Farmington Valley Arts Center with Carol Kaplan and Melissa Meredith

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of World War II on American society and the subsequent suburban development in the 1950s and 1960s.

Following victory in World War II, the United States was forced to navigate a precarious transition period as it welcomed its millions of veterans back into society. To accommodate many of these returning soldiers and the subsequent Baby Boom that followed, developers across the country found success in creating standardized suburban housing and lifestyles that heralded an extreme period of national uniformity in the 1950s. However, American life would not stay stagnant for long. By the 1960s...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim Pabich, Terri Wilson

Guests: Carol Kaplan, Melissa Meredith

Topics covered

• post-war America
• suburban development
• cultural transition
• veterans
• Baby Boom
• national uniformity

Keywords

• World War II
• suburban housing
• Baby Boom
• American life
• cultural change

Mentioned in this episode

Places: United States

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