To children of the '80s and other John Hughes aficionados, 370 Beach Street will always be Cameron's house from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". It was from this distinctive midcentury modern home's glass-walled garage that the rascally Ferris and the reluctant Cameron liberated Mr. Freye's 1961 Ferrari, and the ravine this home is perched over is where the classic car later met its demise. The Ferrari that went through the window was of course a mock-up of the real car. They could not have an explosion in the ravine so smoke bombs were put in the shattered car for effect. The window was Hollywood glass and the original window was replaced after the shoot. Followers of modern architecture know the home for a different reason.
Acclaimed architect James Speyer, who was Mies Van Der Rohe's first graduate student and protege, designed this 4- bedroom, 4-bath in 1953. The former owners since the house was built were the famous textile designer Ben Rose and his wife. "Later in their lives [they] were European race car drivers and traveled the world collecting objects of art," notes Meladee. The Beach Street address is also known as Ben Rose Auto Museum. In addition, His work and the architectural works of James Speyer are at the Art Institute in Chicago.
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