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The concept was simple: enamel-covered steel, prefabricated houses that would meet the surging post-war housing demand in the late 1940s. The stage was set for the Lustron corporation to change the American landscape forever. This hour we'll discuss how a company that called itself "The House America's Been Waiting For" ultimately got left behind.
- Barb Powers, Head of Inventory and Registration and Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer at the Ohio Historic Preservation Office
- Cameron Wood, curator at the Ohio Historical Society
- Steve McLoughlin, President of the Whitehall Historical Society
Event Starting July 13, The Ohio History Center will feature a new exhibit -Â The 1950s: Building the American Dream Link The Lustron Preservation Society's website features an exhaustive guide to Lustron houses including location, preservation, original manuals, listservs and more.