Category Archives: Family Economic Values

The choices for work, housing, food, and recreation in the social and economic climate of the 40s and 50s.

The war is over and the economy is improving time to buy a new house

Posted on May 26, 2018 by rodger

The house we lived in on 3rd street between 1947 and 1954 was only 400 square feet. My bedroom was a converted garage. The growing economy created a huge demand for housing and new tracts were sprouting up all over … Continue reading →

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There is a chicken in the pot and two buggies in the barn

Posted on May 27, 2018 by rodger

Steel, steam, and agriculture paved the road to prosperity in the Gilded Age for late 19th century American families. Illinois farmers near St Louis connected to growing markets for crops and dairy products via the Eads Bridge, the developing railroads … Continue reading →

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50s neighborhood tiny house memories

Posted on September 19, 2023 by rodger

Vivid memories of my 50s neighborhood included physical and emotional factors. My tiny house with its proximity to locations in a walking town defined a sense of place. Bare necessities like small rooms and an unfinished concrete floor left us … Continue reading →

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