Since the late 1940s, a curious corrugated metal hut has been nestled among the Victorian shotguns and grand center-halls a half block from the river on Desire Street in Bywater. The squat, ...
A metal Quonset home frame that was stolen in early August has been recovered, a Maui police spokesperson said. "As of [Aug. 15], the stolen items have been recovered. Arrangements are being made to ...
Jim Cook said his family home in Makaha was a Quonset hut. Their Model A Ford pickup was parked in front. From 1941 to 1945 the U.S. military mass-produced more than 150,000 of the shelters, making ...
The development of nine Quonset huts in a Detroit neighborhood is complete, with tenants now living and working in the half-moon-shaped steel structures built on once-vacant land on 16th Street near ...
In Detroit, one developer has turned Quonset huts—better known for their use on farms and military bases—into affordable, efficient housing. On a half-vacant block a few miles outside of downtown ...
Semicircular topped Quonset huts, often relics of World War II, are starting to go to scrap yards like tanks, cannons and ships from that long-ago conflict. However, many have been in service ...