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Here in Ithaca, NY, many of the houses standing today were built before Mark Twain wrote Huckleberry Finn. Ironically, they’re among the best housing stock, bec
by rm_-rf_slash 8y ago
Here in Ithaca, NY, many of the houses standing today were built before Mark Twain wrote Huckleberry Finn. Ironically, they’re among the best housing stock, because unlike many mid-20th century constructions, the older houses are free of asbestos and lead paint.
- cbr 8y agoHuh? People used lead paint widely, and many 100+ year old houses were painted with it.
- aorloff 8y agoMore likely the quality of wood and carpentry is higher. You can't buy wood these days, certainly not economically, that compares with what was standard 100+ years ago.
- greedo 8y agoYup. Most studs and beams were made of far better would than the short growth wood we have now. Heck, there are firms that specialize in recovering old wood from barns and factories since the wood is so much denser, and the size is simply unavailable elsewhere.
- TulliusCicero 8y agoSurvivorship bias: you don't see the shoddy homes from that time period because they didn't make it.