"We had that intercom in our 1973 built house. We used it as a baby monitor, would put the baby’s room on listen and pipe it to the family room which was downstairs. That required a bunch of switch flipping at the central station to figure out. They weren’t exactly flexible or user friendly. Had to do everything at the central station.
That was the only practical use we got out it in over 40 years."
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Perry 1 weeks ago
A fair number of these were fads which lasted about 5 minutes in one small area of the US, in movies, or in brochures. A few noteworthy examples:
#4 'Split Level' homes: everywhere you need to go in the house, you have to climb a couple of stairs. Not enough to be exercise and make you stronger; just enough to make you tired and give you knee problems. Plus, if you were sitting on a sofa, chair, or the floor in the right place, you would look up those 3 or 4 steps and see right up your grandmother's mothers skirt. No thank you.
#5 Better for light in some places, but cold and harsh. Basically, ugly af. Like something out of a dive bar or Liberace's house.
#8 For the millionth time: almost the only place Conversation Pits existed was in real estate brochures. I have never seen one on either coast, city-suburbs-rural, upscale-downscale, etc. No one had them. Ever.
#12 I have no idea how the OP equates a built-in ironing board with being poor. These actually existed in many houses, many areas, and most economic backgrounds. Ironically, almost the only houses you wouldn't see them in was low-income houses. The main reason you don't see them after a certain point in history is that clothes rarely need to be ironed as much or as often as they once did.
#15 Another fad which existed for about five minutes, and only in movies and brochures.
#17 Thank fecking god they only exist in the most tasteless houses. I'm sure maga people still love them, but they love mullets too, so there you go. They can also be see in cities in row houses of first-generation Americans who have never gotten over the claustrophobia of city life, because they create a sense of larger space.
#21 I (65yo guy) have a four-poster bed. I used the canopy for years, but after a recent move, I use thin drape-like tapestries which allow some light to go through but offer more of a sense of privacy and seclusion. And yes, occasionally I've gotten ribbed about being a guy with that kind of bed. My response is always that the women in my life have appreciated it more than I can or will describe here.
#4 'Split Level' homes: everywhere you need to go in the house, you have to climb a couple of stairs. Not enough to be exercise and make you stronger; just enough to make you tired and give you knee problems. Plus, if you were sitting on a sofa, chair, or the floor in the right place, you would look up those 3 or 4 steps and see right up your grandmother's mothers skirt. No thank you.
#5 Better for light in some places, but cold and harsh. Basically, ugly af. Like something out of a dive bar or Liberace's house.
#8 For the millionth time: almost the only place Conversation Pits existed was in real estate brochures. I have never seen one on either coast, city-suburbs-rural, upscale-downscale, etc. No one had them. Ever.
#12 I have no idea how the OP equates a built-in ironing board with being poor. These actually existed in many houses, many areas, and most economic backgrounds. Ironically, almost the only houses you wouldn't see them in was low-income houses. The main reason you don't see them after a certain point in history is that clothes rarely need to be ironed as much or as often as they once did.
#15 Another fad which existed for about five minutes, and only in movies and brochures.
#17 Thank fecking god they only exist in the most tasteless houses. I'm sure maga people still love them, but they love mullets too, so there you go. They can also be see in cities in row houses of first-generation Americans who have never gotten over the claustrophobia of city life, because they create a sense of larger space.
#21 I (65yo guy) have a four-poster bed. I used the canopy for years, but after a recent move, I use thin drape-like tapestries which allow some light to go through but offer more of a sense of privacy and seclusion. And yes, occasionally I've gotten ribbed about being a guy with that kind of bed. My response is always that the women in my life have appreciated it more than I can or will describe here.
#4 'Split Level' homes: everywhere you need to go in the house, you have to climb a couple of stairs. Not enough to be exercise and make you stronger; just enough to make you tired and give you knee problems. Plus, if you were sitting on a sofa, chair, or the floor in the right place, you would look up those 3 or 4 steps and see right up your grandmother's mothers skirt. No thank you.
#5 Better for light in some places, but cold and harsh. Basically, ugly af. Like something out of a dive bar or Liberace's house.
#8 For the millionth time: almost the only place Conversation Pits existed was in real estate brochures. I have never seen one on either coast, city-suburbs-rural, upscale-downscale, etc. No one had them. Ever.
#12 I have no idea how the OP equates a built-in ironing board with being poor. These actually existed in many houses, many areas, and most economic backgrounds. Ironically, almost the only houses you wouldn't see them in was low-income houses. The main reason you don't see them after a certain point in history is that clothes rarely need to be ironed as much or as often as they once did.
#15 Another fad which existed for about five minutes, and only in movies and brochures.
#17 Thank fecking god they only exist in the most tasteless houses. I'm sure maga people still love them, but they love mullets too, so there you go. They can also be see in cities in row houses of first-generation Americans who have never gotten over the claustrophobia of city life, because they create a sense of larger space.
#21 I (65yo guy) have a four-poster bed. I used the canopy for years, but after a recent move, I use thin drape-like tapestries which allow some light to go through but offer more of a sense of privacy and seclusion. And yes, occasionally I've gotten ribbed about being a guy with that kind of bed. My response is always that the women in my life have appreciated it more than I can or will describe here.