r/BeAmazed • u/kennny41 • 15d ago

Miscellaneous / Others Conversation Pits Were a Popular Home Feature from the 1950s to 1970s, Designed for Social Interaction

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u/SoVerySleepy81 15d ago

We had these in school except they were called library pits.

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u/Its-WitchAy-Woman 15d ago

Ours were called kivas. Everybody hung out in the kiva during breaks and recess during bad weather.