And while we're at it, these yellow-lit interiors with brown tiles were pretty too.
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They're called glass brick or glass block, and you can still buy them, I just checked some local home improvement stores' websites, and they all had some in stock
My 50s house still has a glass brick window facing the driveway. It's a great silhouette backdrop, if I leave the workbench light on.
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Why is this a shitpost? It's nostalgia
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Those are my basement windows. Previous owners fucked me over if I want to let some air in my basement though.
It's not set up to be a giant Scrabble board. Disappointing.
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I always wanted to smash one of these walls with a sledge hammer. I bet it would be satisfying as fuck. Not because I hate them or anything, but because I grew up with games like KnockOut and Don't Break the Ice and these walls trigger my desire to smash out the blocks without destroying the whole wall.
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Huh I've never seen a wall of these and I'm old enough to remember the 70's. Glass block was something you replaced your old basement windows with
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Hm I kinda always hated them.50-70s Austrian buildings used them a lot.
Someone watching jam2go???
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Yes, but only with a way to get some air in and out.
In my daughters student dormitory, the large corridor linking all the apartments on a level has such a glass wall. 100% closed, no way to air this out.
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Can somebody help me? I'm trying to come up with a Tetris joke but I keep filling the screen with trash.
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When i look at this image all i hear is the Tetris theme
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I lived in a flat in London where the only window was filled with these glass bricks. I think I would have preferred a window.
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Also, teraco as floor material. It cleans easily and it stupidly resistant to damage.
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