While reading on interior designs I saw a history of the conversation pit.
Becoming a feature in the 1950s it peaked in the 1970s.
This is from a 1966 article showing teens hanging out.
This is from an early 1970s article showing a sound system featuring a turntable to the left, a tape deck to the right, a keyboard in the center, along with the brightly colored furniture.
I am in a bit of a fascination phase with the conversation pit. What do you think of it?
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The idea is / was interesting; BUT the reason(s) we don't really see them anymore is that they're a safety issue (think falling into it) and a structural nightmare (two separate floordecks a could feet apart...
