New and Old #152

Friday roundup and commentary

In Fear of the lonely Old Lady: Or, why Second Empire gives you the creeps, Samuel L. Scheib, October 19, 2022

By the time Wall Street crashed in 1929 the U.S.’s Second Empire homes (along with other Victorians) were at or nearing their 50th birthdays and America was broke. These are precious, intricate, wooden buildings that require tremendous upkeep a…