10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUONSET HUT»
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Quonset hut in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Quonset hut and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Quonset Hut: Metal Living for a Modern Age
An unexpected architectural phenomenon-something like a halved tin can turned on its side-swept across the American landscape after World War II: the Quonset hut.
Julie Decker, Chris Chiei, 2005
2
In the Line of Duty: From Fort McLeod to Mayerthorpe
When Schiemann and Myrol arrived, Gordon and Johnston were at the dog run
behind the Quonset hut, tending to the dogs. The four of them were having a
conversation at the dog run when another RCMP car arrived at the scene
carrying ...
3
The Details of Modern Architecture
Given wartime conditions this seems credible, but remains that the humble
Quonset hut, manufactured of the same corrugat< was produced on a much
larger scale during and after the war. One mi whether, given the Army's criteria or
even ...
4
The Bronx, in Bits and Pieces
Hildy Sullivan was among those employed in the Quonset hut office. The Castle
Hill Houses opened next and remained in use until 1952, and the current public
housing was later built on that site. The steel-shelled domed huts got their name
...
5
How Nashville Became Music City, U.S.A.: 50 Years of Music Row
"Basically we moved all our recording to the Quonset Hut." Slowly but surely, on
very lean budgets, the Bradleys removed the flaws from the Quonset Hut. "When
we started recording back there, the studio had a tile floor and it had a 'ping' in it,
...
6
Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling
OTTO BRANDENBERGER FOR THE GEORGE A. FULLER COMPANY The
Quonset hut is perhaps the most ubiquitous prefabricated structure born out of a
period of war. More an evolution of another wartime typology — the British-built ...
Barry Bergdoll, Peter Christensen, Ron Broadhurst, 2008
7
Navy Medicine in Vietnam: Oral Histories from Dien Bien Phu ...
The casualty receiving area (triage), consisting of one Quonset hut and an open
area with a cementfloor and tin roof, was adjacent to a small landing strip. The
Pre-op building and X-ray hut were side by side, just up from the receiving area.
8
The Starday Story: The House that Country Music Built
This meant traveling back and forth, living out of the Clarkston Hotel when in
Nashville, and splitting recording obligations between Bill Quinn's Gold Star
Studio in Houston and Owen Bradley's Quonset Hut in Nashville. Pierce and
Daily ...
9
Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in ...
When these cells were full, guards moved Thompson and the other men to a
large Quonset hut on a hill, where they were kept under twenty-four-hour armed
guard. David Barrett, a storekeeper first class who was seized in the same purge,
...
10
New York City: A Short History
... style Quonset-hut apartments in sites such as Canarsie Beach Park, the East
Bronx, and Queens. Even more significant for America's future, however, was the
desire of young married couples to buy homes in the suburbs. In the counties ...
George J. Lankevich, 2002
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUONSET HUT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Quonset hut is used in the context of the following news items.
Former Wonder Horse Factory Reopens as The Quonset
An old Quonset hut that once housed the Wonder Horse Toy Factory has been renovated into a special-events space called — what else? — The Quonset. «Memphis Magazine, May 15»
Quonset hut provides unique studio for Bremerton artist
The Quonset hut he rents as his home and studio, at the corner of 13th Street and ... That seems unlikely, since Quonset huts became ubiquitous during World ... «Kitsap Sun, May 15»
Henderson man has good reason for building igloo-shaped house
His two-story home — with an attached garage in front — also looks like a Quonset hut, a lightweight, easily assembled military dwelling shaped like an airplane ... «Las Vegas Sun, May 15»
Throwback Thursday: Meriden parks were once Quonset hut villages
Engineers from the George A. Fuller Co. based the design for the Quonset hut on a World War I-era British Nissan Hut, adding a pressed wood lining to the ... «Meriden Record-Journal, Mar 15»
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken is as lousy as its lager namesake
A thoroughly disinterested Anthony Hopkins is Heineken, who spends most of the movie chained to a wall in the soundproofed room of a modified Quonset hut. «A.V. Club, Mar 15»
Families mark 10th anniversary of Mayerthorpe Mountie shooting
The Mounties were guarding a Quonset hut on Roszko's property that was cordoned off as part of an investigation into a vehicle theft and marijuana cultivation. «Timmins Press, Feb 15»
The Tiniest Backcountry Skiing Yurts, Quonset Huts & Cabins
In honor of Micro Week, we went in search of the best tiny backcountry lodges that also offer up great skiing. The majority of the smaller backcountry offerings are ... «Curbed Seattle, Feb 15»
Restaurants, venues eyed for Kern's Bakery
Developers tour through the Quonset hut portion of the historic Kern Bakery Building on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015. The building has been on Knox Heritage's Fragile ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Feb 15»
Two horses killed in Westford stable collapse
Haigh uttered those words at the end of a long and harrowing day, after a metal Quonset hut used as a barn on his ranch had buckled under snow, trapping ... «Boston Globe, Feb 15»
East Wash apartment plan has creative use for old Quonset hut
Calling it a "hidden gem," McGrath Property Group is looking to convert a worn Quonset hut building on East Washington Avenue into a cool workplace or ... «Madison.com, Jan 15»
