Our first summer at Lakeside was 1974. Things were pretty primitive by today’s standards, or even standards of the 70s, but there was an upswing. There were a few cottages being remodeled, as Americans began to look for vacations spots closer to home to compensate for higher fuel costs. Still, for many years we brought a fan with us, and a small vacuum cleaner—two items most cottage rentals didn’t have. In 1973 51% of new houses in the U.S. didn’t have air conditioning--by 2014 it was 9%. 19% of 1973 new builds had 2.5 baths, but by 2014 it was 30% with an additional 30% having 3 bathrooms (not even on the radar in 1973). 64% had 3 bedrooms and 23% 4 bedrooms 40 years ago, compared to 44% and 46% today. So you can see we’re getting cooler, cleaner, and more separated even as families get smaller. Mean square footage of a newly constructed home in America is almost 2,600 square feet. And so it also goes in Lakeside. The new builds are BIG, granite counter tops in kitchens, multiple bathrooms, and AC.
https://www.census.gov/construction/chars/completed.html
20th century
This is on Oak, near 7th. Not sure of the age, sign on the house says established 1988, and now for sale, nice side yard.
Not sure of the date, but this was a popular modular home of the 20th century. Also on Oak Avenue. Most of Oak south on the last street was developed from 1999 on.
Clipped low gable with lots of porch and screened areas.
Gable roof with dormers, nice porch. Steep hilly construction site.
A three dormer gable, modular home on Oak. Parsonage for the United Methodist Church.
Another modular home, probably year around.
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