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One of the last St. Charles steel kitchens?

Pam Kueber - Updated: November 4, 2020

Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021; these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes.

I don’t have a date for this kitchen, but it is clearly later, even 80s perhaps. Intense, huh?

I am told that St. Charles was the very last of the major steel cabinet manufacturers to go out of business, around 1985. They were based in St. Charles, Ill. Now, the company’s headquarters will be Greenwood, Mississippi

Hey, notice the SubZero refrigerator. The exact same one I put into my kitchen (the big splurge and I just had to have it to work with the aquamarine Geneva’s and fit up to the soffit).

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  1. Beverly says

    August 21, 2010 at 12:10 am

    When my parents built their split level in 1966, they chose a harvest gold St. Charles kitchen and sub zero fridge (with freezer on the bottom). Lived there for 30 years and it never seemed out of date (except for the color). Thanks for these posts!

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