A father & daughter's obsession with a series of peculiar houses

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  • Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
  • Over 2,000 Lustron homes were constructed in America shortly after World War II, through 1950. What makes them special? Why was production stopped? And what drives this father-daughter team's obsession with these peculiar, historic homes?

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  • @wendylouise7780
    @wendylouise7780 7 місяців тому +3

    Love these homes.they should e preserved and lived in!

  • @TedHuryn
    @TedHuryn 11 місяців тому +9

    I am amazed! There are two of these homes in Harrisburg, PA. I will keep an eye out for more.

    • @DH-ch5lq
      @DH-ch5lq 10 місяців тому +1

      There is one in Marysville, PA.

  • @WilldoAldone
    @WilldoAldone Рік тому +7

    Would love to own one!

  • @onewomanandsomesongs
    @onewomanandsomesongs 10 місяців тому +6

    As a person with allergies and sensitivities, this would be a dream for me. No offgassing from all those building materials. 😁

  • @juliannehannes11
    @juliannehannes11 2 роки тому +7

    We need houses like these

  • @CarolMortensen-e2b
    @CarolMortensen-e2b 6 місяців тому

    I have seen several of these in South Minneapolis. I went into one that was for sale in the 1980's. It was so cool. I always love it when I spot one in a neighborhood.

  • @buddywayne1
    @buddywayne1 9 місяців тому +3

    The Lustron home failed because they were NOT as affordable as similar site built homes. In addition to the kit, you had to purchase the land, foundation and utility hook-ups, plus transportation costs. You could purchase a complete, turn-key site built home for about $7500 at that time.

  • @dorothybailey9906
    @dorothybailey9906 8 місяців тому +1

    There's a house in Tuscumbia, Alabama on Woodmont Drive. Not for sure how the condition is. It's been vacant for years now.

  • @brianandrews7099
    @brianandrews7099 Рік тому +6

    I would think if someone wanted one and could locate and procure one slated for demolition, the house could probably be disassembled with hand tools and could be relocated; provided you had access to a crane and a large truck to lift up all the sections, load them up, and haul them to their new location?

    • @roguedr0id
      @roguedr0id 9 місяців тому +4

      Your theory is correct. There is one that was relocated from Virginia to an Ohio museum. They actually rebuilt it inside the building!

  • @GhostFirefx48
    @GhostFirefx48 10 місяців тому +3

    They need to bring back the last run home those are pretty cool I live in one if I could

  • @jaycee8458
    @jaycee8458 2 роки тому +6

    Let people live, if they like it let them...PERIOD

  • @SnowBall-hz6pu
    @SnowBall-hz6pu 8 місяців тому +1

    I can see some appeal...but not sure they would make the outside design with squares all over the front ...they made the interior inside with vertical panels.
    .why not do the same outside.

  • @nubian47
    @nubian47 2 роки тому +4

    Thunder storms and lightening is what concerns me.

    • @marcwilson6716
      @marcwilson6716 2 роки тому +2

      really, i remember when lightning hit our house in skokie.. seemed as if it hit attic fan then somehow found its way to groundwire on chimney..

    • @chrissheehan8397
      @chrissheehan8397 2 роки тому +1

      The entire house is essentially a lightning rod and will keep its occupants safe. Safer than a wood framed house.

  • @CarolMortensen-e2b
    @CarolMortensen-e2b 6 місяців тому

    I just ordered the Lustron Home book on amazon.

  • @Enoch1970
    @Enoch1970 8 місяців тому +1

    ....back when they made things that last.

  • @tinawindham6958
    @tinawindham6958 2 роки тому +10

    The termites are protesting!

  • @525Lines
    @525Lines 2 роки тому +1

    Somewhere in a cabinet there's supposed to be a Lustron logo. You didn't get a shot of that?

  • @rs3007
    @rs3007 22 години тому

    Honestly.... Homes of the future... Too ahead of its time

  • @GothGuy885
    @GothGuy885 10 місяців тому +2

    "they look like a gas station" and you can tell its a Lustron home
    when you pull up in the drive, and a bell goes Ding Ding and a
    man in a blue uniform comes out and asks "how many gallons
    would you like today ? can I check your oil, wash your windshield,
    replace your wipers? check your tire pressure, Overhaul your engine?,
    get you a cold bottle of Coke while you wait?'
    man, those were the days ☺

  • @colors6692
    @colors6692 2 роки тому +1

    Ellie Quintana looks a bit like Scarlett Johansson

  • @LC.1990
    @LC.1990 2 роки тому +1

    Poor Larry must've needed therapy after filming this.

  • @jonnydanger7181
    @jonnydanger7181 2 роки тому +1

    Nostalgic people? Lol I’d rather live in a house of mud. What’s wrong with you people?

    • @jaycee8458
      @jaycee8458 2 роки тому +1

      Good 4 u. Loser

    • @rs3007
      @rs3007 22 години тому

      Why is that?