When suburbs were built, they were cheaper than living in a city. They were community-based, and people believed that they were safer than the city for their children. The cities emptied out and left abandoned buildings in their wake. Crime and unemployment rose.
African Americans were not allowed in many suburbs which caused limited diversity.
Today, about half of all Americans live in suburbs.
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Cars led to the development of suburbs.
Only white families could afford to buy a house in the suburbs.
When suburbs were built, they were cheaper than living in a city. They were community-based, and people believed that they were safer than the city for their children. The cities emptied out and left abandoned buildings in their wake. Crime and unemployment rose.
steamboat
development of the suburbs
I think the automobile. Befor we had cars everybody had to live in the city to be close to resources, or live completely rural and develop their own resources.
suburbs
The nation saw shifts in demographics and economic changes as people moved from rural areas to cities and suburbs. Cities experienced population growth and increased diversity, leading to urbanization and infrastructure development. Suburbs expanded as people sought more space and a different lifestyle outside of the city.
Gentrification