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Thanks to a reader for sending this great old advertisement from 1912. My favorite part:
“Other neighborhoods may be inhabited by more expensive homes but no neighborhood in all Washington is more desirable from the standpoint of refinement.”
The reader writes:
“To add context….
2,750.00 in 1912 is about 64,500 in today’s dollars.
5,000 in 1912 is about $117,000 in today’s dollars.
Based off of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Man…. we are all 100 years too late.”
Overpriced! General store flip job.
- 1912 PoP commenter
LOL!
And it comes with a choice of hot water OR hot air heat!!
Notice there is also an advert for horse auction!
Too many suburban horses taking up room on our streets!
I paid $575k for one of the homes in that area in 2004. By Pop’s math that would have been about $24k in 1912 dollars. I got totally ripped off.