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Ohio Historical Society – Lustron Home

Travel back to the 1950’s and step into a Lustron Home – a fully metal home manufactured.

10/02/2013 | Rating NR

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Ohio Historical Society – Lustron Home

Clip: Season 1 Episode 1 | 4m 45s

Travel back to the 1950’s and step into a Lustron Home – a fully metal home manufactured.

Travel back to the 1950’s and step into a Lustron Home – a fully metal home manufactured here in Columbus, Ohio. On display inside the Ohio Historical Society, the prefabricated single-family residence was the height of modern life – compact and easy-care. The exhibit offers a hands-on opportunity to understand and reflect on some of the prevailing issues of the decade – from McCarthyism to rock

10/02/2013 | Rating NR

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