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Levittown is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York. It is a suburb of New York City, located halfway between the villages of Hempstead and Farmingdale.
3 days ago · Levittown in Nassau County is a rather quaint hamlet that was planned and constructed from 1947 to 1951. Named after the firm Levitt & Sons, Inc. founded by Abraham Levitt, the settlement was...
Sep 3, 2024 · Levittown, unincorporated residential community in Hempstead town (township), Nassau county, western Long Island, New York, U.S. Developed between 1946 and 1951 by the firm of Levitt and Sons, Inc., Levittown was an early example of a completely preplanned and mass-produced housing complex.
Dec 19, 2018 · A close example of a pristine Levitt house, on Oak Tree Lane, lost bragging rights when its owners replaced the original asphalt shingles. 116 COACH LANE | A four-bedroom, two-bathroom house ...
Jul 10, 2020 · The idyllic ideal of modern suburbia in the United States was born in 1947 with the creation of Levittown, a large housing development in Long Island, New York.
The construction and growth of Levittown was a godsend for many houseless families, but it was also a battleground for divisive conceptions of race and political differences in the United States.
Levittown, NY is described by Guggenheim Museum as the first of thousands of suburbs. The Digital Public Library of America describes Levittown as the first and largest prefabricated suburb. The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) mentions Levittown as the first large-scale suburb.
