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I noticed that too...

perhaps that would explain the over abundance of foliage and such in the front of the house?
 
I think the DW is a Custom or Imperial

It looks like it has a timer knob on the left. Looks like square buttons, too. An 18, maybe?

-kevin
 
floors

Charles, I'm not much for woord floors, namely because they are not nearly as much fun to vacuum. However, I will agree the floors in this home look pretty nice.
They would be original to the house too. Back in the 60's Centex put a wood floor down(parquet usually) and then carpeting over it in many of their homes.
I love the kitchen, SS appliances that were well made and not crap! This appears to be mostly original, vintage 1966-67 with a 70's DW. Brand new this kitchen included a Waste King-Universal cooktop and wall oven, dishwasher, and disposal. For whatever reason, the DW's did not last very long at all and were quickly replaced. The other stuff was good, and did last.
To me the DW would either be a 17 or 18, I can't tell. I am so tempeted to call my realtor just to go have a look see in person!
 
Jeff that looks like a really neat home, I think you should go and take a look, you just never know.
 
I hope there are more upper cabinets somewhere. Otherwise, cabinet space is pretty pathetic in the photo view. Jeff, I think you've seen enough Waste Kings and Thermadore DWs to understand why most didn't laste very long, rust!!
 
I agree Bob,

That kitchen is lacking in some cabinet space... I do like the look though.
I can't provide a closeup of the oven or cooktop, but this was the disposal which would have been originally installed in said kitchen. I had a few friends from church that lived in this neighborhood, and pretty much all the way thru high school these disposals were working and would take just about anything. This was Waste King's BOL disposal, and it was very well made.

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BTW, My aunt's house doesn't have any curtains.

Not only does this seem like an energy-inefficient idea, but I pity her poor neighbors should they happen to look in that direction at the wrong time.

I've been to Elk Grove Village a few times. It's not quite like my idea of a village, and I didn't see a single Elk or Grove while I was there. I did stay in an excellent hotel though, so I guess that's something.

-kevin
 
Remember, in real estate it's all location, location, location. And right now it seems that the culture Elk Grove and Rolling Meadows is changing quite quickly. Los Mexicanos vienen.

But that is a nice house. From the photos it appears to have been well maintained.
 
Window Treatments ????.

I'm with you Greg. Not a big fan of window coverings. I guess I'm not real modest. My backyard is fairly private so I don't feel compelled to "close up." Curtains can help with with controlling heat, cold, light, but that's about it. I hate the feeling of being closed in. I guess I'm more of an outdoor person. I really like to connected visually to the outside. However, a vista would be nice like say maybe the foothills of a small mountain range or being on top of a hill with a view of rolling hills. And we deam on and on and on ...

So Jeff, I've got to ask. Are you and Michael thinking of selling both your places and getting a new one! If you are, I think that's really cool. Now, I haven't seen Michael's place except for a few photo but it does look very nice, and in a nice neighborhood. Whatever ... have fun.

We haven't talked for a while. I'll try calling tomorrow later in the day ... it is Friday. Talk with you soon.

Pat
 
well

I'm not really house hunting(too seriously) and yes the paln I Michael and I will combine households into his place in Joliet. Its always fun to look though, and I really like this style of house.
Here's one more pic of the Elk Grove house, it does look very nice and taken care of!

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I much prefer the first one because it's a raised ranch (split foyer, bi-level) while the second one is a tri-level split with all those stairs to contend. Grew up in a split-level. Our house in Calgary was a raised hillside ranch with walkout basement and it was the greatest I thought. Now what do we end up with here... a 4 level split and it seems like, no it is, forever walking up and down 4 or 5 steps whenever you have to go to get or do something. But we knew that when we bought it and it was the only house for sale at that time in this neighborhood which I definitely wanted to move to. I was really hoping for one of the ranch style houses with a full basement. It's somewhat annoying and definitely not a house you want to grow old in. Granted I think split levels look nicer in many instances but for practicality, nope. Just my opinion LOL
 
well space-wise

I've looked at similar houses of each, they are about the same as far as square footage goes.

The raised ranch has a kinda funky layout, the upper lever level is LR/DR/Kitchen 2 bedrooms and a full bath. Downstairs is a family room, laundry room, and two more bedrooms and a bathroom. Its definately not your typical 1960's raised ranch.

I like the tri-level split, thats the same model as I almost bought last year. I guess if I were to have a "dream house" this one(or one very much like it) would be it. I do agree with you that sometimes stairs can be a pain, but 5 or 6 at a time is not so bad. This tri-level looks very nice, I may have to go see it in person!
 
Speaking of nice kitchens

This kitchen is in the house that belonged to the builder of many of the 50's houses in my little neighborhood including mine. It was bought last year by a friend of mine, her family were friends of the builder growing up, so it never got on the market and they sold it to her when time came they had to move out. It's a fantastic 50's ranch with many of the elements still in it. She's been busily dolling it up over the past year with bright colors etc.. LOL But look at that grill in the kitchen. Above the counters is a wavy free form sort of header.

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Canada, here I come!

Very nice!

Looks likek the exhaust fan over the bar counter and the exhaust hood over the grill are powerfull to the point that they suck air out of (down) the fireplace chimney. Look at all that soot on the walls!

It is always wise to crack a window open or otheriwise provide make-up air for devices that pull air out of a house/space.

and just for you PeteK-
"G-d bless Canada!"
 
It's a fab house that's for sure, not humongous but was definitely upscale when it was built. This is what it looks like from the backyard. It was white but she's painted it black. Its a ranch house not two storey but being built on a back slope the basement is at ground level on the back. From the front it looks just like a nice low ranch house. So the kitchen is up there on the balcony

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Peter, that kitchen is way way cool. That was a really good Wesstinghouse oven, the exact same one that was across the street in 1961, but that one was seafoam color. I wonder if the Westy rollout didhwasher is still there as well as a westy cooktop. As of 2002, the Westy Coil cook top was still in the house across the street from my parents' old house and she would have shot anyone if they tried to remove it. She loved that cooktop.
 
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