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William Levitt

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Overhead image of suburban houses from Levittown, Pennsylvania

The Origins of Sprawl

On William Gibson, Sonic Youth, and the genesis of the American suburb.

by Jason Diamond via The Paris Review on August 26, 2020

American Green

How did the plain green lawn become the central landscaping feature in America, and what is the ecological cost?

by Ted Steinberg via Longreads on March 15, 2006

Chicago Workers' Cottages.

Chicago Workers Cottages Gave Immigrants Access to Homeownership

The cottages’ modest design provided entry-level homes after the Great Chicago Fire.

by Zach Mortice via CityLab on July 28, 2024

Mike Lawler, Republican candidate for New York's 17th Congressional District.

The GOP Can Thank Suburban N.Y. For its Slim Control of The House

How a red wave in a solidly blue state helped tip the balance.

by Stacie Taranto via Made By History on November 28, 2022

'Housing Is Everybody’s Problem'

The forgotten crusade of Morris Milgram.

by Amanda Kolson Hurley via Places Journal on October 10, 2017

The Disturbing History of the Suburbs

Redlining: the racist housing policy from the Jim Crow era that still affects us today.

via Adam Ruins Everything on October 4, 2017

Drawing of someone holding a photo of a Black family in front of a suburban home, and lighting the photo on fire.

America’s Shameful History of Housing Discrimination

The practice of “redlining” kept people of color from home loans for decades.

by Jamie Hibdon via The Nib on September 25, 2017

The Case for Reparations

Until we reckon with our compounding moral debts, America will never be whole.

by Ta-Nehisi Coates via The Atlantic on June 23, 2014

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