They must have had a large family:

palimpsest

5 years ago

Early 1950s bathroom:

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palimpsest
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5 years ago

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Yes, I think there is often a target market or at least an idea by the agent or seller.

When houses from the 1950s through 1970s come onto the market here, (or anywhere, if you look at Estately, really), you can tell what the owner or agent thinks of original features by how they are photographed or whether they are photographed at all. If there isn't a single picture of a kitchen or bathroom in a house that seems otherwise intact and in good shape, it generally means the seller or agent are downplaying it and probably think it's original state is a negative or embarrassing feature of the house.

If the house has been renovated and they don't show the bathrooms or kitchen, it probably means they are in original condition and they think that's a negative. (You can't tell whether they are in good shape or bad shape if the house has been renovated. Maybe the whole house was in terrible shape and they didn't get to the bathrooms).

If the house is in good shape and fairly original, it stands to reason the bathrooms and kitchen are probably in comparable shape. The house tends to reflect maintenance and upkeep as a whole. If the baths and kitchens are new, they will almost always be shown. If they are old, they won't be because someone considers them a liability, they will be if someone thinks they are an interesting feature.

In this house, the very new powder and the obviously original kid's bath are shown and neither is really highlighted or commented on, so I can't tell. Maybe the three sinks were the reason for posting the old one.

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Lars/J. Robert Scott
5 years ago
I've never wanted double sinks, much less triple, except when I was living on campus in college housing. As a freshman, I was lucky enough to be put into a suite with three other guys, and we had a private bathroom with two sinks and I think it had two showers. However, there were never two of us in the bathroom at the same time.
bossyvossy
5 years ago
Wonder if it was the only bathroom for entire house. If yes, triple sinks make sense.
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palimpsest
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5 years ago
No, there is at least a master and a 1/2 3/4 somewhere else. There don't appear to be multiples of toilets or anything like that in this bathroom. Just sinks.
arcy_gw
5 years ago
Looks like a bathroom in a convent from back in the day.
Fori
5 years ago
It's very dormy but not at all unpleasant.
miss lindsey (She/Her)
5 years ago
I'm jealous...
sushipup1
5 years ago
As a kid, I had a friend who was one of 5 sisters in her family (think there was a boy or two in there as well, but I never saw them) and their room was a long dorm-style room, single beds on one side (no bunks) and desks along the other. Huge long room. That bathroom would have been perfect.
hemina
5 years ago
Oh my...love those sinks!
pugga
5 years ago
sushipup - I also had a friend who was one of five girls and two boys. The girls' bedroom was very similar to your friend's but the twin beds were separated by a small bureau. I think two girls shared each bureau so they each had two drawers of storage. I don't remember what the closet situation was.

And all nine family members shared the one bathroom.
palimpsest
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5 years ago
I found it again and it says 3.5 baths. Oddly, they show this one and a newly remodeled powder room and not the others.

Usually there is a "point of view" in a listing like this, but I can't figure it out.

Listings usually concentrate on the remodeled parts of the house and downplay or ignore original kitchens and baths or vice-versa. This listing is a bit of both.
enduring
5 years ago
Palimpsest, what does "point of view" mean in listings? Does it mean a targeted market the realtor is aiming for?
schoolhouse_gw
5 years ago
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I was going to suggest a shaving sink, but it looks the same style and size as the others.
miss lindsey (She/Her)
5 years ago
I have five daughters and I wanted a dorm style room like the ones described above for our girls. Sadly, neither #1 Daughter nor Husband would hear of it so the girls are split into two much smaller rooms. I'm still not convinced it's better especially as #1 is constantly asking for us to redo her room because it doesn't work, but c'est la vie.

The only problem I see with the bathroom shown is no counter space.
missfrancigirl
5 years ago
Set for My Three Sons?

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