When a reader wrote in to ask “What is the history of the Quonset hut buildings that are now homes on the south side of Davie Boulevard, just west of I-95?” we suspected that the homes were likely ...
Since the late 1940s, a curious corrugated metal hut has been nestled among the Victorian shotguns and grand center-halls a half block from the river on Desire Street in Bywater. The squat, ...
Semicircular topped Quonset huts, often relics of World War II, are starting to go to scrap yards like tanks, cannons and ships from that long-ago conflict. However, many have been in service ...
CANTON The Quonset Hut is officially in its new home after months of planning and work. That the store would move likely ranks among one of the area's worst kept business secrets. Quonset Hut left the ...
In Detroit, one developer has turned Quonset huts—better known for their use on farms and military bases—into affordable, efficient housing. On a half-vacant block a few miles outside of downtown ...
Hundreds of Minnesota families lived in corrugated steel sheds called Quonset huts after World War II — an economical but temporary solution to the era's housing crisis. The "ugly but necessary" ...