FROM CITIES TO SUBURBIA AND BACK (PART 1) RICK TOBIN
This is the first article of a series of three articles from Rick Tobin that discusses the evolution of the suburbs in America and
how it was shaped and continuously being molded by the economic, political, cultural and technological changes in the world.
In this issue, Rick begins with the real estate situation 100 years ago to the 1950s. In Issue 18, Rick will cover the 1960s to
the 1980s. In Issue 19, he will cover the 1990s up to the present time.
ver the past 100 years, more Americans moved their families out towards suburban communities as
the 20th Century evolved. In recent years, there is a growing trend related to individuals and families
moving back to large metropolitan cities in order to find new higher paying jobs, attend universities,
and take advantage of the better restaurants, shopping options, community parks, museums and
arts events, and other well-known benefits.