Journey Indiana - Rebuilt to Last: Lustron Home in Beverly Shores

Meet a Northwest Indiana couple who restored a 1950's Lustron home.
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[@dave1956]

People were sure thinking in those days. How ingenious.

[@inkey2]

My Parents in the early 1950s had a pre-fab ranch house built for them near the Notre Dame Campus (South Bend Indiana) by a fairly well known company at the time "Gunnison". It actually had a full basement.....not built on a slab.

[@raccoon874]

beautiful woman

[@Someonesaidthis]

I want oneeeeee

[@Dog.soldier1950]

Metal walls come in handy in the hood

[@RB-hl3ux]

Amazing 😃

[@RB-hl3ux]

Amazing 😀

[@eattherich9215]

I've seen some HORRIBLE things done to Lustrons, including cladding everything in grooved wooden panels.

[@Icureditwithmybrain]

she looks like supermans mom from smallville

[@greenspiraldragon]

Was there any insulation in the walls?

[@asa1973100]

I wonder that as well

[@oldgamer3343]

And they’ll be safe from ghouls