Word: carport
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...dancing, and classes in ceramics and art. The well-fitted trailers-preferably called mobile homes-were leashed to water lines and TV lines, phone lines and plumbing lines (no clotheslines, thanks to built-in washers and dryers). Most of them were attached to cabanas and ramadas (a kind of carport). Some were three-bedroom affairs. All had living rooms and fully equipped kitchens. All had wheels that were decorously hidden behind shrubbery, brick walls, or flowers...
Crucial Phrase. German business has been quick to respond to the new camper market. For $300 the camper can pick up a Barnum-sized four-room tent with picture window and carport. Gadget-minded campers can now provide themselves with burglar alarms which are attached to tent flaps, and miniature fences to isolate their area from the common crowd...