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This could be heaven, or this could be hell

Aerial view of a 1950s Levittown, New York housing development, showing rows of identical single-family homes with small yards and grid-like streets.

Mary Tyler Moore and Timothy Hutton sit on a garden bench, engaged in conversation, in a scene from the film Ordinary People (1980).

Aerial view of a sprawling suburban neighborhood in Las Vegas, Nevada, showing rows of houses with similar rooftops, curved streets, and landscaped yards.

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Fred Frommer
Fred Frommer is a sports historian, author, and writer who has written for a host of national publications.

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - The Rise of the Suburbs.	Gloria Lotha	Sep 26, 2026
	New article added.	Tracy Grant Fred Frommer	Jun 09, 2026