Before there was Realtor.com. Before there was Zillow. Before we could simply hop online and search for houses for sale in our area, people used to check newspapers. Real Estate agents and owners would list their houses, descriptions, and even prices, trying to get the attention of prospective buyers.
So I went in search of ads for homes when they were listed for sale. And here's what I found.
This is the house where Mark grew up, and his parents still live in today. The ad ran for almost a year until they purchased it in 1984. Some ads will contain more information about the house.
2458 Cecelia, Brentwood18 Nov 1984, Sun
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
(St. Louis, Missouri)
Newspapers.com
2458 Cecelia, Brentwood24 Jun 1984, Sun
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
(St. Louis, Missouri)
Newspapers.com
Here's my childhood home, which my mom recently sold. It's interesting to see what they advertised and what they thought would draw people in. This house was for sale for about two years before my parents purchased it. They said they wanted to be in before Christmas, and we were.
49 High View Dr, Eureka29 Jun 1985, Sat
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
(St. Louis, Missouri)
Newspapers.com
49 High View Dr, Eureka04 Oct 1987, Sun
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
(St. Louis, Missouri)
Newspapers.com
I was excited to find this ad. This is for the house my Fuchs family had for a few years in Times Beach, near Eureka, Missouri. They moved in 1951 to this property, and then the floods came in May 1957.
516 Hawthorne, Times Beach 07 Oct 1951, Sun
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
(St. Louis, Missouri)
Newspapers.com
I've been having so much fun going through newspapers on Newspapers.com. I will keep looking through the pages to find more gems.
What have you found in Newspapers?
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