National Home Building Week Passes Almost Unnoticed
National Home Building Week passes with little impact in Pittsfield where new housing remains scarce. The era of hurtful slumps lingers as Jubilee and Columbus Urban Renewal progress slows, while garden apartments boost certain buyers and shift focus toward quality over quantity in local home building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Arly
Ictors
Ome
Olumbus
Garens
Coltsville
Dalton Division
General Electric
Ife
Dan Gall Jr
Stonehenge Road
Williams and
Elm Streets
T Hese
House Doctor Answers Home Improvement Questions
Dear House Doctor offers practical guidance on outdoor wiring for a yard light, post installation, grounding, and conduit use. It covers indoor wiring connections, a safer approach to the lamp post, and cautions about older homes electrical grounding. It also answers questions on replacing laminated countertops, removing hard plastic coverings, and cleaning fireplace bricks with cautionary notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
An &Foot
W.E.B. Jr
Fort Fairfield
Maine
R.E.S
Miami
Fla
Berkshire Eagle
Add New Zest To Interiors This Fall
Home furnishings expert Jessica Thomas urges an indoor checkup before seasonal decorating. Recommendations include servicing the fireplace, refreshing blinds, creating a storage closet, and brightening rooms with a new centerpiece, bedspreads, and display china to refresh interiors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessica Thomas
Mass. Construction Contracts Rise Sharply in July
Dodge reports Massachusetts July contracts for future construction at 109.98 million, up 23 percent from July 1964. Nonresidential 31.85 million up 50 percent, residential 49.04 million up 11 percent, nonbuilding 9.10 million down 15 percent. Seven month total 630.839 million, up 4 percent, with nonresidential 235.735 million down 3 percent, residential 273.903 million down 7 percent, other 121.201 million up 78 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston-F. W. Dodge Co
McGraw-Hill, Inc
Massachusetts
Dodge
John A. Davidson
Keep Our Leaders Coming Public Service Note
Public service notice from Ranonratio issued by the Fevers Council and the Council for Financial Aid to Education urging ongoing support for leadership programs and educational funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranonratio
The
Fevers Council
Council For Financial Aid To Education
New Homes Stress Quality Comfort and Modern Wood Features
Builders showcase 1965 66 models with larger layouts and higher construction quality. Wood windows and panel doors, stock items in ponderosa pine, offer insulation and style. Louver shutters and doors rise in popularity for interior and exterior use, boosting comfort and energy efficiency.
Housing Act Adds Provisions for Veterans and Housing Access
Washington UPI reports the 1965 Housing Act funds VA mortgages for 21 million veterans and service members, expands low rent public housing in private buildings, allows eligible residents to buy their detached homes with up to 40 years to pay, strengthens compulsory negotiations for urban renewal, and grants cities money to enforce zoning to protect viable neighborhoods. The act also extends tenant rights protections and aims to prevent forced displacement during redevelopment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Congress
Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
wNew
Plumbers From Ancient Rome To Modern Trade
Plumbing traces back to the Roman plumbarius as a worker in lead and baths. Modern plumbers, journeymen and masters undergo about five years of training in math hydraulics and related sciences to qualify for a license, ensuring public health and civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumbarius
Rome
Office Space Surplus Is Growing
An overhaul of predicting future office space needs is urged to avoid over-building. City planner Christopher Jennings warns empty offices hurt tax bases and deter development, calling for careful staging and local economic context. A separate Journal of Property Management piece notes buildings aging faster, with depreciation misjudgments hurting owners. Copies of the journals are offered for $2.50 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Appraisal Journal
Christopher R. Jennings
Arthur F. Little
Cambridge
Louie Reese
CPM
Birmingham
Ala
Mr. Reese
American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers
Institute of Real Estate Management
South Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Adjustable Louvers for Patio Screens
Adjustable louvers allow patio screens to be opened or closed for privacy and ventilation. Louvers are installed with a dowel or pin through the top and bottom edges that engage the rails, with the length set one inch less than the space between rails to enable lifting and turning by hand.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward J. Farrell
Gali
George Allegrone
Holmes Road
Dan Gall Sr
Louis Allegrone
Gall
Allegrone
Louis Trova
Herman Baum
C.K
Boxas
Ter
Sad Tribune Syndiot
Hooussr
Outlet Box Conne
Protective Board
Stonehenge Drive
Mass
College
Childs
Bishop
Pratt and Lambert
Pratt and Lambert Company
Pratt and Lambert Paints
Kolman’s
Berkshire Wallpaper and Paint
North Street
Ty Pratt and Lambert Paints
Shedd
Box
Tsotyleast
Grasshonee
Solid Citizen
H.B. Foster, Inc
Bridge St
Newell St
Bare
Lynge
South Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!