After World War II, the United States of America became a much richer nation. As America gained wealth and the population in urban cities and transportation technology increased, many Americans dispersed, far from urban cities, to realize the common dream of having a piece of land to call their own. The built landscape became known as suburbs, exclusive residential areas a short distance from a city. The popularity and success of the suburban landscape caused suburbs to expand throughout the United States, from the East Coast to the West Coast and along the Canada-Mexico borders. In the 1990s, many suburbs surrounding major urban cities transformed into more than just upscale residential areas. The new type of area that developed from the suburbs, the post-suburban environment, has the characteristics of the suburbs and the characteristics of the central city, or what the postmodern political geographer and urbanist Edward Soja calls, "the upside-down city." (Foster 1). The post-suburban environment is “a fundamentally decentralized spatial arrangement in which a variety of commercial, recreational, shopping, artistic, residential, and religious activities are conducted in different locations and are connected primarily by private automobile transportation” (Kling 1). The multifaceted aspects of the post-suburban environment make it an attractive and dynamic space with employment opportunities. Topanga Canyon, near Los Angeles, California, is an example of a suburban space that has developed into a dynamic post-suburban space. Because Topanga Canyon's post-suburban space is dynamic and full of job opportunities, it is attractive to Mexican immigrants who wish to have better jobs... middle of paper ......xexcluding Mexican immigrants and their culture from entering and influencing. The spatial identities of Arroyo Blanco residents can no longer be centered in the suburbs, which are exclusive and separate. Their spatial identities will have to become decentralized and hybridized, which are the defining characteristics of the post-suburban landscape. Works Cited Bhabha, Homi. The position of culture. London and New York: Routledge, 1994. Print.Boyle, T. C. The Tortilla Tent. New York City: Viking Penguin - Penguin Books, 1995. Print.Foster, Tim. “In Post-Suburban Third Space: T. Coraghessan Boyle's, The Tortilla Curtain.” University of Nottingham, 1995. Web. 6 December 2013. Kling, Rob. “Beyond the Edge: The Dynamism of Post-Suburban Regions.” University of California Press, 1995. Web. December 6, 2013. Soja, Edward. Thirdspace. Malden (Massachusetts): Blackwell, 1996. Print.