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In 1978 Jerry Henderson, American entrepreneur and director of Avon cosmetics commissioned his Las Vegas “underground home” in response to his increased paranoia concerning the cold war. The bunker was built by the Swayze brothers who’s company “Underground World Homes” offered luxurious solutions to the scared & wealthy. The home boasted plasticized trees and boulders, utopian murals of luscious and fruitful landscapes and a grass patterned carpet. While Henderson’s bunker is viewed as an extreme, it shares the aspirations of most homes: security and control from an unpredictable …