My memory of why the hardwood floors were carpeted is as follows. In the 60’s most adults did not wear tennis shoes or sneakers or the casual soft soles people wear today. Women and men wore shoes with hard soles and heels. Men especially wore those black dress shoes which left black heel marks on the light-colored hardwood. It needed constant upkeep. Linda and I were enlisted to keep the floors looking good. It was a pain! Today people cover hardwood floors with polyurethane or buy floors already treated. Also, people might take off their shoes today. Believe me, in the 60’s, people would have been highly insulted if you asked them to remove their shoes! How times have changed. 😊
A more complete explantion than Mom gave me a couple of years ago. She said Dad knew the girls would dance and damage the floor.