The late Malvina Reynolds best expressed the modern image of stucco when she sang about “little boxes made of ticky-tacky.” In the years since World War II, the mention of stucco has usually prompted snickers, its image cheapened by dreary G.I. housing and monotonous design made infamous by tracts such as Levittown, N.Y., and Daly City, Calif. — the real-life inspiration for Reynolds’ lyrics.
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