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Sears Catalog ‘Kit Homes’ From the Early 20th Century

Sears Catalog Homes (sold under the Sears Modern Homes name) were catalog and kit houses sold primarily through mail order by Sears, Roebuck and Company, an American retailer. Sears reported that more than 70,000 of these homes were sold in North America between 1908 and 1940. More than 370 different home designs in a wideContinue reading “Sears Catalog ‘Kit Homes’ From the Early 20th Century”

48 Vintage Photos of Life in Depression-era Coal Mining Town Scott’s Run, West Virginia, 1937

The coaling industry, in comparison to the boom of the 1920s, had basically collapsed by 1932. Already suffering, the industry could not sustain the economic downturn brought about by the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Residents of Scotts Run not only suffered from unemployment, but also from ethnic and racial prejudice and limited educational opportunities.Continue reading “48 Vintage Photos of Life in Depression-era Coal Mining Town Scott’s Run, West Virginia, 1937”

The Luxury Apartment on Wheels: Camping in Style in a 1930s Jungle Yacht

The Jungle Yacht was created for and used by Italian explorer Commander Attilio Gatti and his wife, who both traveled extensively to the African Congo as a deluxe apartment “for his 1937-1940 (his 10th) and 1947 (his 11th) expeditions” and “equipped them quite lavishly.” The expedition used two streamlined trailers designed by Count Alexis deContinue reading “The Luxury Apartment on Wheels: Camping in Style in a 1930s Jungle Yacht”

Vintage Photos of the Lost French Village of Hollywood in the 1920s

Once, long before the Hollywood Freeway obliterated everything in its concrete wake, there sat at the mouth of the Cahuenga Pass an enchanting little group of bungalows and artist’s studios known as the French Village. The French Village was the work of the extremely talented Walter S. and F. Pierpont Davis, sibling architects who, duringContinue reading “Vintage Photos of the Lost French Village of Hollywood in the 1920s”

The Collyer Brothers: Inside the New York City Hoarders’ Brownstone After They Were Found Dead in 1947

Homer and Langley Collyer were an extraordinary pair of brothers. They were born into one of New York City’s oldest families (Homer in 1881 and Langley in 1885) and lived in a mansion on Fifth Avenue near 128th Street, at a time when the Harlem address was fashionable. The pair obsessively collected books, furniture, musicalContinue reading “The Collyer Brothers: Inside the New York City Hoarders’ Brownstone After They Were Found Dead in 1947”

48 Vintage Photos Show What Kitchens Were Like in the 1960s

Kitchens are really the heart of the home, and everyone uses them differently. The era of the 1960s was a crazy, eclectic time. Many different styles, influences, and novelties emerged in architecture design. On one hand, you had the elegant, classy and sleek forms from the 1950s and on the other the new colorful, psychedelic,Continue reading “48 Vintage Photos Show What Kitchens Were Like in the 1960s”

36 Wonderful Photos That Show 1960s Home Decoration by Sherwin-Williams

Founded by Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams in Cleveland, Ohio in 1866, Sherwin-Williams Company operates through four segments: The Americas Group (known as ‘Sherwin-Williams Stores’), Consumer Brands Group, Latin America Coatings Group, and Performance Coatings Group. The company is an American Fortune 500 company in the general building materials industry. It primarily engages in theContinue reading “36 Wonderful Photos That Show 1960s Home Decoration by Sherwin-Williams”