In the 1950s modernism began to be built into new houses by making the rooms larger and more spacious and this look was beginning to percolate down the housing scale as a new phenomenon developed.
Previously, houses were simply boxes, unalterable in shape and design and in which the occupants simply lived until the time was right for a move to another house. This is the way that houses had always been used but the 1960s saw the birth of something that was to have a ripple effect that still lasts to this day.
In the UK, at least, people began to change the design of houses by making them more open plan.
The oral contraceptive, or ‘birth control pill’ as nearly everyone called it, appeared at the beginning of the 60s and, at one time or another, has been blamed for all the marvels or ills this decade is supposed to have created.
Not only are we used to getting messages from men in space but we also get TV pictures from the International Space Station and even live TV from satellite. However, in 1960 radio communication with space was quite a different story.
I have posted a set of photos following my visit to Coventry Transport Museum recently showing 1960s cars, they are well worth a look. The link is 