Picturing Suburbia

(a satellite survey of Dolores Hayden and Renee Chows case studies, plus a few extra)

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london, england

paris, france

tokyo, japan

cities (for comparison)

new york, ny

boston, ma

chicago, il

san francisco, ca

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somerville, ma (1842)

fair haven, ct (1860)

borderlands / streetcar suburbs

grossdale, il (1885)

medford, ma (1892)

llewellyn park, nj (1813)

druid hills, ga (1860)

picturesque enclaves

riverside, nj (1869)

montecito, ca

chagrin falls, oh (1920)

eight mile and wyoming, detroit, mi (1920)

made-to-order / self-built suburbs / garden cities

radburn, nj (1929)

levittown, ny (1947)

park forest, il (1950)

sitcom suburbs (post-wwii)

lakewood, ca (1953)

glen oaks, ny

schaumburg, il

tysons corner, va

edge nodes / rural fringes

cherry hill, nj

st. albans, vt

plano, tx

henderson, nv

giant suburbs

costa mesa, ca

mountain view, ca

clayton, ca

bedroom suburbs

mission viejo, ca

maihama, tokyo, japan

seaside, fl (1980)

celebration, fl (1996)

new urbanism

ladera ranch, ca (2005)

Full List
Cities London, England Paris, France Tokyo, Japan New York, NY (Greenwich Village) Boston, MA Chicago, IL Paris, France San Francisco, CA Borderlands 1842 Somerville, MA Streetcar Suburbs 1860 Fair Haven, CT 1885 Grossdale, IL 1892 Medford, MA Picturesque Enclaves 1813 Llewellyn Park, NJ 1860 Druid Hills, GA 1869 Riverside, NJ Montecito, CA Made-to-Order and Self-Built Suburbs 1920 Chagrin Falls Park, OH 1941 Eight Mile and Wyoming, Detroit, MI Garden Cities 1929 Radburn, NJ Sitcom Suburbs (post-WWII) 1947 Levittown, NY 1950 Park Forest, IL 1953 Lakewood, CA Glen Oaks, NY Edge Nodes Schaumburg, IL Tysons Corner, VA Cherry Hill, NJ Rural Fringes St. Albans, VT Sprawl at its finest Plano, TX Henderson, NV Costa Mesa, CA Bedroom Suburbs 1960 Mountain View, CA 1964 Clayton, CA 1980 Mission Viejo, CA Maihama, Tokyo, Japan New Urbanist Developments 1980 Seaside, FL 1996 Celebration, FL 2000 Ladera Ranch, CA Crazyface 1960 Sun City (Glendale), AZ 1982 Tiki Island (Galveston) TX 2010 Harborwalk (Galveston) TX

sun city, glendale, az (1960)

whoa.

tiki island, galveston, tx (1982)

harborwalk, galveston, tx (2010)