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I'm surprised no one has mentioned Boston and it's gobs of pre WWII suburbs! Too many for me to remember off the top of my head. Even here in VA Richmond had a town adjacent to downtown across the river named Manchester. It has since been annexed by the city in the early half of the 20th century, but it still retains it's own downtown feel. Despite it being somewhat ghetto these days. Ironically, the street car was something pioneered in Richmond. Though you'd never know it today.
Here's a surprise...even in the far west, the new floating bridge from Seattle to Mercer Island and to the now huge suburb of Bellevue was built in 1940 and the population of the so-called "eastside" began increasing before WWII. My conclusion is the war had less to do with suburban growth than transportation corridors, atleast in this situation. Keep in mind, Boeing also grew big-time during this era, so the growth on the eastside of Seattle continued during and well after the war.
Actually about a quarter of the homes in Nassua county(Home of Levitown) were built before World War II.
You can tell thay're either simple capes or gargouly ornimented larger homes in Garden city, they have detached guarages added on, And were built within easy walking access to shopping districts and railroad stations, some other pre war naighborhoods/Villages are willistan park, great neck(Great Gatsby), hempstead, west hempstead, the five towns, and mineola.
Last edited by jintela; 07-20-2011 at 05:09 PM..
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Wilmore, Dilworth, Cherry, Meyers Park, Eastover, Elizabeth, Plaza-Midwood, Greenville (destroyed during urban renewal), McCrory Heights, Biddleville, Washington Heights
that's the ring of them encircling downtown Charlotte, all built between 1890 and 1935.
Many of the inner-ring suburbs of Boston are pre-WW2 ( Belmont, Arlington, etc), and the Bungalow Belt of Chicago is largely pre-war ( 1920-40) as well; usually, the style of house gives it away as being before the growth of ranch-style housing after WW2..
Kenmore NY was built as a suburb of Buffalo. The house in the logo is one of the twin Eberhardt mansions ( one now torn down). The brothers planned for the 1st "bedroom community" of the city of Buffalo. History
Other towns here were villages which became suburbs due to expansion /or/ planned post WWII.
Many of the inner-ring suburbs of Boston are pre-WW2 ( Belmont, Arlington, etc), and the Bungalow Belt of Chicago is largely pre-war ( 1920-40) as well; usually, the style of house gives it away as being before the growth of ranch-style housing after WW2..
even towns way out like Andover, billirica, or Framingham have town centres.
If you want to see a lot of good pre war suburbs come to California. In 1940 the percentage of Californians living in suburbs was far far greater than the national average.
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