The Unknown World of the Mobile Home

Index

139 I N D E X activities, in parks, 83, 107, 114–15, 118, 132 Adams County, Wisc., 43–49 additions to units, 20, 28, 65, 68–69, 111 adult parks, 117 adversarial atmosphere, in parks, 115 aerial photograph, vertical, 120 amenities, 59–62 amenities, in parks, 82 annexation, 72, 84, 85 Anoka County, Minn., 85–86 apartment living, 110 Appalachia, 33 artisans, as residents of parks, 81, 116 associations of park tenants, 81, 116 Atkins, Va., 53 Atlantic coast, 103 atmosphere, in parks, 81, 95–96, 103–4, 119 attitudes toward mobile homes: negative , 2, 11, 39–43, 71, 79, 93; positive, 11, 39–40, 70, 82, 89–90, 95–96, 106– 10, 115, 125 austrees, 96 Beecroft, Mel, 109–10 beef feedyards, 96–97 beer, 121 Big Flats, Wisc., 45 bimbat, 117 Blaine, Minn., 84 Bradenton, Fla., 115–17 Brookings, S.D., 36 Buchanan County, Va., 53–57 budget, municipal, 89, 95 California, 121–25 camper trailers, 127 Canadians, 116 Carlson, Alvar, 39–40 Carroll County, Ga., 52 Castle Rock Dam, Wisc., 44 Census, U.S. Bureau of the, 1–2, 31–35, 112–14 Census Designated Place (CDP), 103 Charlotte, N.C., 49 city, ideal populist, 49–50 Clermont, Fla., 78 coalfield, Appalachian, 52–57 cohabitation, illegal, 117 Columbia Falls, Mont., 61, 72–73 Columbia Heights, Minn., 85–89 community center, 95 commuting, 51, 101 Conaway valley, Va., 53 condominiums, 81 cooperatives, 81, 118 Curci, John, 123–25 dealers, 80 Dellwood, Wisc., 43–44 density of mobile homes, 34 design. See layout Detroit, 9, 78 Door County, Wisc., 32 140 Index double-wide, 21, 22, 27 Duong, Minh, 99 Elder Cottage Housing Opportunity (ECHO) units, 26 Englewood, Fla., 27 Ephraim, Wisc., 32 equipment of units, 107 Eureka County, Nev., 33 Evergreen, Mont., 4, 62–76 Everybody But Michigan picnic, 114 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 15 Field, Thomas P., 37–39 ‘‘fiscal disparaties fund,’’ 95 Fitchen, Janet, 41–43 Flathead County, Mont., 59–76 floor plan. See layout Florida, 110–21 Foremost Insurance Company, 31 Fort Lee, N.J., 15 Fort Polk, La., 16 Foster, Richard, 11–13 Four Corners country, 40 freehold communities, 26 Frey, Elmer, 17 Fridley, Minn., 85–86 Gainesville, Fla., 29 Garden City, Kans., 96–103 Geological Survey, U.S., 16, 31–32, 112– 14, 119, 124 geriatric gypsies, 133 go-go dancer, topless, 47 Gold Coast, of Florida, 110 golf cart, 106, 121 golf course, 108, 117–21 Goodwell, Okla., 13 ‘‘granny flats.’’ See Elder Cottage Housing Opportunity (ECHO) units guests, 117 Gumarsol, Hildred, 10 Guymon, Okla., 100–103 ‘‘half-house,’’ 52–53 Hallis, Helen, 93–95 Hennepin County, Minn., 85–86 hexagon, Lexington. See Lexington Hilltop, Minn., 85–92; bankruptcy, 89 Hispanic workers, 98 hog production, 100 Holcomb, Kans., 97 Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA), 94 HUD Code, 2, 23–25, 128 Hurricane Andrew, 15 IBP (Iowa Beef Processors), 97–100 ice machines, 48 ideal populist city, 49–50 immigrant workers, 98–99 incentive programs, 100, 108 incorporation, 85, 93 interior view, 18–19 irrigation, 96–97 Itmann, W. Va., 16 Jackson, J. B., 39–40 Jessamine County, Ky., 38 Johnson, Johnny, 117–18 Johnson, Leslie, 85–91 Johnson, Linda, 89–90 Johnson, Steve, 90 K & K Mobile Home Park, 115 Kalispell, Mont., 59–76 Kansas, 96–103 Kendall County, Ill., 33 knee and hip operations, 116 Lake County, Ill., 33 Landfall, Minn., 92–96 land-lease communities, 26, 108 land use, in Hilltop, Minn., 87 Lansing, Mich., 29 Laotian workers, 98 layout, 6–8, 12, 17, 18, 20, 39–40, 107 legal status, 79 Index 141 Lexington, Ky., 37–39 license plate color changes, 132 Lido Mobile Home Park, 123–25 Lido Peninsula Resort, 124 liquor store, 100 log cabin mobile home, 130 log cabins, 49–50 Long Neck, Del., 103–110 Los Angeles, 122–25 ‘‘Louisiana fishing camps,’’ 109 low-income areas, 35, 43, 80 luxury parks, 117 maintenance, 121 managers, of parks, 81, 115 manufactured-home communities, 122 McHugh, Kevin E., 132 manufactured housing, 25 married-student housing, 12 Martin, Charles, 52–53 Martin, Rob, 99–103 meat-packing plants, 96–100 Megalopolis, 103 Mercer County, N.D., 40–41 Metropolitan Council, Minn., See Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) Mexican workers, 98 Michigan picnic, 114 migration, 60 military bases, 128 mill villages, 51 Mings, Robert C., 132 Minneapolis. See Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3M) Company, 94 Monfort meat-packing...