It's called advertising and they had a target market - the men who would purchase it. Just the same way that commercials geared toward women always make the dad a buffoon.
I don't understand these mezzanines that are so en vogue right now. I feel like 50 years from now it'll be one of those things that indicate that a house was renovated in 2010-2020. Seems trendy and like a waste of space.
As a very young kid in the late 60's and early 70's I remember some greasy spoon diners and luncheonettes still having the "sugar pourer" and "lumps" (sugar cubes)....
The packets (while much more convenient & sanitary) probably don't save the restaurants much money because they are easier to steal....
I still relish the calm working class sanctuaries (like Chock Full O Nuts) that were all over back then...
About 1987/88 all the Chock Full O Nuts in Brooklyn became "Kenny Rodger's Roasters"....
Those counters were so highly innovative and lovely...
Today they would most likely be sanctuaries for the mentally ill and homeless like Dunkin Donuts is now....
In the Wallabout Historic District, this 1850s wood frame has some curb appeal with a columned front porch and some interior charm with wide-plank floorboards, mantels, and tin ceilings.
This studio for rent in one of the neighborhood’s nicest and biggest prewar co-ops has attractive original details, a separate kitchen, and good storage space.
Up a flight of stairs with a curving mahogany banister and coffin corner, the apartment has plaster details, moldings, and at least three carved marble mantels.
An affordable housing lottery has launched for 87 apartments in a new development on Fort Greene’s South Portland Avenue that has replaced an orphanage-turned-church building.
It's called advertising and they had a target market - the men who would purchase it. Just the same way that commercials geared toward women always make the dad a buffoon.
See the Patronizing Way Affordable Housing Was Pitched to Mrs. Fort Greene in 1942I don't understand these mezzanines that are so en vogue right now. I feel like 50 years from now it'll be one of those things that indicate that a house was renovated in 2010-2020. Seems trendy and like a waste of space.
The Insider: Modest Fort Greene Reno Becomes a Total Gut, With Happy ResultsAbsolutely. Jane Jacobs has been writing about this as early as 1960.
Families Making Up to $200,400 Qualify for These Affordable Units in Fort GreeneAs a very young kid in the late 60's and early 70's I remember some greasy spoon diners and luncheonettes still having the "sugar pourer" and "lumps" (sugar cubes).... The packets (while much more convenient & sanitary) probably don't save the restaurants much money because they are easier to steal.... I still relish the calm working class sanctuaries (like Chock Full O Nuts) that were all over back then... About 1987/88 all the Chock Full O Nuts in Brooklyn became "Kenny Rodger's Roasters".... Those counters were so highly innovative and lovely... Today they would most likely be sanctuaries for the mentally ill and homeless like Dunkin Donuts is now....
First Fort Greene, Then the World: Sweet’N Low’s Bittersweet Brooklyn History