Do you remember how some homes looked in the 1970s? Not the model homes featured in print magazines of the era, but the real, honest-to-goodness houses everyday people lived in?
Here, you can take a tour of my grandmother’s house, which was located in Santa Rosa, California — part of Northern California’s Sonoma County — and built around 1971. – NJP
The front of the house
The small porch and double front doors
The kitchen of this ’70s suburban house in Northern California
Looking north, featuring her favorite daisy motif:
Looking south
Fresh veggies from the garden on the kitchen countertop
Family room
Family room with a full wall of bookshelves
Living room
The living room, looking west, with the foyer in the background:
Front entryway with Christmas cards adorning the walls:
Living room, looking east:
Close-up of a couple applehead dolls:
Dining room
The dining table in the foreground, and a china cabinet in the background.
Family memories from the ’70s
The retro home’s backyard – lawn, patio deck and lots of flowers and trees
More exterior shots of this vintage home in Santa Rosa – Sonoma County, California
This suburban house under construction (1970-1972)
3 Responses
Where are the copper Jell-o molds hanging on the wall? Lol! Love it!
This is so awesome. This makes me think of my own Grandparents house that was built in 1975. There are dozens and dozens of photos of it. Nobody documents and photographs their brand new homes from start to finish anymore. . My parents didn’t either. I love the nostalgia here. Brings me back wonderful warm memories.
Hi, I am a huge house nut and ‘specially from the 1970’s. I located this house at 2946 Jason Dr in S. R. It looks almost nothing like it did back in 1972 though, sadly. But thankfully it survived all the fires since. I have family that just survived (very thankfully) the LNU fire in Vacaville.