My parents' house had been used as a boarding house before they bought it in 1966, something I hadn't thought about in a long, long time. It made for a very odd collection of nick-knacks being left behind when we moved in.
I knew the term boarding house reach, although I'm not sure if I heard it from my parents. My main exposure to boarding houses was in movies. The one that comes to mind is The Day the Earth Stood Still, which is centered in one.
When and how did single Americans decide that they'd put up with their own cooking in exchange for privacy?
One thing that also seemed to be happening post-war was the rise of people sharing houses or apartments with others as roommates. To a certain extent, that's the same situation as a boarding house only without the live-in landlord/housekeeper.
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I knew the term boarding house reach, although I'm not sure if I heard it from my parents. My main exposure to boarding houses was in movies. The one that comes to mind is The Day the Earth Stood Still, which is centered in one.
When and how did single Americans decide that they'd put up with their own cooking in exchange for privacy?
One thing that also seemed to be happening post-war was the rise of people sharing houses or apartments with others as roommates. To a certain extent, that's the same situation as a boarding house only without the live-in landlord/housekeeper.