I remember this project from back in the day. It ended up being one of my favorites because it's a "normal" house (not a multi-million dollar showplace) and they did such innovative things to it, like making the living room the master bedroom and turning the garage into the family room. Very clever - and on a budget!
Just looked at the video. Living in the home today.. and it being of the same old type of thing. It’s amazing . What affordability size and 1/2 acre of property. Are worth . For one’s living assets today.
What I don't like about the modern episodes is the budgets are astronomical. This is a project I could mamage. Sad housing and building costa are so high now. Reason? Massive immigration. Population of the USA doubled from when this program aired.
I don't ever enjoy home improvement shows, but all of bob villas shows have always been a weird guilty comfort for me..lots of old shows and movies from the 40s, 50s,60s and 80s an 90s r always comforting to me
@@AlexBabbage The house is 36 Robinson Road, Woburn, MA. Not sure if this link will work but here is google maps www.google.com/maps/place/36+Robinson+Rd,+Woburn,+MA+01801,+USA/@42.4539326,-71.194661,3a,75y,211.93h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sU4Gim3tr7WOJn6-T6xxdqQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DU4Gim3tr7WOJn6-T6xxdqQ%26cb_client%3Dsearch.gws-prod.gps%26w%3D360%26h%3D120%26yaw%3D211.93001%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192!4m10!1m2!2m1!1s36+Robinson+Rd!3m6!1s0x89e39e0053a49d93:0xaf44ad1fc1b8850d!8m2!3d42.453748!4d-71.1948172!15sCg4zNiBSb2JpbnNvbiBSZJIBEWNvbXBvdW5kX2J1aWxkaW5n4AEA!16s%2Fg%2F11c4_mklrq?entry=ttu
On Google maps i saw that the current owners built on top like neighbor Jerry did within the last 10 years. They also brought the large picture window in front back which Bob eliminated for that narrow one. Neighbor Jerry passed away in 2020.
@@craig1974 Thank you! Remarkable how different the area now looks with much more tree growth and changes to the properties. I always thought Bob's end product looked unfinished on the outside and the severe economy he employed in some of the interior work did him no favors, though I suppose it was all part of the theme for this particular series. The current version looks much better.
OMG! $50K for a house on a half acre and $8K for a second story! Times sure have changed. Today, the median price for a house in my city is a million dollars. I see listings for old houses like this one on a 5K SF lot for over $700K. The buyer will scrape the house and build a new larger one, then sell it for $1.2 million.
@ekop1778 a house like the house bob toured wouldn't meet today's standards. Small, not practical, dated. Nothing special about it either. It's your typical 50s ranch. No reason not to tear it down and start over if that's an option.
Do you have any This Old House Dorchester episodes from 1979? With the Montgomery Ward & Company funding, and the text reading onscreen: ORIGINALLY PRODUCED FOR BROADCAST IN BOSTON, WITH FUNDING IN PART FROM THE BOSTON FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK, AND THE SUFFOLK FRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK.🙂
Excellent way to go back in time. Amazing to think that Bob was the first person to do this kind of TV show. I remember watching this back then. Does anyone know the name of the street in Woburn where this is located?
I'm surprised that This Old House would convert a garage to living space. That almost always hurts the curb appeal of a house and makes a second-rate living space.
20.44 WALL IN FRONT OF DOOR LOOKS DUMB NORM WAS SAYING YOU CAN MOVE A WINDOW ON A SATURDAY OR PART YOUR DUMPSTER MOST PEOPLE TODAY WOULDNT EVER DO THAT THAT WHOLE PROJECT 25K WOULDNT COVER THE COST OF GAS AND MATERIALS TODAY NEVER MIND LABOR
![This Old House | The Woburn House [Part 2] | 1982](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/AtU6H5j6ozc/mqdefault.jpg)
Bob driving a 2 wheel Blazer, that’s worth Today-about as much as this House was back then.
HGTV wouldn't exist if it wasn't for this Bob Vila
I remember this project from back in the day. It ended up being one of my favorites because it's a "normal" house (not a multi-million dollar showplace) and they did such innovative things to it, like making the living room the master bedroom and turning the garage into the family room. Very clever - and on a budget!
Just looked at the video. Living in the home today.. and it being of the same old type of thing.
It’s amazing .
What affordability size and 1/2 acre of property. Are worth . For one’s living assets today.
What I don't like about the modern episodes is the budgets are astronomical. This is a project I could mamage.
Sad housing and building costa are so high now. Reason? Massive immigration. Population of the USA doubled from when this program aired.
I agree
Very cool. Affordable home. Bob driving a basic truck not a $60k one. Ty for the video.
Trucks were never 60k back in the 80s
he says the affordable homes sell in the 60's. not a bad deal.
@@fanmaxis3004 MORE LIKE 10 NEW
USED ONES LIKE 5K
NOW ITS 80K WITH KRAP IN IT
Thats cuz he had a show that showed every day people how to deal with their homes. This isnt mtv cribs
WOW this brings back so many memories. I used to watch this show for hours during the discovery channel marathons
I don't ever enjoy home improvement shows, but all of bob villas shows have always been a weird guilty comfort for me..lots of old shows and movies from the 40s, 50s,60s and 80s an 90s r always comforting to me
When I was a young kid growing up in the South Bronx this was one of my favorite shows I would eat h it religiously
I grew up in a home like this. No wonder it was so depressing!
This stuff awesome. Please upload more.
Before the Ford soonsorsghip
So cool. Everything was cooler back in the 80’s and 90’s
Better. America was less crowded. I really hate what's happened to America.
I appreciate watching his show fixing up old homes
I feel old just looking at the phone mounted on the wall and the radial arm saw.
Yeah. Progress isn't 100% great.
Just been looking on google maps, the house looks different now, it's a double story house, the neighbourhood looks nice, very suburban.
I was wondering if the house was still around.
@@AlexBabbage The house is 36 Robinson Road, Woburn, MA. Not sure if this link will work but here is google maps www.google.com/maps/place/36+Robinson+Rd,+Woburn,+MA+01801,+USA/@42.4539326,-71.194661,3a,75y,211.93h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sU4Gim3tr7WOJn6-T6xxdqQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DU4Gim3tr7WOJn6-T6xxdqQ%26cb_client%3Dsearch.gws-prod.gps%26w%3D360%26h%3D120%26yaw%3D211.93001%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192!4m10!1m2!2m1!1s36+Robinson+Rd!3m6!1s0x89e39e0053a49d93:0xaf44ad1fc1b8850d!8m2!3d42.453748!4d-71.1948172!15sCg4zNiBSb2JpbnNvbiBSZJIBEWNvbXBvdW5kX2J1aWxkaW5n4AEA!16s%2Fg%2F11c4_mklrq?entry=ttu
On Google maps i saw that the current owners built on top like neighbor Jerry did within the last 10 years. They also brought the large picture window in front back which Bob eliminated for that narrow one. Neighbor Jerry passed away in 2020.
Do you know the street name where this project is located? I tried finding it on Streetview but was unsuccessful.
@@ab348 Robinson Rd
@@craig1974 Thank you! Remarkable how different the area now looks with much more tree growth and changes to the properties. I always thought Bob's end product looked unfinished on the outside and the severe economy he employed in some of the interior work did him no favors, though I suppose it was all part of the theme for this particular series. The current version looks much better.
They had limited budgets back then, but this is something a homeowner could do.
@@scottslotterbeck3796 Renovating affordably was the concept of this project, but clearly Norm did not think so lol.
OMG! $50K for a house on a half acre and $8K for a second story! Times sure have changed. Today, the median price for a house in my city is a million dollars. I see listings for old houses like this one on a 5K SF lot for over $700K. The buyer will scrape the house and build a new larger one, then sell it for $1.2 million.
The main thing I hated was that the garage was taken away. Everything else wasn’t bad. Wow times changed for sure, styles, pricing etc.
PEOPLE TODAY WOULD TEAR DOWN THIS HOME AND BUILD BRAND NEW AND HAD KRAP JUNK HOME DEPOT
HOUSE STILL HAS NICE WOOD FLOOR
@ekop1778 a house like the house bob toured wouldn't meet today's standards. Small, not practical, dated. Nothing special about it either. It's your typical 50s ranch. No reason not to tear it down and start over if that's an option.
@@fnhwkYou must be young.. Don't worry, The more Life experience you get. The better your taste will get....
I used to watch these with my Dad. Got me interested in basic carpentry.
The guy paid $9000 total for a second story addition lol that wouldn’t even cover two days of labor today for 8 guys
65k for a single family home in 1982. My parents both made about 40k a piece in the 80’sand we had a rancher like this.
NOW ITS LIKE 250K AND THATS NOT NEW
NEW ONES LIKE 500K
130K JUST FOR LAND WITH THE PRICES TODAY
Prices have jumped b/c of massive immigration.
Hopefully, you can upload some more episodes. A real blast from the past.
I believe I have more episodes. I have a ton of old VHS tapes to explore and post. Stay tuned.
@@LB3K any The Victory Garden ones.
I'd like to see rhis entire season. BTW, I used to tape these as well
Do you have any This Old House Dorchester episodes from 1979? With the Montgomery Ward & Company funding, and the text reading onscreen:
ORIGINALLY PRODUCED FOR BROADCAST IN
BOSTON, WITH FUNDING IN PART FROM THE
BOSTON FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK, AND
THE SUFFOLK FRANKLIN SAVINGS BANK.🙂
Just search ytube
Bob Vila is like a god. I get it now that I'm OLD AS HE'LL WOMAN.LOL
Bob Vila is a national treasure. He’s an asset to America the likes of which we may never see again. Plus he’s hung like a horse.
Excellent way to go back in time. Amazing to think that Bob was the first person to do this kind of TV show. I remember watching this back then. Does anyone know the name of the street in Woburn where this is located?
36 or 39 Robinson Road
Nice area. 1/2 acre. Wow.
$65k back in 1981 is probably 400,000 now in 2024
The present-day This Old House is so woke it's hard to watch and its only 20 minutes.
I'm surprised that This Old House would convert a garage to living space. That almost always hurts the curb appeal of a house and makes a second-rate living space.
Budget. I expected them to go up, like the neighbor.
Check out the prices🤔🤔🤔!!
lol the carpet.
I like it
So he got rich just talking? Aint no Norm Abram.
And bob's net worth is about fifty times norms.... So many undeserving people get paid big Bucks
💗❤️👍🏿
8i. For a second. Story
He should have gone up.
60 grand lol christ
20.44 WALL IN FRONT OF DOOR LOOKS DUMB
NORM WAS SAYING YOU CAN MOVE A WINDOW ON A SATURDAY OR PART YOUR DUMPSTER
MOST PEOPLE TODAY WOULDNT EVER DO THAT
THAT WHOLE PROJECT 25K WOULDNT COVER THE COST OF GAS AND MATERIALS TODAY NEVER MIND LABOR
Rumpus room???
That's what they called an area for kids to knock around in. A basement is a luxury.
Bob the builder can we fix it?
65,ooo thousand.
Thanks for nothing Norm
Norm ran a business back then. I think the idea was to turn Bob into Charles Atlas.
17:34 looks like norm