Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 September 1949 — Page 27
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| iin of House New Homes Available for inspection The Materials Set -
Public to Look | Behind Scenes |
The men ‘behind the scenes” in housing, members of the Con-| struction League of Indianapolis, look to the Marion County Parade ‘@f. Homes as an event- which shows the public the backbone" materials which, go into a house. The Constrye-| ‘tion League, | headed by H. | Williamson y Stewart, said to-| day that the pub-| lic not only is entitled to know what goes into, the homes they, are buying but
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[ste requires a certains amount of in ite early life is usually on the | | arc FARMS, METES & BOUNDS, SUBDIVISIONS
' |adequate width and proper drain-| the house he plans to build on his
" jcompatibility should be observed. checked. Closéness of transporta-
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Proper Home Site Is ‘Very Important
,Selection of the proper home hood also affects its value. One
consideration. * | ~The builder should choose a All Surveys Certified A lot near good hard surface| {neighborhood in which the. Homes
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MARION COUNTY SURVEYOR 1939- 1940 “JOHN C. RYAN
23 UNION TRUST BUILDING CA. 8617
age is preferable, Usable side-|gie alls In city areas adds appeal.| Other homes should look well Availability of utilities should not! maintained and show pride of be overlooked. ownership. Distance to schools, § The closeness of neighbors as parks, playgrounds, churches and to social group, nationality and shopping centers should be
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The life stage of the neighbor- tion also counts.
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the methods used Mr, Stewart in assembling them, “We who furnish the lumber, cement and metals, plus all other supplies which go into modern American houses are intensely proud of our materials,” he said.
them examined by the men and women. who want to own their own homes with all of the security, personal “pride which ownership implies.” Reputable Association Mr. Stewart said the Construction League is one of the oldest, well-established and highly reputable trade associations of the Middle West. It was founded as the Indianapolis Building Con’ gress and has operated under its present name -since 1933 when it| became affiliated with the Con-| struction League: of the United States, The league admits to member-| ship only those firms and indl-| viduals whose products, methods and skills meet the highest standards, Mr. Stewart said.
Home Owners Eye Glass Cloth House Bijilding Rides Prosperity Curve
" Unhurnisked if home Silay weteriahs, akmandip, 5800 block, Hillside Drive. ~~
Built Like- Balloon |
: [hit bottom in 1933 when fewer BUFFALO, N, 3. (UP)—The New Construction [than 300,000 dwelling units were]
‘Sandwich’ Glass | | Cornell Aeronautical Labaratory| in Early 20's | dil wic dass [here has developed a caliapsible, Soared in y {started From 1933 the rise was
|balloon-like buflding made of Building activity rides the steady to the start of the war | cloth and rubber which is prosperity curve like a well--Giled (1941) when the supply of ma-| wd on a roller-coaster. terials was diverted to war uses. The U. 8. Bureau of Standards Building activity hit another low, records shows the first building 2!most as bad » 1933 i 1944. . Then came the swi rise o Soom Hue tk Cetury take the 1948 peak with a slight drop : ® a say (nationally) in 1949. The U. 8. The Insulating glass “sand- Inflated by only .075 pound of » teaching 15 peak ubout 1925/0 shonally) 1h 19ip. The U. 8. wich” has a space of dehydrated Pressure, J tan» A when the building trade swung the National Bureau of Economic air sealed between two plates of |, “ a base, it will stand Sharply into the apartment field. research reports that ult -famglass. The product is‘ practically | erect in winds up. to 140 miles an In that year nearly a million ily dwellings went wel over the free from condensation. | hour, multi-family units were built, 900,000 mark in 1948 with Manufacturers report that the | The glass cloth house stands 700,000 two-family dwellings and [douple. Swellings ‘homes reach. ‘new glass cuts heating bills and|36 feet high, weighs 1600 pounds nearly 600,000 single homes. sco, wi ol git he produces steam-free windows. (and has a diameter of 53 feet at] From 1925 (four years before ng the Another field in the building in-| its widest point. It is made of the depression hit the stock mar-| Builders predict that the presdustry in which glass plays an im-| tough; rip-resistant = fiberglass ket), there was a steady decline ent home buying cycle will last portant visual role is in the coated with neoprene, a rubber|in the number of dwelling units as long as high wages continue picture or wall window. This also | composition. Entrance is through started. and until the housing shortage is produced in “sandwich glass.'an air-lock. Building like everything else, is over.
Insulation-minded home owners, eonscious of heating costs and the| glass Sets and approaching ‘winter, have begun SuPPorted by alr, ©... to show marked interest in the The flexible, spherically shaped. recently developed “sandwich” | building is with beams, girders| glass for windows.. lor columns. It is held up fully
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There Will Be Open for Your Mapestion 4 Completely-Planned Homes, Showing 4 Degrees of Electric Living. Thede Homes are being built by Indianapolis builders, end with hurd by Indianapolis stores, in co-operation with
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