10 nov 1953 - Suburband Frontier
Description:
Shifting Demographics – technological advances in agriculture reduced theneed for manual labor on farms – 20 million Americans left for the cities
The growth of the Sunbelt – South, Southwest, and California
During the 1950s the suburbs grew at a rate 6 times faster than cities
By 1970, more Americans live in suburbs than cities - 76 million to 64 million
Suburbs were dependant upon:
1. automobiles
2. highways
3. gov’t backed home loans
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
10 nov 1953
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 71 ans