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We love vintage mobile homes and like to share articles about their history. From tents to the huge manufactured homes we have today, there were a lot of cool models and awkward steps in between. Learn about a few of them here.
It’s Sunday, and that means more vintage ads to share! I’ve found some lovelies for you this week. The 1964 Pacemaker especially intrigued me. This is an actual advertisement and Pacemaker did produce a mobile home with an arched roof. However, in the real photo I found the arch was not as prominent but I … Read more
How did ‘trailers‘ or mobile homes become associated with failure? Why did it happen and what can we do to remedy the stereotype? These are all questions I’ve wondered and written about here on MMHL. I find the entire subject fascinating. I found ‘Immobile Dreams; How did the Trailer come to be a Symbol of … Read more
It’s Sunday and that means more vintage mobile home ads! As a weekly feature I share some of my favorite ads from the 1930’s and up. It’s great fun to see all the different styles and features that have came (and gone) from mobile homes through the decades. Here’s this weeks picks: I am working … Read more
There’s a new fad that has hit the internet wide open. The masses have found out about our long held secret called…get ready for it……camping. Yep, camping in a vintage camper. Tear drops and canned hams are 2 types of the most popular vintage campers, called such because of their shape. Don’t get them … Read more
Here’s some more great vintage mobile homes for you. I chose some to share from different decades so you can get a good idea of how the homes changed. In the good ole’ days, there were many manufacturers of mobile homes that offered several models. Vintage mobile homes and campers have become very popular these … Read more
[mp_row] [mp_span col=”12″] Mobile homes have had it tough, they are judged, misunderstood, stereotyped, labelled negatively and lied about constantly. The mobile home stereotype seems to be the most prominent. When someone uses the words ‘trailer trash’ they are essentially judging 18 million people based on the actions and lives of only a few. Most … Read more
Mobile Home Living is a blog for everything mobile home, from the history, the future and everything in between. Here are a few vintage ads and mobile home funnies I have stumbled upon. I find them entertaining. There are a few more ads on the History of Mobile Homes post I did a while back. … Read more
Unique Vintage Motor Homes; Riding In Style Mobile homes a great way to achieve the American dream of owning your own home. When someone decides to start ridding themselves of debt, reducing their budgets, living a more simple life and traveling around seeing the country, mobile homes are a perfect choice, especially like these unique vintage … Read more
I have been loving all the retro interior designs and vintage ads popping up all over the web so I thought I’d share some interior pictures of long ago. The range of styles is vast but the one thing that can’t be denied is that all these styles have resurfaced recently. Retro Interior Designs We … Read more
Everything has to start from something and the mobile home history is very rich. The original mobile home dates as far back as the early 1500’s. Wagons Were the First Mobile Homes Horse-drawn carriages carried the people selling their wares from town to town. From that lifestyle came beautiful hand carved and very elaborate designs … Read more