Various cities across the U.S. saw rapid development following the end of World War II. Advances in different type of technology allowed cities across the country to undergo vast reshaping, such as, the ability to mass produce products, in cheaper and more efficient ways. Advances in fertilizers and pesticides allowed more food to be grown in less time. The introduction of houses made from prefabricated parts allowed for entire new neighborhoods to be built in a short amount of time. Along with all these advances came a shift of the population out of downtown areas and into the surrounding areas in the suburbs, where the land was cheap and the taxes were low. Parkways and highways connected these different parts of the cities, increasing
