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I agree with you, suburbs were not invented in the "new world" but these countries made them popular, probably with the individual dream of a better life and p
by galfarragem 12y ago
I agree with you, suburbs were not invented in the "new world" but these countries made them popular, probably with the individual dream of a better life and particular conditions as land availability or cheap oil that leaded to the development of single housing to almost everybody.
I'm sure you agree also that suburbs in "old world" (Europe) don't have such a massive presence that they completely imply a certain lifestyle.
- kyllo 12y agoSuburbs in America are a byproduct of racism. They were invented when sharecroppers (freed African-American slaves and their children who then became indentured servants/laborers) from the south migrated en masse to the cities of the north and started moving into urban neighborhoods, and the white people fled to the outskirts rather than let black people live among them.
- DanBC 12y agoAnd white people were given favourable mortgage rates for these new properties, while black people were denied loans.
- throwaway30492 12y agoSource?
- kyllo 12y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_flight http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_flight