Vintage photos show daily life in America's first '50s suburb
Post‑WWII GI Bill, baby boom, and highway construction drove mass suburbanization, while racial exclusion denied many non‑white families equal access to suburban housing.
The pandemic transformed the suburbs. Return-to-office mandates could reshape them again.
Minnesota may see a gradual return to urban living as employers mandate office attendance, though many suburban residents plan to remain where they are.