Sears - The Modern Home Project

Poplar Propcast

In this one, we look to the past for solutions to our present. The Sears modern home project ran in the early half of the 20th century and we look at how we can use lessons form that to solve the current housing shortage.

Sources:

https://archive.curbed.com/2018/10/16/17984616/sears-catalog-home-kit-mail-order-prefab-housing

https://www.openculture.com/2018/10/sears-sold-75000-mail-order-homes-1908-1939-transformed-life-america.html

https://www.oldhouseonline.com/house-tours/story-sears-houses/

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