The neighborhood we’re in this weekend was built in the late-1970s, during the Rampart General days. The company used to pour concrete panels at the factory, and then assemble the fireplace/chimney on a wooden frame and then truck them to the homesites.
They got a bad rap because the chimneys were made of wood, which makes people think they are defective and one fire will cause the house to burn down. Here’s a local expert talking about them a few years ago:
