[wagglebee]

From the picture and description of the house, I cannot imagine how it could possible have cost $1.8 MILLION to restore it to the way it was in the 50's. I would think a couple hundred thousand would be a really high figure.

[AmericanMade1776]

A view of the bedroom of President George Bush's childhood home in Midland, Texas, Monday, April 10, 2006. First lady Laura Bush, former President George Bush and Barbara Bush will be on hand Tuesday for the official dedication of the home. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

[butternut_squash_bisque]

"...$1.8 million restoration has brought the one-story, three-bedroom house back to the way it looked in the early 1950s..."

Huh?

[RGSpincich]

A $1.8 million restoration has brought the one-story, three-bedroom house back to the way it looked in the early 1950s

Hard construction was cheap. It was those collector comic books that drove the price up.