Factual error: Season 1, Episode 4: New Amsterdam. At various stages of the discussion between Peter Campbell and his wife regarding the purchase of their coop apartment, they discuss down payments and mortgages. Although it may be possible to finance a coop today, in 1960 the buyer would have been expected to pay the total amount up front. This was still the case as recently as 1999, when I sold my parents' apartment after their death.
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