Right off the bat, if you made your way here by way of US Modernist, welcome! Take a minute to check out the short back-story of these amazing homes and watch the videos. Get Involved! Make a charitable donation today Find out how here Now, on to the updates for
Howdy 👋 3 things for you today... 1. A handful of updates 2. A new way to support the project 3. A cool story and Idea Updates for the week * We are excited to share that we are on track to have all the "legal mumbo jumbo" squared away with Komatsu
Another whirlwind week!.. this effort officially began around the first of the year, and with your help, we have some real, measurable results starting to come in! From here we will continue to communicate with Komatsu towards a closer working relationship. We think the fact that a multi-national corporation with
It's been a week since we submitted our petition to save the Tournalaid homes in Longview from being demolished, and so much has happened since then! Before we jump in, if you're new here and still getting up to speed, be sure to check out our detailed plan to safely
For immediate release: Longview, January 13, 2023 – An open, public letter has been delivered by our team to Komatsu Mining Corp.'s human resources department. We feel it is important that the community be aware of what is happening with these historic homes. Below, you can find a copy of
The history of the TournaLayer and TournaLaid home communities begins with the invention of the Tourna-Layer machine by R.G. LeTourneau. LeTourneau was an inventor and entrepreneur who was born in Richford, VT in 1888. He was an innovator in the construction industry. It’s estimated that over 70% of
R.G. Letourneau (1888-1969) was a pioneer in the field of heavy construction equipment. Letourneau began his career working as a mechanic in a blacksmith shop, but he eventually started his own business repairing and building farm machinery. In the 1930s, he developed a series of self-propelled scrapers that revolutionized
