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I love those cool 50s/early 60s ranches. I am wondering what city has a glut of them? Particularly a city where it snows and these homes are in good neighborhoods (ex. Atlanta seems to have a lot but they are mostly in undesirable areas, same thing with the San Fernando Valley in LA...nice houses don't make up for bad areas)
I like those 50s style "American Dream"/Brady Bunch style homes so much.
I love those cool 50s/early 60s ranches. I am wondering what city has a glut of them? Particularly a city where it snows and these homes are in good neighborhoods (ex. Atlanta seems to have a lot but they are mostly in undesirable areas, same thing with the San Fernando Valley in LA...nice houses don't make up for bad areas)
I like those 50s style "American Dream"/Brady Bunch style homes so much.
If possible, east of the Rockies also.
I would recommend Atlanta where there are a sizable number in quite desirable areas such as Decatur, North Decatur, Brookhaven, Druid Hills, North Druid Hills, Avondale Estates, Smyrna, Sandy Springs and Roswell.
It sounds like you're targeting the Northeast/Midwest. In most of these places, the architecture you're looking for tends to be right near the city limits or in the suburbs.
Levittown, NY
Levittown, PA
Willingboro, NJ
Towson, MD (the circuit court downtown is a good example of the Brutalist style)
Many Chicago suburbs (generally the ring or suburbs past the Bungalow Belt)
Many Detroit suburbs (especially Warren, Troy, Eastpoint, Sterling Heights, Southfield, Dearborn, Livonia)
Generally speaking, these communities are located near a US Highway where you are most likely to find commercial relics of this era (diners, old motels, the occassional drive-in). Many of these communities if there is a beltway/bypass in the area are located near or just inside of it. They tend to be the fill-in areas between streetcar suburbs as well and came about right when the cul-de-sac was appearing, though there are fewer compared to the 1970+ planned suburban era. Of course, these tend to be in middle-class areas as some neighborhoods have moved upscale and have upgraded some of these buildings, while a few near the poor areas like some of Chicago's inner south suburbs and some Detroit burbs near 8 mile have decayed.
It sounds like you're targeting the Northeast/Midwest. In most of these places, the architecture you're looking for tends to be right near the city limits or in the suburbs.
Levittown, NY
Levittown, PA
Willingboro, NJ
Towson, MD (the circuit court downtown is a good example of the Brutalist style)
Many Chicago suburbs (generally the ring or suburbs past the Bungalow Belt) Many Detroit suburbs (especially Warren, Troy, Eastpoint, Sterling Heights, Southfield, Dearborn, Livonia)
Generally speaking, these communities are located near a US Highway where you are most likely to find commercial relics of this era (diners, old motels, the occassional drive-in). Many of these communities if there is a beltway/bypass in the area are located near or just inside of it. They tend to be the fill-in areas between streetcar suburbs as well and came about right when the cul-de-sac was appearing, though there are fewer compared to the 1970+ planned suburban era. Of course, these tend to be in middle-class areas as some neighborhoods have moved upscale and have upgraded some of these buildings, while a few near the poor areas like some of Chicago's inner south suburbs and some Detroit burbs near 8 mile have decayed.
This is inaccurate.
The split-level ranch is about the closest thing to anything resembling a Brady Bunch-esk house in Metro Detroit but are usually very basic compared to the homes that you'd find in California or elsewhere. At most, you'd find these in Warren, Sterling Heights, Southfield, West Bloomfield, and Farmington Hills. They're typically very scatted and none are anywhere near Detroit's city limits or are in any decayed areas.
Some variations have a Mid-century to 60s or 70s touch to them, but, imo, still not really as unique as the Mid-Century homes in Cali. They're more Midwestern-y and were built to be more affordable.
This shouldn't be difficult to find. Almost any first right suburb of absolutely every American city would work.
But Rochester, New York has nice suburbs (Brighton and Henrietta come to mind), snow, a diverse economy, lots to do (museums, arts, restaurants) and an amazing grocery store chain called Wegman's. It sounds like you'd like it there.
I absolutely love the clean look and style of '50s and '60s home architecture. Denver has many beautiful neighborhoods like the pics animatedmartian posted above.
OP, pay a visit to Levittown, NY. You'll think you've died and gone to heaven.
Woodlawn, MD (immediately to the west of Baltimore) has lots of the types of houses you're looking for, but some parts of it are not the safest. Some of the older neighborhoods of Ellicott City, MD fit your bill too; I'm thinking of areas immediately to the north and south of U.S. 40, west of U.S. 29 (for example, Valley Mede). It's a lot more expensive than Woodlawn, but a lot safer too.
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