This outstanding house plan catalog from a prominent Midwestern builder was issued on the eve of the Great Depression. Its full-color; beautifully realistic illustrations depict colonials; bungalows; duplexes; and other residences; accompanied by floor plans and detailed descriptions of interiors. A nostalgic look back at the way homes were constructed during the 1920s; this volume offers an authentic resource for modern home restorers; builders; and interior designers and a splendid browsing book for fans of architecture; advertising; and Americana. Architectural historian Daniel D. Reiff provides an informative Introduction.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Over thinking that misses the real guyBy Adam AdimentLet me first say that Im a huge Andy Milligan fan. I think Andy produced gutter art. I mean that as a plus because Id rather watch a guy paint a heavy metal album cover than pull an exhibition of White on White like I saw at an art museum years and year ago. He was definitely a guy with a weird sensibility but also frankly not all his ducks in a row. Lack of attention to detail; artistic copying; and wanting nothing more than to have sex with his actors were issues that seemed to plague him consistently.So; its a bit of a put on when Craig tries to make it seem like theres a guy with a fully formed sense to things here. Part of the fun of Andy is that hes not always fully in control. Hes expressing himself but leaving a peak hole open or 2 for you to see something ragged on the other side. A good example is his self loathing homosexuality. Almost all the gay men in his films are objects of scorn and weak creeps who do nasty things to keep living in a gutter of one form or another. At the same time; theyre placed on the same level as anyone else in his films. Its egalitarian in a roundabout way.Craig tries to turn this into a Paul Morrisey meets Kenneth Anger style artist. Frankly put; Andy had no benefactor. He was never funded the way those guys were. He cranked out fantastic trash films with just enough substance to be artisticly interesting. Its hard to pull some of the stuff out here that Craig does honestly. Andy didnt include nudity and violence cause he just felt like it. He did it cause he needed money. The closest you get to maybe what Andy was genuinely interested in was maybe Nightbirds and Vapors and even those films have a producer demanded sex quota to meet.All that said Craig definitely goes for it here. I cant fault him for lack of effort. Im not really the audience for this either. Id say part of the issue with the book is Craig injects himself and sometimes his politics into the matter. Basically; he wants Andy to agree with him. He cant possibly enjoy the work of a raving loon who made trash films to barely make rent. He contradicts himself occasionally too. Its typical of these kinds of collegiate style discourses where they seem to be still thinking it out as they go. Technically when you got such a huge uphill battle (Andy himself wasnt exactly a paragon of championing himself really); it makes sense that they would stumble about.One of the best things about the book though is his sources. If you want to find new stuff on Andy; you got stuff here to run with. You also get to learn about all manner of weirdos and maniacs along the way. Craig does his best to set Andy in context of his various contemporaries and gives you all manner of other whack jobs to choose from.Its not bad. Its not good. Its interesting. If youre a Millgan fan; you could do worse.7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Interesting world to visit - even if you wouldnt want to live thereBy david30084Oddly enough; I read this book even though Ive never seen an Andy Milligan film. Having read it; Im not sure I ever will. Thats not an insult to Milligan or to author Rob Craig; this is a very interesting book. I like Craigs books because they give me an insight into some of the fringe areas of film that otherwise may go unexplored. He respects Milligans work and writes about it seriously and thoughtfully.