Article 31 "Patio Man and the Sprawl People"

This article makes me think of suburbs such as Kildeer, Long Grove and Deer Park. These are affluent suburbs that are growing, not only with hones but also the businesses near there. The description of the Patio Man and his family and friends, is a valid image among many of these new growing suburbs. People want to show that they have money and they buy things like the top of the line grills and name brand clothing for their children. The article points out many valid points about these growing suburbs. One of my closest friends grew up in Long Grove, and her dad is exactly like Patio Man. He always has to upstage his friends in his grills, the way his yard looks and is constantly changing cars for bigger and better. “Many people still have in their heads the stereotype of suburban life that the critics of suburbia established in the 1950’s.” Personally I still see suburbia as that image that people created in the 1950’s. You have a nuclear family, but instead of having a small home you have these enormous homes that require speakers systems to locate one another. These new suburbs will continue to grow and eventually become wore out and then will continue on to a newer suburb and the cycle will continue.