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Chicago's Friendly Suburb With A Small-Town Feel Combines Blues History And Family Fun

Outside of bustling Chicago are a cluster of quiet, park-filled suburbs. Discover which family-friendly suburb blues legend ...
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Making suburbia : new histories of everyday America / John Archer, Paul J.P. Sandul, and Katherine Solomonson, editors ; afterword by Margaret Crawford

Introduction: Making, performing, living suburbia / John Archer, Paul J. P. Sandul, and Katherine Solomonson -- Part I. Mobilizing. The social fallout of racial politics : civic engagement in suburban ...
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Paradise planned : the garden suburb and the modern city / Robert A.M. Stern, David Fishman, and Jacob Tilove

Origins -- The Garden Suburb in America 1850/1940 -- The Garden City in Europe and America 1869/1940 -- The Resort Garden Suburb in America 1866/1930 -- The Garden Suburb in England, Wales, Scotland, ...
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Suburbs Done Right: Riverdale’s Streetcar Roots

Car-dependent suburbs suck. But that doesn't mean that all suburbs suck. It is possible to build suburbs that don't suck, and the US and Canada used to design great suburbs all the time. But even ...