The ULTIMATE 1970's house...take a look!

[westytoploader]

I emailed this link to Jason but then I thought other 1970's-design lovers would like to see it as well. It doesn't do the Brady house any justice in my opinion. I'm sure y'all who like the 50's homes are retching now, but I LOVE IT. ;-)

Notice the period GE set in the laundry room; interesting that they are white instead of Harvest Gold or Avocado! Can't tell what the DW is, but that kitchen center (with the pop-up can opener/control unit) sure is interesting, but I can't remember the name even though I've seen one of these on eBay before. For some reason Ronson comes to mind?

What I would give for a house like this one; I sure hope there are more of these untouched beauties out there, furniture and all, waiting when I look for my first house about 10+ years from now...and it will be left just the way it is!

--Austin

http://www.bellecore.org/photo/70s_house/1.html

 

[hoover1060]

thats very cool!!

I like it too Austin, LOVE the dining room and the kitchen. I wish there were some pics of the outside though!

 

[mixfinder]

Ronson

Ronson made a huge blender, in the 60's that had a heating element, for cooking.
In the early 70's Ronson marketed the kitchen center. It could be free standing in a mobile cabinet or mounted in the cupboards, as this one was.
It was well reveiwed by Consumer Reports.
It came with a gaggle of attachment options.
The mixer functioned, much like the Braun, of with Petek, has posted pictures.
There was a single rotating beater and the bowl revolved the opposite direction.
Kelly

 

[petek]

Nutone also had a built in kitchen center which was probably more common than the Ronson. Somebody was ebaying a Nutone unit just the other day on Ebay. The last time I saw the Ronson food center for sale anywhere was about 1987 in kitchen appliance stores but haven't seen them since. I believe some other company had bought the rights and tried bringing it back but it didn't last. The blenders are great though,, I have the Cook'n Stir blender as you prolly recollect, talk about overbuilt. They pop up on Ebay quite often.

 

[westytoploader]

Ahhh, so Ronson it is! Thanks for the clarification. Looking closer, I can faintly see those small Osterizer-style pushbuttons on the TOL GEs in addition to the programmed cycle buttons; so if I remember correctly, Greg M. found the exact same model a couple of years ago, except it was in Harvest.

I also read a while back that both the NuTone and Ronson kitchen centers were very underpowered considering the different tasks they had to perform, causing owners to go out and buy each appliance separately. Was this true?

All of that aside, I'd still love to have one to use for a while.

--Austin

 

[gansky1]

That house is FAB! Move-in condition! It's amazing that all the original appliances are still there - that washer and dryer are amazing! I think that is a Versatronic model dishwasher in the kitchen...

The guy mentions "mom" buying the house frozen in time, perhaps if someone emails, a picture of the outside can be found - I'll bet it's cool. The whole house reminds me of the houses used in that movie Ice Storm...

 

[mixfinder]

Too Small?

I would not have spent money on either one.
In later years, when they became part of Scoville, you got Hamilton Beach pieces attached to an severely anemic power system on the Nutone.
The Ronson had more power, but a slow mixer and it took an engineer to assemble and make sense out of some the parts, shredder etc. Some parts attached to the base, some to the folding arm and some took both.
Kelly

 

[brettsomers]

used in that movie Ice Storm...

good movie. and very true. there was a multi-million dollar house like this sold here kinda recently. it had a bank of like three fat console-style TVs mounted near the floor in a sunken area of the living room.

 

[Cybrvanr]

I've got a TV identical to that one! It's a General Electric. It's not a 70's vintage though. The one I have is a 1966 model! I'll hafta shoot some pictures of my old Zenith Chromacolor console that I have in the bedroom. It has an ultrasonic remote, and is in a really modern style cabinet.

 

[hooverwheelaway]

WoW!

That's horribly wonderful!

 

[tolivac]

Wow kinda neat-the only wallpaper I liked was in the "rec room"-rest of it I would tear down.I have an early 70's house-its kinda plain compared to that one.No loud wallpaper-except the bathroom which I took down."flower power" wallpaper in my bathroom!!The kitchen is almond-kinda nice.My place was built in 1972.

 

[mixfinder]

Retro Beauties

There are two neigborhoods in Seattle, Laurelhurst and Olympic View, both with water views and developed in the 50's and 60's.
Houses like these come up occasionaly when mom dies. The tragedy is a couple in their 40's usually buys them, do a total gut or even a tear down and rebuild.
It makes me drool and become envious when I see what is for sale and know I can't buy it.
I have friends in Palm Springs who lament the changes brought by younger buyers.
Kelly

 

[polkanut]

I'm with you Austin, leave it just as it is. I think it's so awesome and COOOL!

 

[roto204]

Love it, Austin!

That is great.

I would die upon entering the kitchen, but otherwise, great

--Nate

 

[swestoyz]

What a Trip!

Or a place to have a trip! That house is, by far, the coolest thing I've seen in a while. What a time capsule. Thanks for digging this up Austin! Now to get those GE appliances going! Okay guys, would it take, like, at least a 600 amp service to power all that stuff?

Ben

 

[tolivac]

Too bad they don't show shots of the house itself-and yes wonder what sort of HVAC system it has-and would the place be fed with 3 phase 208-120V service to "pwer those goodies"?I have heard of large homes fed with 3 phase 208-120V to run the HVAC system.Their HVAC systems are large enough to require it--Oh boy--to shudder their electric bill!!Oh well-if you could afford the house--the power bill shouldn't be a problem.