![]() ![]() The slightest of majorities in the state with 50.03%. In 1961, Hawaii was into its second year as the 50th state of the union, the state wide population was estimated atĪround 642,000 from the US Census the previous year, and the presidential elections held at the same time gave the Democrats ‘Blue Hawaii’ was Billboard’s #1 Pop Album for 1961/62 It is preserved on-line purely for historical interestĪs part of the Radio Heritage Foundation’s digital collection.īlue Hawaii, Elvis and Hawaiian Radio in 1961 Most content on this legacy website is no longer actively maintained and may not be up-to-date. The main website of the Radio Heritage Foundation is now The Co-operative Global Radio Memories Project Quonset huts are referenced in a variety of publications, and everyone seems to be able to conjure up an image of a semicircle when they hear the word “Quonset,” but its story has not yet been told.Radio Heritage Foundation - Blue Hawaii Radio 1961 Until now, the impact of Quonset huts in post–World War II life has not been documented in a comprehensive way. ![]() Julie Decker x Acknowledgments xii Introduction The Hut That Shaped a Nation Julie Decker and Chris Chiei xv Chapter 1 How the Hut Came to Be Chris Chiei 1 Chapter 2 Quonsets, Alaska, and World War II Steven Haycox 31 Chapter 3 War, Design, and Weapons of Mass Construction Brian Carter 47 Chapter 4 After the War: Quonset Huts and Their Integration into Daily American Life Tom Vanderbilt 63 Chapter 5 The Huts That Wouldn’t Go Away: Alaska Adopts the Hut Chris Chiei 105 Chapter 6 Quonsets Today: Concluding Thoughts Julie Decker and Chris Chiei 133 Appendix: Hut Types 148 Notes 150 Image Credits 156 Index 161 Contributors 165 Preface Julie Decker Quonset Hut: Metal Living for a Modern Age is a project that began half a decade ago when architect Chris Chiei took note of the presence of Quonset huts throughout Alaska-more than half a century after the huts were sent around the world as temporary shelters for World-War-II soldiers, forming a major part of the inf- structure of war. ![]()
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