Why Did Garages Take Over the American Home?

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Visit the VSA website to learn how you can get involved today: https://victoriansociety.org/ Garages weren’t always the face of American homes. In just a century, roll‑up doors replaced rocking chairs, and reshaped our streets, neighborhoods, and daily life. In this special episode of This House, Ken traces the garage’s rise from 19th‑century carriage houses to today’s front‑facing “snout houses.” We’ll look at the Model T moment, the invention of the overhead door, the post‑WWII suburban boom, and the New Urbanist push to bring porches back. Join our Membership program: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkKRXhkY6fcLVT8MLc3FH3Q/join CC BY 2.0 Photos from: Flickr User: w_lemay CC BY-SA 3.0 Photos from: Wikipedia User: Sgerbic, KapitanT, Teemu08 CC BY-SA 4.0 Photos from: Wikipedia User: Beyond My Ken, Ɱ Assets from: Envato Elements Music from Epidemic Sound