A New Type Of Suburbanite In A New Type Of Suburb

United States
Housing
The Weekly Standard

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Cindy Jackson

8 August 2002 - 7:00am

Where the hip suburbanites can be found. Details the exploits of "Patio Man" in "Sprinkler City", with his "Realtor Wife" and designer kids.

Sponsored Advertisement

Advertise on Planetizen

"Sprinkler Cities are the fast-growing suburbs mostly in the South and West that are the homes of the new style American Dream, the epicenters of Patio Man fantasies. "

Full Story: Patio Man and the Sprawl People, America's newest suburbs.

Source: The Weekly Standard, August 12, 2002

Login or register to post comments
Email this page

The End of the Age of McMansions - Jan 06, 2009
Job Growth Linked to Housing Supply - Jan 03, 2009
Housing Starts Plummet - Dec 29, 2008
How the "Ownership Society" Backfired - Dec 22, 2008
How Tax Breaks Fueled the Housing Bubble - Dec 20, 2008

A New Type Of Suburbanite In A New Type Of Suburb

Categories