About York House
Located in historic Dearborn, Michigan, the York House was built in 1925 by Thomas York. As you open the curved, leaded glass entry door, you step back into an era of elegance.
Your swell hostess, Joan Schnell, offers you all the comforts of home as you travel. She has furnished the rooms with antiques from the past to add to the house’s charm and your comfort. The personal attention you receive makes you feel like family, which is why there is “no place like our home”.
Slang of the 1920s
Baby – sweetheart
Bee’s Knees – an extraordinary thing; the ultimate
Big Cheese – boss
Breezer – a convertible car
Cheaters – eyeglasses
Dumb Dora – a stupid female
Fly boy – a glamorous term for an aviator
Glad Rags – out on the town cloths
Java – coffee
Joint – an establishment
Keen – attractive or appealing
Nifty – great; excellent
Sap – a fool
Sinkers – doughnuts
Spiffy – an elegant appearance
Swell – wonderful
Wiggle on over – head over