Shoddy building material
From the song Little Boxes (Malvina Reynolds 1962)
King family – 1960s
Naomi’s family growing up
When the King family travelled on Route 280 past the houses in Daly City (near San Francisco CA) that inspired Reynolds to write the song, it was mandatory to call out “ticky tacky”. When Naomi & Mark later lived in the area they maintained the practice