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They didnt sell, people just werent used to the idea of living in apartments
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"They didn't sell, people just weren't used to the idea of living in apartments"

- Harry Seidler

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This quote by Harry Seidler is referring to the difficulty of selling apartments in the early days of home living. Seidler is recommending that people were not utilized to the idea of living in houses, and this made it challenging to sell them. This might be because individuals were utilized to living in single-family homes, and the idea of living in a house was unknown and odd to them. It might likewise be because apartments were seen as a less desirable kind of housing, and individuals were not willing to invest in them. Whatever the factor, Seidler is suggesting that individuals were not utilized to the concept of living in homes, and this made it difficult to offer them. This quote is a tip of how far apartment or condo living has come given that the early days, and how much more accepted it is today.

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Harry Seidler This quote is written / told by Harry Seidler between June 25, 1923 and March 9, 2006. He was a famous Architect from Austria. The author also have 14 other quotes.

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