Centerline Homes is proud to have been a part of the creation of Coral Springs, one of America's most successful new towns. From Radburn in New Jersey to Columbia in Maryland and Irvine California, the new town concept features communities designed prior to the start of any construction, as opposed to naturally occurring as the result of unregulated sprawl.
Coral Ridge Properties, a subsidiary of corporate giant Westinghouse, was Coral Springs' master developer. One of the unique marketing tools employed by Westinghouse over the years was a series of three Electra homes. These unique custom homes were conceived as attractions to lure potential new home buyers (what was then) way out west to Coral Springs. Each of the Electra homes featured unique architectural styling and cutting-edge interior space planning. Westinghouse used these homes as a way of showcasing futuristic products that were being developed at their corporate research center in Pittsburgh. Features such as remote-control window treatments, smooth surface ranges which heated instantaneously and lighting that turned itself on and off as a resident went from room to room, were very space-age in the mid 1960's and early 1970's. Today these items are fairly commonplace. All three Electra homes, although privately owned, are still in existence today. They're easy to spot when driving through the subdivisions of Electra Lab, Country Club and the Kenilworth section of Ramblewood. And, similar to the famous covered bridge, they're a unique part of Coral Springs' history and heritage.
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