In 1957, the PNE prize home, at 1,444 square feet, was one and a half times the size of a normal house.
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1957:
In 1957, things were a lot less complicated. People went out to movies and drank Nescafe in the kitchen. The prize home, at 1,444 square feet, was one and a half times the size of a normal house. It was a single-storey, boxy, early Ranch style house.
It was also less than half the size of recent prize homes.
Moved to Burnaby:
The 1957 house was moved to, and remains at, 6517 Lougheed Highway in Burnaby. It originally sat on a concrete pad, but owners have since added a basement, bringing the total square footage to a little over 2,400. In 2021 it’s assessed at over a million.
Contrast that with this year’s PNE prize home. Valued at $1.8 million (including extras) and located in South Surrey.
It has 3,600 sq.ft. spread across three levels and includes a home gym, media room inside and a hot tub and “outdoor living package” in the backyard. Seriously, you’ll never have to leave the house.
Also please note that the PNE prize home is not actually at the PNE this year, you have to go to South Surrey to try and find it. For more information see the PNE prize home website
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