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It is completely fit for purpose. That was an era of millions of rural and lake cabins built for a season or two and not intended for year round habitation. The

It is completely fit for purpose. That was an era of millions of rural and lake cabins built for a season or two and not intended for year round habitation. There are many of these in rural areas and now we have problems with people wanting them to be year round when the seasonal infrastructure is from the 50’s. And as far as FLW was concerned, it was art, and you were just being given the luxury of living in it.

coryrc 3y ago
It's right in the Chicago metro area, not off on a rural lake.
- UIUC_06 3y ago
  Oak Park in the 19th century was not quite as urban as it is now.
  - Jtsummers 3y ago
    This house was built in 1911, the population was over 20k which puts the population density at the time at over 4000 per square mile. That's not exactly rural. The current population is only at 54k or so now.
  - coryrc 3y ago
    It was built in the 20th century.
- hindsightbias 3y ago
  Well, Lake Michigan adjacent in winter has always been considered uninhabitable by millions.
  - AlbertCory 3y ago
    "Terraform Chicago!" I always say.