Springville Herald | 1946-04-18 | Page 6 | Glass Block Walls Share the Light

a 1 ' GLASS BLOCK WALLS SHARE THE LIGHT M 1 " '" For Bright Housekeeping The universal desire for more natural daylight in the home, particularly par-ticularly in the kitchen and living room, is receiving greater attention atten-tion from architects and builders. This picture shows how daylight from a glass-enclosed sun porch is brought into the living room by a glass block panel. Privacy in both rooms is assured because the block is translucent but not transparent, and it is an insulator . against noises. Many accidents in homes are caused by a lack of light in stairways stair-ways and basements. How a hallway hall-way is brightened with daylight by a glass block panel is shown above. Light comes from windows in the room at right.