The development of the streetcar (initially horse-drawn, later electric) made it possible for these middle class residents to move away from the industrial neighborhoods and form “suburbs” from which ...

The earliest suburbs were just a few blocks from downtown, accessible by horse and buggy. By the turn of the 20th century, streetcar lines reached a few miles beyond the city core, creating the first ...

Sprinting down the sidewalk, out of breath, the bus turns the corner and very quickly it vanishes. It might be thirty minutes ...