I ran across this old cartoon on YouTube. Nothing deeply insightful but it’s interesting to me that it was made back in 1952! I guess the McMansion progress problem is a not a new problem at all. Enjoy and Merry Christmas!
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I ran across this old cartoon on YouTube. Nothing deeply insightful but it’s interesting to me that it was made back in 1952! I guess the McMansion progress problem is a not a new problem at all. Enjoy and Merry Christmas!
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Love compact housing which encapsulates our necessity and the essence of living. Just wanna share one of my favourite cartoon as a child with you. Kinda like one of your posts “house with moving walls”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9Xr_z9PGSE
Thanks Peggy! Love it.
I never saw this before, but one of my favorite books when I was little must have been what they based this cartoon on.
http://www.amazon.com/Little-House-Virginia-Lee-Burton/dp/0395181569