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Houses for a New World: Builders and Buyers in American Suburbs, 1945–1965
By Lane, Barbara Miller
- ISBN
- 9780691167619
- Publisher
- Princeton Univ.
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Starred Review on September 15, 2015 | Arts and Humanities
Lane (architectural historian & professor emeritus, Bryn Mawr Coll.) brings a new dimension to the literature on the suburbs with her study of 12 housing developments in Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Focusing on the postwar years of 1945–65, Lane researched the builders who developed suburban tract housing and conducted interviews with original owners and famil...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
