Inside the House
While the exterior of the house was being transformed, so was the interior. There weren’t as many slides of the inside, but a few survived the years. Come on in…
1956 Living room
Living room with a glimpse of the kitchen
Dad’s rocking chair
1960s Birthday Party
No petting zoo. No bounce house. Just cake, party hats, and maybe some soda. And we were thrilled.
I’m helping out in the kitchen
Christmas 1960
Christmas turkey
Living Room
In-house barber shop
New breakfast nook and kitchen
Mid-Century Modern (Whether We Knew It or Not)
Sometime in the 1960s, wall-to-wall carpeting was installed—right over the hardwood floors.
Decades later, when my dad finally replaced it, the salesman took one look and said, “Oh yeah, I know that line. Indestructible.”
Not a word about it being attractive.
The Bathroom Situation
Before a half bath was added in the basement in the late ’60s or early ’70s, we had just one full bathroom on the main floor.
It was a small house, but I don’t remember it feeling small. We were always outside—rain, snow, or sunshine—so tight quarters rarely felt tight.
My mother might have had a different opinion.
