Going back to the future of housing with a Lustron home in St. Louis
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
November 15, 202425m 29s
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Show Notes
In the late 1940s, the Lustron Corporation presented a solution to the post-war housing crisis: A prefabricated, all-steel home. Around 2,500 were made in the U.S., thanks to a government grant, but the company went bankrupt in 1950. Today, just thirteen Lustron homes remain in St. Louis, including a newly restored, 3-bedroom home. Kaleb Higgins, who has spent months restoring the home to its all-metal, 1950s-accurate condition, and Nathan Wilber, board president of the nonprofit ModernSTL, take us on a tour of the Lustron’s unique design and strange history.