heres mine we just bought. Built in 1955 added onto in the 70's, remodeled/rebuilt after Hurricane Rita. 4 bedroom 3 bath in what was a quiet neighborhood.
Took my wife to the flea market yesterday. She needed some cheering up. But now I'm the one really happy cuz she found me this original 50's couch. It's perfect for me. Only problem if half the caster wheels are gone and the others are broken. I'm headed to OSH to get some legs to replace them.
the cigar factory is nuts, just the look of it from the outside with the garage sitting there, i would have had a hard time not making a ramp to drive my cars right onto the main floor. Awesome.
im jelous you guys, cheapest house in vancouver right now is just under $500k, i am in a townhouse with underground parking. i work on my cars down there, the strata LOVES me. housing has gone insane here, all becuase of the 2010 olympics that are coming. I will have my own cigar factory one day! LOL>
Our hose was built in the late 1800s. We found a letter dated 1913 in the basement (hidden between the walls and foundation) from a silver mine looking for investors. The owner must've hid it from the wife (some things don't change!). And yes, the house is haunted. I'm not shitting you guys- things dissappear, we hear what sounds like glass or pottery breaking all the time (the latest incident sounded like our toothbrush holder being tossed into the bathroom sink- I though one of our cats was getting into trouble. I ran into the bathroom expecting a huge mess and nothing was out of place). My son witnessed our bedroom light come on by itself (he was a little pale after this happened!). It (they?) come and go in waves. It's been quiet lately. My wife had a psychic over to the house last year and he said we had a ghost of a woman who was "gratefull" we moved in. Apparently she didn't like the previous owners (lazy slobs) but loved the owners before them (they did the renovations). Anyone else got ghosts? Ghosts or no ghosts, you'd never catch me buying a new house.. Todd
Here is my house, 1956 rambler. Nothing too special, typical cookie cutter box in a cookie cutter neighborhood. What I was pleased to find however, my detached garage is sheathed in 1x tongue and groove from a old Great Northern Railway box car, more than likely from the 20's or 30's. I discovered this last summer when I was putting in new windows and re-siding both buildings. Needless to say, due to the schedule, I recovered it when we did the siding. I would have liked to pull it all off and re-sheathed it in plywood...but the schedule and money prevented that from happening. You folks have some really cool digs, I am jealous.
hey ZENOR- and other mid-century fans. check out this blog I stumbled across: http://swapatorium.blogspot.com/2005/03/parade-of-homes-1956.html neat "how they are now" pics
We are living in a former hotel from 1923. We love 30´s and 40´s furniture and Artdeco Stuff. We even use our electric oven from 1940! All modern lightswitches were removed and black bakelite switches were installed. The only two things we can´t change are the TV Set and the Apple
Wow.... Mike, it can't get more Danish than that. Right down to the furniture and the birchwood trees in the garden. Only thing outside that really let me know it's in the US, is the grill/barbeque. Really stunning! Thomas
old houses are just as cool as old cars. i build these new p.o.s not a lot of love goes into these like the old ones. as long as you can save it from falling down rebuild don't crush it very nice houses to everyone
Mid century modern for me. If not the architecture outside, then at least the furniture inside. Oh yeah next is my studio/ home tiki room.
Not my house, but I thought the car looked at home in front of these places. This old rock building is a candy factory now. Have a bunch of what-nots acquired for display with the car. But no good place to keep them.. Could use one of those neat and nifty houses shown earlier. Lived in a house built in 1900 for eight years. Had high ceilings, and large windows....cost a bit to heat.
I grew up in a house built in 1870's, used to be a whore house/gambling establishment, there was a train depot a few blocks away. My dad gutted it completely and rebuilt from there. dont have any pics, the current owners vinyl sided it. I spent an entire summer with a bosch grinder on the old wood siding grinding down to good wood that would take paint. then painting it.
I'm not sure if 1964 would pass but here it is my new project. Built in 1964 by Robert kennard. Currently restoring it to Mid Century modern and trying to be as period correct as possible.
Wow man. You've gone all out. Are those all vintage pieces of furniture or are some repros. Love the collection of concept cars too.
http://www.shopfloortalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7779 check out the above thread on the home/shop i'm building in a 100 year old warehouse in Bainbridge Ga. its a long term project.i hope to be living in it in a year. Randy
Not much to look at but a very unique history. It was a railroad section house built in the early 1900's. Around 1940 they had to move the tracks and the house was to be sold or wrecked. The section foreman bought it and moved it on a lowboy to the present location. It has been added on to but the original part is pretty much as it was when built.
An old pic of our house: Vernacular-Greek Revival style, sidehall plan. The Vermont State Register of Historic Places and town tax rolls lists it as having been built some time between 1830 and 1850. Cris
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