Comments on: Barbie’s Townhouse, Then and Now http://www.retroist.com/2009/07/01/barbie%e2%80%99s-townhouse-then-and-now/ Retro Blog and Podcast Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:23:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lynn Patterson http://www.retroist.com/2009/07/01/barbie%e2%80%99s-townhouse-then-and-now/comment-page-1/#comment-44823 Lynn Patterson Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:33:56 +0000 http://www.retroist.com/?p=4427#comment-44823 Hello. I was thrilled to find your site and take a walk down memory lane. I still have my 1974 town house from when I was young. It has since been played with by my daughter and now my granddaughters. The box and manual are gone. The original furniture is also gone since we had to buy new furniture over the years to keep it "up-to-date" and "fashionable", but the house itself is still in great shape along with the elevator (which I agree was the best feature). The backdrop is still in one piece and good color. We don't use it though since it is "very dated" and "out-of-style". I made a new backdrop for it by using the original as a template, then made new wall backgrounds (printed on the computer) for each floor and added pictures, etc to bring it up to date so that it looks good with the latest furniture, which now is the clear dark pink and orange furniture. Glad my floors were the old yellow and pink, so it works great. We also made rugs out of card stock so that we are not putting stickers on it, etc. The girls see it as me helping them make a great barbie house, but for me, it's a chance to find my inner child and still play with barbies! I also still have the old orange, yellow and pink camper. I have a real camper and take the grandkids camping each summer. The barbie camper stays on the real camper so barbie goes camping when we go camping, which makes it special to the girls. I loved seeing the old commercial. Thank you! Hello. I was thrilled to find your site and take a walk down memory lane. I still have my 1974 town house from when I was young. It has since been played with by my daughter and now my granddaughters. The box and manual are gone. The original furniture is also gone since we had to buy new furniture over the years to keep it “up-to-date” and “fashionable”, but the house itself is still in great shape along with the elevator (which I agree was the best feature). The backdrop is still in one piece and good color. We don’t use it though since it is “very dated” and “out-of-style”. I made a new backdrop for it by using the original as a template, then made new wall backgrounds (printed on the computer) for each floor and added pictures, etc to bring it up to date so that it looks good with the latest furniture, which now is the clear dark pink and orange furniture. Glad my floors were the old yellow and pink, so it works great. We also made rugs out of card stock so that we are not putting stickers on it, etc. The girls see it as me helping them make a great barbie house, but for me, it’s a chance to find my inner child and still play with barbies! I also still have the old orange, yellow and pink camper. I have a real camper and take the grandkids camping each summer. The barbie camper stays on the real camper so barbie goes camping when we go camping, which makes it special to the girls. I loved seeing the old commercial. Thank you!

]]> By: rocki http://www.retroist.com/2009/07/01/barbie%e2%80%99s-townhouse-then-and-now/comment-page-1/#comment-43073 rocki Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:10:54 +0000 http://www.retroist.com/?p=4427#comment-43073 For Christmas one year my sister got the 1979 townhouse and I got a Barbie house I can't seem to locate any where, it was a house that could be converted from a single story beach house to a two story ski house if any one has info on it please let me know, missing those days playing Barbie with my big sis For Christmas one year my sister got the 1979 townhouse and I got a Barbie house I can’t seem to locate any where, it was a house that could be converted from a single story beach house to a two story ski house if any one has info on it please let me know, missing those days playing Barbie with my big sis

]]> By: person http://www.retroist.com/2009/07/01/barbie%e2%80%99s-townhouse-then-and-now/comment-page-1/#comment-41954 person Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:50:33 +0000 http://www.retroist.com/?p=4427#comment-41954 I LOVE barbies and I still play with them, I am getting the '09 dream house for christmas. PS I'm 10 I LOVE barbies and I still play with them, I am getting the ’09 dream house for christmas.

PS I’m 10

]]> By: Becky Morrison http://www.retroist.com/2009/07/01/barbie%e2%80%99s-townhouse-then-and-now/comment-page-1/#comment-38892 Becky Morrison Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:49:53 +0000 http://www.retroist.com/?p=4427#comment-38892 I have one just like the above 1974-5 townhouse. I'd love to sell it. My daughter never played with barbies :( I do not want it to get distroyed in the shuffle of life. Can you help me sell it? Sincerely, Becky Morrison Dalton , Ga I have one just like the above 1974-5 townhouse.
I’d love to sell it. My daughter never played with barbies :(
I do not want it to get distroyed in the shuffle of life.

Can you help me sell it?

Sincerely,
Becky Morrison
Dalton , Ga

]]> By: Tracey http://www.retroist.com/2009/07/01/barbie%e2%80%99s-townhouse-then-and-now/comment-page-1/#comment-30069 Tracey Sat, 28 May 2011 23:31:27 +0000 http://www.retroist.com/?p=4427#comment-30069 This is great! I had the 1975 version of the townhouse and loved it! As someone else said I didn't have a Ken doll, but my brother had Steve Austin (Six Million Dollar Man) and Action Jackson, so they were the males of our family. My friend and I spent hours playing with it. The elevator was so cool. Later I got the Barbie pool party and the Barbie bath - which made it all complete. I played with it for years then handed it down to my little cousin, who in turn handed it down - wish I still had it so my girls could play with it. Still have the bubble bath and they play with that. I loved Barbie dolls!! This is great! I had the 1975 version of the townhouse and loved it! As someone else said I didn’t have a Ken doll, but my brother had Steve Austin (Six Million Dollar Man) and Action Jackson, so they were the males of our family. My friend and I spent hours playing with it. The elevator was so cool. Later I got the Barbie pool party and the Barbie bath – which made it all complete. I played with it for years then handed it down to my little cousin, who in turn handed it down – wish I still had it so my girls could play with it. Still have the bubble bath and they play with that. I loved Barbie dolls!!

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