A New Type Of Suburbanite In A New Type Of Suburb

Where the hip suburbanites can be found. Details the exploits of "Patio Man" in "Sprinkler City", with his "Realtor Wife" and designer kids.

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August 8, 2002, 7:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Sprinkler Cities are the fast-growing suburbs mostly in the South and West that are the homes of the new style American Dream, the epicenters of Patio Man fantasies. "

Thanks to Cindy Jackson

FULL STORY: Patio Man and the Sprawl People, America's newest suburbs.

Monday, August 12, 2002 in The Weekly Standard

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