Levittown
Levittown is the name of four large suburban developments created in the United States of America by William Levitt and his company Levitt & Sons. For the average blue collar family, the homes were cheaper to live in than a rental apartment. He and other builders were guaranteed by the Veterans Administration and the Federal Housing Association (FHA) that qualified veterans could receive housing for a fraction of rental costs. Production was modeled in an assembly line manner and thousands of identical homes were produced. These came standard with a white picket fence, green lawn, and modern era kitchen with appliances. Sales began in March of 1949, and within the first three hours, 1,400 homes had been bought.They featured large numbers of similar houses that were built easily and quickly, allowing rapid recovery of costs.
- Levittown, New York - the first Levittown
- Levittown, Pennsylvania
- Willingboro Township, New Jersey - briefly known as Levittown
- Bowie, Maryland - Levitt developed the Belair property, briefly considered a name change to Levittown
- Levittown, Puerto Rico
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