New central air is about 80% installed.

[haele]

8. I did also. That's when you made sure your house or apartment hat high ceilings...

And tall or high windows. Kitchens on the opposite side from bedrooms, ceiling fans and long, "shotgun" E-W hallways were also something to look for, if you could get it.

When we were able to buy our 1911 rental house from the landlady next door, my grandpappy came up with his tools over the late spring in 1972; he and parents (who grew up in Los Angeles) put up a new roof in sections - adding gables and awnings out over the windows on the second floor so we could still get the breeze and light in, but the sun wouldn't bake the glass. It also kept the windows and frames from getting damp and freezing in the winter.
There were ways of building before AC that cooled the house to a bearable temperature. One just needed to have an architect/builder who understood the local climate and environment as well how to build.

Haele