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		ssnistfajen on Nov 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Children, left behind by suburbia, need better com... Suburbia + office-only downtowns are largely a post-WWII North American phenomenon. It's very much a recent trend in terms of history.

bluGill on Nov 22, 2023 [–]

Streetcar suburbs came before that. The lot sizes were just as big too. Though the streetcar meant less cars.

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