Dingbats I Have Loved What is a "Dingbat"? A dingbat (also called a stucco box or a shoebox), is a type of architecturally undistinguished apartment building that flourished in the Sun Belt in the 1950's and '60's. Dingbats are characterized as boxy, two- or three-story apartment houses with overhangs sheltering street-front parking. While dingbats are widely reviled as socially alienating visual blights, They are currently experiencing a minor sentimental renaissance thanks to the Mid-Century … Continue reading...