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>> we start to become a nation of consumers. >> we start buying televisions and hi-fi stereo systems and you might even buy a car or two, shocker. >> car culture was important, especially in the suburbs. you needed a car now. just even the artistry of those cars, the paint job and the lines. those cars became really a symbol of americas prosperity and american style. >> once people started buying things, then you have to design things and a whole industry is built around that. it grows very quic...

>> car culture was important, especially in the suburbs. you needed a car now. just even the artistry of the cars, the paint job and the the lines. those cars became really a symbol of americas prosperity and american style. >> once people started buying things, then you have to design things and the whole industry is built around that. it grows very quickly. these exploding catalog businesses, department stores, jcpenney, macys. >> keeping up with the joneses became a new defining your identity...