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All About Pre-War Architecture

Content: One very unusual feature for a post-war home: Many of the main doors are on the side of the house rather than in the front. The Case Study Houses. From 1945 to 1962, the magazine Arts & Architecture sponsored a project in which they commissioned prominent architects of the era to design and build inexpensive and functional model homes for all of the soldiers coming in and causing the residential housing boom. There were 36 designs, although not all of the homes were built; most that were, were in Los Angeles, with a few in San Francisco and one in Phoenix. While some homes were opulent -- a couple were built in one of the wealthiest communities in the world, Bel Air -- Arts & Architecture mandated in the project that each "house must be capable of duplication and in no sense be an individual 'performance.'" They wanted the best materials for the home, but the designs to be "general enough to be of practical assistance to the average American in search of a home in which he can afford to live." Practically Speaking: Hassles and Headaches
The older a house, the more one has to worry about things like the electrical outlets, the plumbing and the roof.