there are few modern parallels
Jeff Bezos: The Washington Post
John Henry: The Boston Globe
Glen Taylor: Star Tribune
Patrick Soon-Shiong: Los Angeles Times
Sheldon Adelson: Las Vegas Review-Journal
Joe Mansueto: Inc. and Fast Company
Laurene Powell Jobs: The Atlantic
Marc Benioff: Time
Chatchaval Jiaravanon: Fortune
I see this a lot too. Based on where I live, I've assumed it's bc there are too many people living in the house and they need some peace and quiet and/or talk on the phone in private. It's common to see 6+ cars in front of 3 bedroom houses here, housing prices being what they are.