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Remember when???

By Mike & Cindy Jones

Real Estate Agent with Florida Homes Realty & Mortgage

January 17, 2009 07:24 AM

Today I was sitting an open house in a home that was built in 1940...something and thought about this..

Remember when homes with a 1 car attached garage were considered "Big Money"

Rememeber when most homes were made out of brick...

Remember when the only phone in a house was in the hallway sitting on a built in shelf..

Remember when 1 bathroom per house was the norm..

Remember when a window A/C unit was a luxury and only got turned on when your parents had dinner guest..

Remember when the medicine cabinets had slots in the back for disposing of used razor blades..

Remember when the only source of heat was a fuel oil heater centrally located in the house and on cold nights that's where everyone gathered....generally in the hallway.

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Lisa Coates

Level Ten Construction Consultants - Halifax, NS

Residential Home Sales Specialist

Mike and Cindy,

After viewing your photos.. you don't look old enough to "Remember When"

Best wishes,

Lisa

Jan 17, 2009 07:29 AM

Mike & Cindy Jones

Florida Homes Realty & Mortgage - Jacksonville, FL

Real Estate - (904) 874-0422 - Jacksonville, Fl

I get that a lot.....these were things I remember in my parents house...

Jan 17, 2009 07:35 AM

Jenn Neumann Deer

RE/MAX Southern Shores - Surfside Beach, SC

Surfside Beach Real Estate

Hi,

I don't 'remember when' since my parents weren't even born in the 1940's, but my aunt lives in a home with radiator heat and no central air. They turn the AC on when guests come over and I love their house so much! It originally only had one bathroom but they have renovated it to include another bathroom but the crafsmanship and details in her house are so beautiful and unlike any home I have lived in.

Jan 17, 2009 07:37 AM

Lou Ludwig

Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL

Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Hi Mike and Cindy

I really enjoyed reading your blog and one additional thing I think a lot of people would like to return to the good old days.

Good luck and success

Jan 17, 2009 07:38 AM

Barbara Delaney

Park Place REALTORS, Inc. - Roanoke, VA

Dear Mike and Cindy,

I remember when and still sell properties that make those things look like modern conveniences.

I sell a lot of historic homes. Does a bedroom normally have a closet?

Barbara

Jan 17, 2009 08:24 AM

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