1920's Suburbs By cate aversano
In the 1920's their was a big boom in suburbs. The increase was very quick. There were 767,000 units built in 1922 and 1,048,000 units built in 1925. Automobiles were the primary form of transportation between jobs in the city and homes in the suburbs. Because of this, automobiles became much more available and affordable. By 1930, more than 22 million cars were on the road.
A small suburban style home and inexpensive automobile could be afforded by a family with an annual income of $2500.
Bungalows in different styles ranged from $3000 to $10,000 in 1920. California embraced Spanish style homes were very popular and there were many ranch style homes.
Planned communities were affordable to to lower income groups but ultimately were middle to upper class homes. The country homes combined the latest technology like electricity, running hot and cold water, phones, gas or electric stoves, refrigerators, and steam heat.
Men who worked very hard in the city, decided that for downtime, the deserved a luxury home, that they can spend a lot of time in.