The suburbs may be the 'American dream', but not for this New Yorker | Emma Brockes



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The postwar history of suburbia is fraught with racial segregation – and Donald Trump knows this ‘You should move to the suburbs.” This remark, once made in jest, now surfaces frequently as a serious proposition. Every week in New York, more families leave – the well-off to hastily acquired rentals or second homes; others to their elderly parents’ basements, where the downsides of moving back in with the folks are alleviated by a back yard and schools that might actually reopen. The move out of town, once considered a defeat of sorts by those who remain in the city, is now regarded by many as the only sensible option. It is not a straightforward migration. In the US, as in Britain, “the suburbs” exist both materially and as an idea, one that Donald Trump, among others, is keenly aware of. Last week, he addressed a tweet to the “Suburban Housewives of America”, a capitalised entity summoned fresh from the 1950s, whom he informed were in peril of losing their “American Dream”. Related: Six months and 150,000 deaths: the defining Covid-19 moments in the US – timeline Ugh, I couldn’t possibly live here, I huffed, before going home to an airless apartment Continue reading…


The suburbs may be the 'American dream', but not for this New Yorker | Emma Brockes

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