>In 1925, only half of homes in the US had electric lighting. None had air conditioning. Many would have had only steam boilers (which can function without electric pumps) fired by hand-shoveled coal. Most would have had no insulation. In 1940, half of homes had no indoor flush toilets and no hot running water.
This is true but can be a little bit misleading.
You would expect new homes built in 1925 or 1940 to have many more of these amenities than the average. (you can see the flush toilet in the Sears 1914 home).
For context, The average home in the US today was built ~45 years ago.
This is true but can be a little bit misleading.
You would expect new homes built in 1925 or 1940 to have many more of these amenities than the average. (you can see the flush toilet in the Sears 1914 home).
For context, The average home in the US today was built ~45 years ago.