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ELECTRIC LEAGUE OF
Bayt Gives Official Nod To Parade of
Mayor Bayt today gave his official stamp of approval to the Indianapolis observance of Parade! of Homes week. The Parade, the county's for the annual marking of National Home Week, begins tomorrow and ex-§ tends through: Sept. 16. ; “Local private building contractors are to be commended for the role the have played in building = better and more beautiful homes in Indianapolis over, the past years,” the Mayor said.| “It is largely through their initi-| ative that the Parade of Homes| has come to be the success it is| today.” Observance Urged .
Mayor Bayt urged local citizens to take an active part in the obgservance “because the Parade of Homes is created for Indianapolis residents.”
The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, through its executive vice president, William H. Book, also urged citizens to visit homes on display “to see for themselves the great achievement of the building industry under our sys-
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reputation as a community of fine ‘ homes.” “The residential
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Daylight, Happiness Are Tied Together
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daylighted house is more]
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windows. Studies of the effect of daylight {and sunlight upon human personality show that family relationships tend to be happier and more tranquil in generously windowed. dwellings, says Dr. James Bender, director of the Institute of Human Relations. Accordingly, people who have bought new homes during the last six years should be quite happy. A study by Frank Sohn; architectural consultant for Lib-bey-Owens-Ford Glass Company, showed the average home built in the last five years has twice as much window space as the one of two decades ago.
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builders of | {Marion County and those who fi-| nanced this outstanding achieve-| {ment have set a record which re-| flects great credit to themselves) {and the entire -community,” Mr. {Book's statement concluded.
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To Go on Parade in City, County Tomorrow
Pledge Biggest Show in History
By DON TEVERBAUGH Times Real Estate Editor
{than 800 homes, {more than $13 million worth of
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| Tomorrow is the big day. More | representing
{materials, labor and planning, are|
jup for public inspection in the
{fourth annual Marion County Pa-|
irade of Homes. All across the nation. a8 well, thousands of homes will
Here, the Parade of Homes will remain open through Sept. 16 and Hoosiers are invited to visit all “open house” -sites, inspect the finished houses and watch actual construction work on many hundreds in various stages of completion. Biggest, Best Yet
Sponsors of the Parade of Homes feel that this year's show is the biggest and best yet pro-
tion, Hoosier builders are a pretty hardy breed and despite numerous fluctuating federal controls, the home building pace has slackened only slightly from last year's tremendous volume—the greatest in history. Figures tabulated by Fred L. Palmer, dean of Marion County builders, show that as of Sept.:1, builders had started 2566 residential units. Of these, 2419 were single dwellings, 122 duplex
{houses and. 15 apartment units.
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be on] display in observance of National
duced here and probably the top| home display in the entire na-|
"Let's Go House Looking'
WHAT—A city and county-wide exposition of more |
than 800 houses in all phases of construction, all price ranges. That's the Parade of Homes this year, local observance of National Home Week. - WHEN — Starting tomorrow through Sept. 16. Houses will be open for inspection from 2 to 7:30 p. m. WHERE-—In every section of the county where Hoosiers are flexing their shelter demands. Routes are well-marked; houses are flagged for inspection. Escorts will be on duty. WHO-—Presented by more than 250 builders and | material supply men for families wanting better living here. ‘Officially sponsored by the Marion- County Residential Builders, Indianapolis Home Builders’ Association, Indiana Gas Association, Indianapolis Real Estate Board, Electric League of Indianapolis, and the Indiana Lumber & Builders Supply Association. WHY—To give Hoosiers here an opportunity to inspect, talk about and encourage home owning in Marion County. It's the annual report to home-hunters on the latest designs, architecture and ideas in comfortable, thrifty homes and materials.
design with ranch types predom- printed on pages 16-17 of this sec< inating. _ ition. Ee During August, local builders| The Western motif is very popuwere particularly active, the re- lar this year and another strong
ports showed, starting 469 new trend developing is to tie yard houses. ! space to the home as additional
living space. In this. regard, the And these are some of the. ...° io hecoming increasingly homes you will see on display all popular with the new home during the Parade of Homes, - buyers. i All Parade of Homes sites willl Binning rooms appeared to be be plainly marked with multi a pretty p Avg ‘comeback, colored flags on six foot staffs. after “nearly being “eliminated. Sites are located throughout city and county,
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| Exhibition Open Through Sept. 16
“must” for homes in all price {brackets and the “walk-in” type {is a tremendous favorite. | Builders have found there is
1 little chance of changing the pub-|
lic's mind about hardwood flooring, except for kitchens and social rooms. Oak and other hard-| [woods grace almost all of the | new homes. Native Indiana limestone, or | Bedford stone, is ong of the most, {attractive and widely used mate-| {rials for exterior finish, but is by! no meana being limited to the; outside of the houses.
Fireplaces Demanded
A considerable number of build-| ers are featuring rustic limestone) or brick wall-fireplaces for living rooms, studies, dens and social rooms. And the fireplace itself is one| |of the most popular features of] {homes in the middle and luxury brackets, both in the home andj in the back yard. There appears little hope for! general price reductions for new homes, most builders felt, citing increased wage demands from la“bor and general freight rate increases as forerunners of things to come, And a good many of the houses for sale during the Parade of Homes will be the last of the luxury homes as many builders| started making plans for more “functional” type houses to meet ‘the $12,000. top. on reduced down payment regulations. The Parade of Homes, ‘vhich will display homes in all Phases)
AN.is on the march. He's |
not stalking game, for the rich harvests are coming in. His search is as old as he is. It is for shelter, to keep out the wind, the rain and the chill, a few months away. time, to Colonial frame, or a flat, bling limestone ranch He has a choice. He is hunting security, and peace of mind. He wants protection for his family, 4nd a Jide world of his own. mun F 2 5 THIS WEEK the builders of Marion County, proud of the work they done in sheltering a town which grows by the minute, are opening the doors of
from cave to cabin
house.
hundreds of homes, all kinds, | { all parts of the city and county,
to show what a house can be. They do it as it should be
done. They show their houses |
| complete, some furnished, and
He's been | doing it since the beginning of |
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A Man Who Buys a Home Owns His Peace of Mind
By HAROLD HARTLEY, Times Business Editor
reward. | the best part, their pride | knowing how,
It's a part of them, in
When you see the hundreds | of houses, in all stages-of coni struction, you will be looking into the showcase of Indianapolis home building. ” ” os WHEN YOU WALK through | these houses, you will see how much man has learned about saving steps, saving space—in. saving and housing himself. These homes are planned, | from the architect's board tn | the final placing of the sod and shrubbery, for conven= jence. They are patterned for | a minimum of effort.
” n a ’ | SOME WILL look small, compared to the rambling old space-wasting homes of parents and grandparents, But they are functional. And that means they contain enough | space for .comfortable living, but less to take care of, keep
some half done, and Others ocean and in repair.
with only the framework up.
They want you to see the ma- |
terials and planning, and the | workmanship, and above all, the workmanship. °
ou " ” A HOUSE to a conscientious
builder is more than a sliced |
up, nailed up tree, with a coat of paint. It has his name on it, It is the measure of his reputation, his worth and standing in the community. The same goes for the work-
men. . It {is their hammer strokes, their push and pull of the saw, their meti us sweep
of the paint brush,. their exactness with the threaded pipe, the square of tile, or the unerring snip of he tn shears, «
They are designed for pushs button living, modern sinks, ample closet and cupboard space. Furnaces, for instance, used to look like giant spiders in the basement with pipe webbing in every direction over the basement ceiling. *
» n ” MOST OF THIS is past. Furnaces are better looking. And there's less pipe. And those houses which have basement tspace have additional room which can be kept as clean.and comfortable as the rooms upstairs, Kitchens are built for electric dishwashers, disposals, with re niches.
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