Suburbia: Yesterday and today
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The need for affordable and adequate housing
- The famous town of Levittown
- The Levittown communities
- The reality: Past and present
- The suburbs: Cultural deserts
- The advent of the automobiles
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
Abstract
As defined in Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, a suburb is "1 a: an outlying part of a city or town, b: a smaller community adjacent to or within commuting distance of a city, c pl: the residential area on the outskirts of a city or large town, 2 pl: the near vicinity: environs."(Webster's, Copyright 1990) This idea of suburb, or suburban, dates back to the Greek city-state in the 6th century where the interdependence between the city and the surrounding agricultural communities is identified (print.factmonster.com, 3 December 2007). The modern sense of the term in American history came about in post World War II era in the 1940's and 50's during the economic boom and the return of GI's in large numbers looking to settle down and begin family life.
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