Lustron houses in Columbus fade as postwar dream ends
A Columbus Lustron tale shows prefabricated steel homes once hailed as cheap, fast housing. The venture faltered after 1950 amid RFC loans, political scrutiny, and community opposition. Prices rose, production dropped, and founder Carl Strandlund faded from the scene but left a lasting, controversial mark on postwar housing.
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Columbus
White Castle
Washington
RFC
Lustron
Chicago
Carl G. Strandlund
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
McCarthy
Wisconsin Republican
Lustron House
Eastmoor
Ple
Strandlund
Sally Coady
Energy efficient house proves warm without furnace in Shaker Heights
Shaker Heights, AP The Ohio science professor Jack Soules builds a three bedroom, 20 inch thick walled home with two layer concrete blocks and a ducted hot water system. He uses no furnace, relies on an energy saving design and heat recovery to stay warm in Ohio winters. The house, costing about 140000, features triple thick windows, Styrofoam blinds, and aims for future energy crisis readiness.
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Gail Lirette
Lirette
Shaker Heights
Lake Erie
Jack Soules
Cleveland
Soules
Cleveland State University
Las Cruces
N.M
New Mexico State University
Ohio
Cleveland State
Eastern Ohio
Alternate Energy Association
Romania
Toalest
Romania Faces Power Crunch Darkened Bucharest Museums
The nation enforces energy cuts across homes and public buildings as big outages hit Bucharest. Hospitals report emergencies in the dark while schools extend winter breaks to save energy. Authorities cite lagging coal production and water shortages. observers blame mismanagement and industrial policies.
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Athnee Palace
Bucharest
Ailaslan Maniens
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Steel
Edsel
Federal Reconstruction Finance Corporation
William J. Levitt
Levittown
Joseph Karpowicz
Coady
Mary Fleck
Vitreous Enameling Company
Columbia
War Assets Administration
New York
Gaillirette
U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission
Harry Jettke
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Jettke
National History Museum
Ceausescu
Romanian Communist Party
Tad
Danube River
Cernavoda
Communist Party
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