People have an idea that the suburbs were this magical place where you had cheap housing, fast commutes, large gardens and a family of 6 children. Just because

People have an idea that the suburbs were this magical place where you had cheap housing, fast commutes, large gardens and a family of 6 children. Just because you see it in a sitcom doesn't mean it's true. Or to quote the guys who did the big bang theory: "We went to the apartments of real physics post grads and they were too depressing to put on television." The same was true for suburbs in the 1950s which could be afforded by a family of four with only the father working.