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Levittown, NY: Towns of Hempstead & Oyster Bay: 1946–1951 This Levitt development is known for being the first large-scale, suburban planned community in the USA. [4] Roslyn Country Club Roslyn Heights: 1946–1947 Strathmore at Roslyn East Hills: 1947–1948 Development description, houses, and brochure (1947) The exhibit home's address was ...
Levittown is the name of several large suburban housing developments created in the United States (including one in Puerto Rico) by William J. Levitt and his company Levitt & Sons. Built after World War II for returning white veterans and their new families, the communities offered attractive alternatives to cramped central city locations and ...
On July 1, 1947, Levitt & Sons broke ground on the $50 million ($682 million today) development of Levittown, which ultimately included 17,000 homes on 7.3 square miles of land. Alfred created the mass production techniques and designed the homes and the layout of the development, with its curving streets.
Levittown gets its name from its builder, the firm of Levitt & Sons, Inc. founded by Abraham Levitt on August 2, 1929, which built the district as a planned community for returning World War II veterans between 1947 and 1951. [2]
Aerial view circa 1959 of Levittown, Pennsylvania Levittown, Puerto Rico. Levitt progressed to become a pioneer of mass production. He had houses built in less than six weeks on inexpensive land with no urban infrastructure. Houses were built on concrete slabs, with no foundation, and could be purchased for as little as a one-dollar down ...
Photos capture the devastation following an explosion and fire at a home in the Snowball Gate section of Middletown on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. A Go-Fund-Me campaign is being set up for the family
Tom Brady, left, talks with Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson before an NFL football divisional playoff game against the Washington Commanders, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Detroit.
The Photo League was the subject of a 2012 documentary film: Ordinary Miracles: The Photo League's New York by Daniel Allentuck and Nina Rosenblum. The film traces the rise and demise of the Photo League between 1936 and 1951, and includes interviews with surviving members and a soundtrack including Woody Guthrie , the Andrews Sisters , and the ...