Week 7 is a flashback, drawing on stories from previous residents of the apartment, including Frank Swig, the first tenant of unit A of the Courtyard Apartments, who lived there from 1953-1962. "Frank gave us a peek into the ‘Mad Men’ era he lived in and the style of the apartment at that time," writes Taalman. He arrived with a folio of clippings and his own photographs of the building. This image portrays Unit B, which has since been joined to Unit A and is Taalman and Koch's living room. Photo 11 of 15 in Taalman/Koch Renovation Recap by Jaime Gillin

Taalman/Koch Renovation Recap

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Week 7 is a flashback, drawing on stories from previous residents of the apartment, including Frank Swig, the first tenant of unit A of the Courtyard Apartments, who lived there from 1953-1962. "Frank gave us a peek into the ‘Mad Men’ era he lived in and the style of the apartment at that time," writes Taalman. He arrived with a folio of clippings and his own photographs of the building. This image portrays Unit B, which has since been joined to Unit A and is Taalman and Koch's living room.