The Wall Street Journal contacted me a few weeks ago for a big story about time capsule houses and the people who look for them and love them. I also pointed reporter Leigh Kamping-Carder — who did a great job! — to some of our favorite retro-realtors including Alyssa Starelli and Ed Murchison, who both also were interviewed and quoted. And check out the spectacular basement in the house that Alyssa sold — that carpet!! Folks without a subscription so far have been able to read the story via the link on our Facebook page — or click here if you have an online subscription. There’s a fun video, too. Hooray for the Retro!
What’s your favorite quote from the story?
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Aww, they want you to subscribe to read the whole story…
ack. hang in there. I am pursuing an alternate link and will post as soon as i have it
fixed i think – try hotlink in story again or this >> https://www.wsj.com/articles/living-inside-a-time-capsule-1493302369
You can click the X in the top right corner to be rid of the subscribe window.
The link isn’t working for me, Pam. I was able to see the video in this link, but to see the whole article I went back to the Facebook story from yesterday. Such a great article. Congratulations! ❤
not sure what to do, it’s the same link both places now — https://www.wsj.com/articles/living-inside-a-time-capsule-1493302369
did you refresh the RR page?
I tried all your links and got the same “request” to subscribe, although you can watch the video. But like LuAnn said, I did get to read the whole article and see the photos by clicking on the link on Facebook.
I think my favorite quote is this one:
“Once you remodel a house out of its time period you have to perpetually remodel every 10 years to keep up with what’s fashionable,” Ms. Starelli said. “But if you maintain it in the period it was, it always suits the house.”
So true! 👍👍👍
Thanks, here’s the FB page link, everyone: https://www.facebook.com/RetroRenovation/
I just tried on my home pc and it’s the same…in Facebook a pop-up comes up when I click on the article, but I’m able to close it and continue. When I use the link from here, I can only see the first few lines and the video, but then the rest is hidden. When I try to close the WSJ link, it takes me to a subscription page. ???
https://www.wsj.com/articles/living-inside-a-time-capsule-1493302369?mod=e2tw
I entered “wsj time capsule houses” to search and found this twitter address. I don’t tweet so a white cloud covered some of the article but I could still read it. Viewing the pics, not so much.
“They also may lack newer comforts like stainless steel appliances” – yeah…I don’t think so! Because I LIVE to wipe smudges…
“They may be chockablock with knickknacks” – and your point is what again?
I would want to get into a time capsule house – the decorating is done, the furniture is to scale, it’s DIFFERENT. Funny how that folk song “Little Houses” (about Levittown) is so apropos today in the ‘burbs.
That’s so funny: “They also may lack newer comforts like stainless steel appliances”
I would think that would be a plus!
I found the article on the WSJ’s Facebook page. You don’t have to subscribe to read it there. You do have to scroll through several posts to find it though, but persistence paid off.
none of the links work. You have to subscribe. VERY FUSTRATING!!
Tracy, try the link on our Facebook page, folks say they can get thru on that: https://www.facebook.com/RetroRenovation/
I tried that and couldn’t get in no matter how hard I tried. They still want you to subscribe. Very disappointing.
IDK, marie just got in…
hey, maybe: clear your cookies?
Thanks for the tip! I cleared my cookies and was finally able to access the entire article via the facebook link you provided. Congratulations , Pam! Fun article to read. 🙂
great! when in doubt: Clear cookies!
Nice to know!
Unfortunately, the WSJ is very closed about allowing non-subscribers to view their articles.
Sometimes when they’re really old (like a year or more) you can google the title and the link will take you directly to the page without the “subscribe to read the whole story”
But Congrats on the article Pam!
I think I read the whole article by googling different ways to get it but could not access the video. Either the ad would not go away or the video would never load.
Stainless appliances are nothing new. My 1958 kitchen has the original 1958 GE stainless steel appliances plus the original SS counter top.
Yes, I go off the wall when people say stainless is not mid century. My modest 57 ranch kitchen still had the stainless Westinghouse appliances.
Ginormous stainless — aka mammoth refrigerators — are not midcentury though. Keep the new stainless relatively small [if you can, good luck!] and you’re good in terms of channeling authenticity
I wish a subscriber could do a copy and paste for us just this once. This article sounds so tempting to read. Wah..disappointed.
My favorite photo in the article is actually the one of Javier and Jake’s apartment. I love the bold drapes!! 🙂
Pam… and thanks so much for allowing us to read that great article via your Facebook page…. sigh…. I’d take ANY one of those luscious homes!! My husband has the wonderful ability to fix ANYTHING, and I’d not change a thing in any of those perfect houses…. except the $$ perhaps! Sure wish we could find an affordable one of these gems, my lovely husband could fix any of the gnarly bits!! 😃
Congratulations! I am so happy to see your mission of appreciating and celebrating excellence of mid century home amplified in the WSJ!
Darn! Never got to see the article, Facebook wanted a registration.
Alyssa, Ed and Pam – the experts!
cleared your cookies? that worked for another reader…
I did, no luck.
so now… try to get in via Leigh Kamping-Carder’s twitter link >> https://twitter.com/Leigh_KC?lang=en
Thanks but no luck here either, took me back to WSJ.
Great article! I know I’m late to the party but I have to say that Robin Miller’s comment, “As soon as I walked in the door, it was pretty amazing,” describes exactly how I felt when I walked into my 1966 ranch – it just sucked me right in!