Why These Rooms Disappeared From Our Homes

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Old house plans often included a room called the parlor. Today, most of us live without one. So what were they for, and why did they vanish?

This video traces how parlors functioned as both waiting rooms and stages for displaying household status in the 19th century. It follows their rebranding into “living rooms,” and the persistence and decline of dini...