1929 stock market crash, 1930's, people are losing their homes, losing their farms, losing their jobs. So, what happened then was, our country entered the great depression. May West owned one, most of your Hollywood royalty owned them, the Rockafellers, the Vanderbuilts, the Asters, they all had trailers and they all lived, when they were on the road, in trailer parks. And if you go to any of the museums that feature these early trailers, you'll see very many notable celebrities owned. So, the word trailer park, initially, back in the 19 teens, 1920's, was a very upscale concept. Cities started building free places to park these trailers and therefore, the name trailer park. How could we get them to do that?Īnd that's where the trailer park began. I wish they'd stop here and eat or shop at our local stores. A lot of towns noted that, oh gosh, look, there goes another one of those wealthy people in their car with a trailer. And, they're very sumptuous and these people had a lot of disposable income. So, as a result, you had these folks driving across America now, not only with their automobile, but also with their trailer. And then, what they would do is, they would also have china patterns and silver patterns that tied to the name of the trailer. Might be Little Nelly, or might be Southern Pride, whatever it was. And these trailers were made traditionally with mahogany interiors, crystal chandeliers and they had their logo types and names, just like a yacht. So, wealthier people began having craftsmen build what they then called trailers. This was obviously not the most comfortable concept for people who were accustomed to finer things. They would stop, set up the tent and sleep by their car. They would pack a tent in the trunk and when they couldn't go any longer, they couldn't see 'cause bear in mind, early car headlights were terrible. So, in those days, people who frequented automobiles on road trips would sleep in tents. So, if you were on the open road, it was just that open, there was no place to stay. And when they got off the train at night, if they weren't sleeping on the train, they would proceed to the local hotel where they would dine at a thing that used to be called The Harvey House and they would stay the night there. At that time, all the hotels in America were typically in downtown, near the train station because almost all people traveled by rail. But if you think back into the 19 teens, there are none. There are hotels and motels all over the interstate highway system. People now have cars, they're driving around in them, they're enjoying the scenery in their motorized carriage.īut, when night comes, where do they stay? Because bear in mind, we're spoiled today. So, let's turn the clock now back to roughly the 19 teens. Now, you might think, what the heck? Why would someone make an industry around metal shoe boxes filled with people? Well, it actually is a very, very colorful history and one that most people are fully unaware of, but I really doubt that any sector of real estate has quite as interesting a journey from its beginnings as the mobile home park has. Welcome to Mobile Home Park Mastery, this is Frank Rolfe, today we're gonna talk about the history of the mobile home park. Episode 2: The History Of Mobile Home Parks Transcript In this episode, Frank Rolfe discusses the surprising history of the mobile home park, and its impact on current investments.
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