Bonus: Post-war Housing Solutions and Levittown
True Tales From Old Houses
English - July 03, 2023 13:42 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 173 ratingsHome & Garden Leisure Education How To diy history renovation architecture blakehillhouse oldhouses preservation restoration Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In today's bonus episode, Stacy and Daniel discuss post-war housing solutions, including Daniel's weird teenage fascination with Levittown, New York.
From Lustron homes to planned communities, some of the most creative architects and designers put their collective heads together to solve the looming American housing shortage post-WWII. Most of the ideas failed spectacularly, but it was a time like no other for innovation and problem-solving.
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