The Lustron Home: The History of a Postwar Prefabricated Housing Experiment - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Thomas T. FettersAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2006-01-30Pages:200
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786426553ISBN-10:786426551UPC:9780786426553Book Category:Business & Economics, ArchitectureBook Subcategory:Infrastructure, History, Corporate & Business HistorySize:9.98 x 7.06 x 0.51 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCQ2V0RGQA
The Lustron Home: The History of a Postwar Prefabricated Housing Experiment
Advertised as "a new standard for living," the Lustron Home was introduced in 1948 in response to the urgent need for housing for veterans returning from World War II and their rapidly growing families. These enameled steel, prefabricated houses became very popular, and were heavily promoted from 1948 to 1950. Approximately 2,500 went up all over the United States and even South America.
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Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9780786426553ISBN-10:786426551UPC:9780786426553Book Category:Business & Economics, ArchitectureBook Subcategory:Infrastructure, History, Corporate & Business HistorySize:9.98 x 7.06 x 0.51 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCQ2V0RGQA
Writer and researcher Thomas T. Fetters lives in Lombard, Illinois. Contributing author Vincent Kohler is a visiting professor of American Studies at the Universidad Veracruzana in Xalapa, Mexico.
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