A 1950s basement ‘village green’ – from Armstrong flooring
It was a wondrous alchemy of industry, technology, peace and prosperity that inspired mid-century homeowners to create fantastic basements like this one.
This is yet another design study from my delicious collection of 1954 Armstrong flooring ads produced by Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc. Click the Tag below that says ‘Armstrong floors’ to see the series.
Book pitch…If you like these images, which are chock full of design ideas, there are many more in the anointed retro renovation “bibles”…hours of fun for the whole family, I’m serious!:
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Wow, I remember my aunt and uncle had that floor in black. It had 2 inset shuffleboards.
While I can’t find a pic of the floor, here’s the directions on how to install it. The wonders of the internet. http://www.floorexpert.com/armstrong/fpoxpert.nsf/fe91b78a0945a68a85256eba00710742/cff1665e8ef230cf85256ca70067f513?OpenDocument
Seems like shuffleboard was shown a lot in magazines. Yet, I have never heard anyone, “Wow, we used to love playing shuffleboard!” Still, I think having an Armstrong basement would be fun!
DanaMc in Chicagoland
What happened to all those accordian/guitar combos playing in indoor gazebos? Would Sally and Billy entertain the family with a rousing rendition of “Lady of Spain”?
Oh, and is that cart filled with booze? The ‘rents actually might need a little “tuning up” before they can handle the music.
(I’m really a huge accordian fan—for a long time, I had some bumper stickers on my car: “Pro-accordian—AND I VOTE!” and “Accordians don’t play Lady of Spain. People do.”)
Hey Deb aka Femme1, I continue to be on the lookout for images of people playing accordions, recorders and other vintage-y instruments. Those were the days, my friend, those were the days…
I just looked at a house with a shuffleboard basement floor. You can see it in the pics listed here
http://gniarmls.rapmls.com/scripts/mgrqispi.dll?APPNAME=Gniarmls&PRGNAME=MLSPropertyDetail&ARGUMENTS=-N997904140,-N244150,-N,-A,-N16941494