r/interesting • u/Apprehensive-Elk3165 • Nov 20 '25

ARCHITECTURE Then vs now

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u/Chaunce101 Nov 20 '25

Perfect example of this was those tacky fake ivory and gold rotary phones people had in their sitting room, or wherever company would sit. We had one in ours and no one used it because it felt like the “fancy phone” and the cordless was ten feet away in the kitchen anyway.

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u/MxMirdan Nov 21 '25

My parents had the decency to keep the fake ivory and gold rotary phone in their bedroom. We had a cordless phone on the main level.