keywords: home improvements, residential construction, model homes, national housing act
Synopsis: Direct Film Transfer, vintage HD footage of the housing market in the United States from 1928 into the dream home of American families in the late 1930's... (read more plus shot list)
Footage of a Nor'easter (noreaster) wind driven winter snow storm of 1928. Suggested “handy man” home improvement projects for the American family home. Animated chart shows a 92% decrease in home construction from 1928 to 1934. Home building boom of 1935, construction of new homes.
Men working on home construction projects in. Image reads “Amortized Mortgage, Government Insured”. Fannie Mae was chartered by the FHA (Federal Housing Administration) in 1937. Model Home Mania, people looking at “model homes”. Image of 1936 Buick? Well dressed couple look at model home, features offered in model homes in the late 1930's. Price of model home in late 1930's. Sign reads “Model Home $4800. $960 Cash-$27.62 per Mo.”
Shot List: Vintage 1930's footage in HD of U.S. Housing. Start video at time code shown.
00:00:27:11. Video clip Nor'easter (noreaster) winter snow storm, blizzard conditions, wind driven winter snow storm of 1928, automobiles driving, people on the street.
00:01:41:04. Home snowed in.
00:01:54:04. Animated chart shows a 92% decrease in home construction from 1928 to 1934.
00:02:44:03. Vintage footage of 1928 building construction site.
00:02:59:00. Tract homes under construction.
00:03:01:10. Carpenter at work, brick mason at work.
00:03:26:04. Workmen lunch break.
00:04:02:02. Arrow Sign reads “Model Home”.
00:04:15:05. Well dressed couple look at model home, features and furnishings of 1937 model home.
00:05:54:01. Video clip well dressed couple late 1930's.
00:06:00:06. Sign reads “Model Home $4800. $960 Cash-$27.62 per Mo.”