1962--The Kitchen

Now for the kitchen. It's a galley shape. Wait 'til you see the wallpaper choice in here!

The cabinetry is all metal. The stove is in spectacular condition. It is wide enough to have lots of space between the burners and two ovens. The oven on the left (no window) was about half the size of the one on the right. All the cabinets were still filled with dishes, pans, pots, etc. Even the cookbooks and coupons were still there.

The little piece of counter you see at the bottom right is a desk area. The phone (attached to the wall of course) is there. A drawer with phone book, pencils, etc. is underneath, and there is space for a high stool. (ETA--The phone there was a new one. The one UPstairs was the one attached to the wall. It's been 10 years. My memory is fuzzy!)

To the left of the stove is a broom closet. To the left of the broom closet is a 1/2 bath (unusual for that time). To the left of the bathroom is the door leading to the basement.

The carpet on the floor (Oh I WISH I had a closeup!) is the sage color with orange and yellow dots! It is NOT shag but a very flat, nice carpet. It, too, was in fantastic condition. While living there I spilled something on it. I was horrified! 37 years and it looked practically new and I'M the one to ruin it?? I made it my goal in life to get that spot out (and succeeded).




ALL of the appliances in this house were vintage. There was even a washing machine circa 1960s in the basement. No dryer, though. That's what that clothesline in the backyard was for!

This couple must have been a little bit upscale. Besides the 1/2 bath and nice furniture, they also had a dishwasher. That baby still worked, too! The frig, too, was vintage and very roomy. The board in the back of the room is actually a pull-down table. The daughter told me that she and her sister would sit there and do there homework sometimes when their mother was getting dinner. To the left of that table was the back door.



While I was living there the washing machine finally died. I was aghast. THEN the dishwasher overflowed. I thought I was going to die. I figured out what I had done wrong (I had stopped it to answer the phone by opening it slightly and it continued to fill with water. Dishwashers have come a LONG way since then). I figured the daughter was going to throw me out for sure when it appeared that I was staining, breaking, and flooding everything!

That's all the pictures that I have. We did a video, but it's on a VCR tape and I can't upload it. In my next post all do a quick word description of the 2nd floor and the basement.

I hope you're finding this interesting. It was such a great adventure getting to travel back in time and live there. I just can't do it justice, especially without pictures!

Sadly, the granddaughter remodeled it when she graduated from college and moved in. If I had known she was going to do that, I would have packed the couch and taken it with me!