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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage. You researched in the library and wrote to the state’s to get information to plan a trip. The average home size in America was around 1100 square feet.

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