LIFE & TIMES
In this section I share with you, intimate looks into the lives, culture & technology of those who built our neighborhoods, our towns, & lived in our bungalows.
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS- Antique Toasters
These videos are mentioned in my post, BUNGALOW TOASTERS which I encourage you to read. It includes a video of this little gem, dubbed a "Sweetheart" toaster, being used. At the risk of becoming very hungry, I encourage you to also watch the magic of the videos of...
BUNGALOW TOASTERS
I adore old appliances & the antique toaster may be at the top of my list. I come by it honestly, being the granddaughter of a West Virginia baker. My grandfather decided to enter the business because he figured that it would be economically stable. People would...
YOUR BUNGALOW & THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
MILLING & CONSTRUCTION BEFORE ELECTRICITY Our bungalows are products of old technology. All the wood in our framing, our siding, our shingles, treasured built-ins, a main feature of the character of our homes, our wainscoting was milled by machines, likely powered...
OLD HOUSE RESTORATION VIDEOS-The Women of the Arts & Crafts Movement
As muses & artisans of the Arts & Crafts Movement, women inspired & changed the course of history through their works, both in the early years in England & later here in America. Had there been no Industrial Revolution, the Movement quite likely would...
CHILDHOOD PETS IN MY BUNGALOW NEIGHBORHOOD
by Barbara Farrar (October 6, 1926 - March 29, 2011) As I recall the years of my childhood spent in “Tampa Town,” I am always cognizant of the changes that have accompanied our metamorphosis into a much larger city. One of them has impacted the daily lives of today’s...
