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Post #20553 by Suburban Hipster on Wed, Jan 22, 2003 11:14 AM

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Well I'm no midcentury modern expert, but they are evocative of the time period. Certainly they don't carry the cool midcentury modern feel of a Case-Study glass and steel structure, but they are retro cool in the same way midcentury modern ranch homes are. They capture a 50's feel without a huge price tag. There's a bit of coverage on the rise of split levels in the book Populuxe worth looking at as well.

[ Edited by: Suburban Hipster on 2003-01-22 11:15 ]