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New Home Design Ideas and Movies, 1939 was a Stellar Year!

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New Home Design Ideas and Movies, 1939 was a Stellar Year! Imagine its 1939 and you decide to go to the movies. You open the paper to see what’s playing, and here are some of your choices; Gone with the Wind, Wizard of Oz, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Dark Victory, Wuthering Heights or the very glamorous Greta Garbo in Ninotchka. Most movie buffs and historians agree that 1939 was Hollywood’s best year by far.  

Another way to pass the time in 1939 was a visit to the New York World’s Fair. Among the many amazing attractions at the fair was a section called The Town of Tomorrow. A group of nationally known building products companies constructed a village of fifteen homes that featured all the latest gizmos and gadgets. The homes ranged in size from a small two bedroom bungalow (The Small Home of Wood sponsored by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association) to a stately colonial (The Electric Home sponsored by General Electric Company).

National companies exposed the thousands of visitors to their latest building products, while a series of architects pushed the envelope and showed Americans that there was an endless possibility of design options for them to consider in a home. Shown here is Home #21, The Motor Home.

Architects Adams & Prentice of New York created a unique and functional design that was built around the motor room (garage). Between the glass garage doors and the home’s primary access through the motor room, it was evident that the family’s automobile should be featured prominently and displayed much like china or artwork. Furnished by the then famous John Wanamaker department store, all bedrooms, including the Owner’s Suite, showed only twin beds which was the only respectable option in 1939.

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