The Old-House Boom
April, 1978
Live-In HistoryAs America nostalgically scratches away at its sociological topsoil in quest of its roots, the long-standing American dream of home ownership is undergoing a corresponding metamorphosis. Where once picture windows and Formica were the objectives of the landed bourgeoisie, now there is a massive trend toward another system of tastes. High ceilings and wide-plank floors, fireplaces and Victorian gingerbread are the fashions of the latter-20th Century residence, popularized to the ex...
