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Explain The Suburban Boom Of New York In The 1950's

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New York in the 1950’s There were many booms in New York during the 1950’s one of the biggest booms was the Suburban Boom. The Suburban boom was when people began to buy land just on the outside of cities, and use the land to build small, modest houses (history.com). The houses generally had informal living rooms, an open floor plan, and a backyard. The land was very popular to buy among returning soldiers from WWII because the mortgages were reduced for them. Another boom that is related to the suburban boom is the baby boom. The Baby Boom was a period of time in which a lot of children were born(history.com). Which made these houses with backyards, and an open floor plan very popular for new families or family raising a child. The Saint
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