Leaps of faith drive ever-expanding ‘burbs

…The house the Schramkas are so eager to move into looks nothing like the squat “cracker boxes” that were the early destinations for postwar families when the migration began. Despite those jarring visual differences, the reasons families cast their fates on the outer edges of development haven’t changed in a half-century. They’re still looking for more house for the money


“If it were just housing, it would be one thing, but it isn’t. Jobs, shopping, hospitals