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Suburban Growth and Lifestyle
By: Nina Stoneham
Back in the 1950s many people lived in suburbs or, areas that are close to the cities. They were made for people that worked in the cities but maybe didn’t want to necessarily live in the city. Suburbs were mostly outside the city limits with roads leading to the city. Once the veterans came home from war they wanted to start a life right away and get married and so forth. That included finding and buying a house for the family to live in. The suburbs became a big thing again with real-estate organizations selling lots with several different styles of houses built on them. Returning veterans received low-payment, better lending rates and long-term mortgages if they bought a home. These offers were encouraged by the Federal Housing Administration and the Veterans Administration. One of the most famous early suburbs was Levittown.