Bowmansville Dreamin'

The blue cowhide binder
had decorating ideas
as well as ideas for eats
and a partial budget for a baby boy.

Dreams for the future home
were woven in the little brick house
on Genessee Street in Bowmansville.

The built-in bookshelf became a reality in Marilla
when Richard Mazurowski and Edward Stroinski
took Gene and Clara's design ideas
and built a custom shelf into a recess in the
living room wall.

Is that the ugliest wallpaper in world history?

Look at that!  Angled ceilings with beams  exposed;
a room divider thing with a planter base
and see-through top part.
They made those real, also -
only in cedar, and brick and glass.

"Admiral Triple Thrill"
offered a phonograph, television,
and AM-FM radio
all in one unit!

The crossed-off writing is "Buffalo Floral Shop."
Following that is "Ellicot Square Bldg."
There was a display at O'Hare last year of scores
of these first-generation TVs and radios
in cabinetry.  It made me appreciate
the enthusiasm with which they were received.
The Three Weird Sisters remain
a bit startling.