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The Pop Factory was taken over in 2012 by charity Valleys Kids, and it has housed arts, music and community events since.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Outwardly a barren desert island, Larak has housed a Russian-made satellite communications-jamming system guarded by Iranian naval infantry and fast-attack vessels with antiship missiles, according to Israel-based Alma Research and Education Center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

In the last 10 months, it has housed 1,700 people seeking shelter on the system.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2024

The prison has housed well-known inmates, including actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin from the Varsity Blues college admissions bribery scandal.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024

Since the erection of a building near by for this latter purpose, it has housed the museum of the Site and Relic Society, and contains much of interest to the student of early Germantown.

From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank