In his book From Bauhaus to Our House, American author Tom Wolfe tells of how, in 1950s America, builders could unashamedly present the boxes they were creating as luxury, while well-educated men and women could accept them without a blink as luxury.
美國作家湯姆．沃夫在他出版於一九八一年的著作裡表示，在五○年代的美國，建築商可以面不改色地說這些盒子很「豪華」；而受過良好教育、容易接受新觀念的善男信女，居然眼睛也不眨一下就不惜巨金，遷入蜂窩。