Wheel Estate: The Rise and Decline of Mobile Homes
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.69 (919 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195061837 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Libs., YorkCopyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. Though currently comprising about ten percent of all domestic dwellings, the industry is in decline, perhaps a victim of its own success, and Wallis sees that as a loss of a significant and much-needed niche in the housing market. He also provides an excellent historical development of the industry from travel trailers to permanent housing, as well as the social and regulatory forces accompanying that growth. Thoroughly researched and documented, this is an important addition to the scant literature about the industry.- David Van de Streek, Pennsylvania State Univ. From Library Journal Wallis, an assistant professor of environmental design, views mobile homes as a unique and innovative response to market needs unmet by conventional housing, offering affordable, convenient, and flexible alternatives for lower-income gr
K. Young said DON'T BUY. This book is not what I thought it was. It's a boring read. I couldn't finish it, it was that boring.. A detailed history of mobile homes and the mobile lifestyle Dave Edick Since another reviewer said that this book wasn't what he expected. I thought I'd describe what I think this book is.It describes the history of mobile homes and the mobile lifestyle (most commonly typified today with RVs).I do think this book may have been incorrectly categorized. I would categorize it under history, not health. The copy I read was a library book and it was filed under economics, which I also consider to be a more accurate category than health.This book describes the lack of acceptance of . disestablishmentarianist said thorough, insightful look at the oft-maligned mobile home. Wallis here presents an incredibly thorough, and amazingly respectful look at the history of the "mobile home". Well researched and masterfully integrated with the sociopolitical influences that have played such a large part in shaping the industry, this book is an incredible resource for those interested in the mobile home as a housing form, or for those researching some of its sister forms--modular and prefabricted housing.From the introduction:"The mobile home is the dream of the factory-built house come
The results, illustrated in Wheel Estate, were sometimes comic, but they revealed what Americans thought their housing ought to look like. With the Second World War, Wallis writes, the industry mushroomed as trailers became homes for thousands of defense workers; he vividly portrays the communities they lived in and the trailer houses that were turned out under government contract. Wallis reviews recent efforts to remove barriers against the use of manufactured housing and to assure construction quality, and he discusses how some of these efforts have backfired, making mobile homes less affordable. Yet they have been attacked as unsafe and unsatisfactory, and critics have argued that they should be banned or restricted. Thi