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The post World War 2 economy boomed in California, and people from all over the country were heading again for the Golden State in search of professional and skilled jobs rather than gold. This home is modelled on my Grandparents Whittier, CA, home, which was built in about 1950. Upon driving through Whittiers venerable streets, my Conneticut born and bred Grandmother exclaimed "Now I know we're in California, the trees are PURPLE!"
Jacaranda trees. They're only purple when they bloom, honest. But they are very messy, so they never planted one.
These homes were built to appeal to the rising middle class with a family moving to California from colder climes, and leans heavily towards everything you would expect to see moving to California: Huge picture windows to showcase that glorious sun, open beamed ceilings for a lofty feeling (in some homes, the walls stopped at the bottoms of the beams, in fact, leaving open space above them, because hey, the archetects weren't living in them!), and wide, paved, uncovered patio space. Large, colorful patterns in triad decor scemes brought about the ubiquitous sunset orange, avocado, and eggplant combos that many of us still have burned into our memories. Trying to appeal to servicemen recently returned from tropical posts, often Hawaiian and Oriental motiffs were heavily employed.
Sturdy and light or black enamelled furnishings were popular, rustic styled fake bamboos, maple and painted antiques were horribly ugly and comfortable. Bright copper and chrome or steel took over kitchen spaces, and with electricity finally reaching most homes in California, the radio would lose its place of honor to that new fangled television thing. Outdoor living was more popular, but at this time, most outdoor furnishings, such as the barbecue, were actually home-made. Brick, native stone, and reclaimed chunks of concrete vied with reclaimed steel oil drums. Between that and the TV, with a handy breakfast nook in the generous kitchen, the dining room was doomed to disuse, and would shortly vanish from most mid and low price range homes. This dining room with its charming tropical motiff could be done over into a den (as my grandparents did), as it featured the last of the built-in storage spaces until the 1990s. That made a handy work desk instead of the sideboard and linen closet it was originally. The livingroom is slightly partitioned from the entry, hall, and kitchen, and we never saw those huge picture windows, because between those and the open beamed cielings, it was HOT in there if they weren't covered with heavy brocade drapes! Plus, you couldn't see the TV. A den off of the entryway served as an office and a place to toss coats when the grandparents were entertaining. Two bedrooms open into large bathrooms, and the den and bathrooms also featured built ins for linens and storage. Once the problems in cooling this charming home are overcome -- drapes, an air conditioner or evaporative cooler, ceiling fans, porch coverings, and at least one good shade tree -- it should serve a Sim family of four for years.

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