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Suburb in Southern California, adjacent to Long Beach.

Was developed after World War II and rapidly grew with cheap homes made even cheaper to families under the GI Bill. A larger development than Levittown, Lakewood was also the first planned city to have a shopping mall at its center.

Gained notoriety with the Spur Posse scandal in the early 1990s.
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by Evan G. August 10, 2004
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