Building the Willow Run Trailer Court, February 1943
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Ann Arbor News, February 6, 1943
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THEY COME BY TRUCK: Looking the size of an ordinary trailer, an "expansible house" is picked up by a crane which will swing the dwelling over and place it gently upon the posts which are to support it. From the time a truck arrives, it takes 45 minutes, without rushing, to have the "house" set up and expanded so that it can accommodate two families of two persons each. Essentially, these dwelling units are trailers which can be expanded to triple their original size after they have reached the site. They are built so that after the war, when it is again possible to obtain tires and wheels, they can be folded up and hauled away to wherever they can be useful. The expansible house above is being unloaded at Willow Court, a community of 480 "expansible houses" which is being built just north of Willow Run. Many residents of Ann Arbor have seen these units without knowing what they are, because almost all of the "houses" are trucked on US-23 through this city.
Ann Arbor News, February 6, 1943
Caption
THEY COME BY TRUCK: Looking the size of an ordinary trailer, an "expansible house" is picked up by a crane which will swing the dwelling over and place it gently upon the posts which are to support it. From the time a truck arrives, it takes 45 minutes, without rushing, to have the "house" set up and expanded so that it can accommodate two families of two persons each. Essentially, these dwelling units are trailers which can be expanded to triple their original size after they have reached the site. They are built so that after the war, when it is again possible to obtain tires and wheels, they can be folded up and hauled away to wherever they can be useful. The expansible house above is being unloaded at Willow Court, a community of 480 "expansible houses" which is being built just north of Willow Run. Many residents of Ann Arbor have seen these units without knowing what they are, because almost all of the "houses" are trucked on US-23 through this city.
Year
1943
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February
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