Housing sure looked a lot different in Maryland in the late 1930s. Due to farming being a major industry in the state, most families lived the simple life in cabins nestled next to farmland. At the same time, other parts of Maryland were beginning major development and living conditions were a bit easier. Thanks to the Yale University Photogrammar Project, we can get a glimpse of what life was like for Marylanders in the 1930s.
1. A multi-family house located in Greenbelt.
2. An old plantation home near the town of Ridge.
3. This house turned nightclub in Laurel.
4. A weathered log cabin occupied by a family in St. Inigoes.
5. A peek inside a typical log cabin.
6. A house in Garrett County. Did you spot the outhouse out back?
7. A farmhouse amidst tobacco fields in St. Mary's County.
8. This house in Mechanicsville was inhabited by an express agent and the town's dressmaker.
9. An old house in Newmarket.
10. An open porch in Middle River. Check out those windows!
11. A house on the Main Street of Mardela.
12. This Baltimore abode sits at Baltimore Street and North Avenue.
13. The cooking area in a Garrett County home.
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Did you grow up during this time or hear stories from relatives about housing in the late 1930s? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.
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