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Suburbia ** I n the post-war era, there was a population explosion due to all the men and women returning from the war; many soldiers bringing war brides home with them. And in something known as the Baby Boom, a huge amount of babies were born immediately following the war and naturally, many new families were created. As well, new immigrants were coming into the country, and they all needed homes. To house the new families and immigrants, the "suburbs" were created, and were located on the outskirts of major cities in Canada such as Toronto, Halifax and Montreal. During the Great Depression in the 1930's, most Canadians were too poor to buy houses, and during World War 2 there was a shortage of material, but after the war, Canadians believed that prosperous times were returning and many went on a home buying spree. As the land was less expensive outside of the cities, and often built around schools, the suburbs were a perfect place for families. One of Canada's first suburbs was Don Mills; it was originally 2,063 acres of land outside of Toronto purchased by E.P. Taylor between 1947 and 1952. Construction on the first house in Don Mills began on May 8th, 1953 under the designs of Harvard student, Macklin Hancock. His designs focused greatly on community living, with a shopping center, churches, schools, factories and banks, all nearby. His designs were used all through Canada until the 70's, however since then, new designing trends for the suburbs started showing up. The houses in suburbia were bigger, and were all very simi **  lar. There were enough rooms in each house for each member of the family to have his or her own space. Due to the larger amount of physical space as well as mental and emotional space, living in the suburbs was very comfortable. Suburban development became a phenomenon of the 1950's and by 1961, 11 million of Canada's 18 million people were living in urban places, many in the new suburbs.

Even though the suburbs weren't just in  Canada, it effected home buyers during the 1950's and after it. The Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation was formed by the federal government to help people own their own homes and today many people are still helped by this corporation. As well, the suburbs helped major cities in Ca nada grow to twice their size, and changed the way people lived their lives. Home decorating and designing were fads in the 1950's, and today, people still enjoy and care about decorating their homes in new ways. As a result of the suburbs, people used their cars significantly more to travel, and today that still remains the same. The suburbs changed the way many Canadians lived, and might just change them again in the future. ==