from this imagery can be found at left. I do not often use Bing Maps but in the case of this Futuro the imagery available in Bing is clearly better than that available in the Google Maps and Google Earth. You can find three screenshots at left which show the Futuro much more clearly than Google. Given that this is a "new" or at least newly rediscovered Futuro the search is young but so far I have found no additional information on this unit so if you know anything about its history or you have or know of any photographs I would love to hear from you. My thanks to Len of FuturoHouse.com fame for the discovery and the photo and to my good friend Achim Breiling for telling me about this discovery. Sources & Reference
Got new, updated or corrected information or an image I could use?
I am always looking for additional information, history, details, images, videos; just about anything Futuro I guess - if you would like to contribute please use the Futuro Contact Form at the bottom of the main article or email me. As far as images go I am particularly interested in those that are either significantly better than the ones already on this page or show a different aspect or detail. If you own an image meeting one or both of those criteria I would love to be able to use it on this page but I will simply provide a link if that is your preference. Where permission is granted to use an image on the page appropriate attribution will be provided by means of a link to the original image, a link to a website of your choosing or both. |
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