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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Levittown,_New_YorkLevittown, New York - Wikipedia

    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.

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  3. untappedcities.com › 2020/07/31 › the-controversialThe Controversial History of Levittown ... - Untapped New York

    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...

  4. www.britannica.com › place › Levittown-New-YorkLevittown | Suburban Development, Postwar Housing & Garden City

    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.

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  5. www.nytimes.com › 2018/12/19 › realestateLevittown, N.Y.: The Original Starter Community

    Dec 19, 2018 · Living In ... Levittown, N.Y. 9 Photos. View Slide Show ›. Beth Perkins for The New York Times. By Julie Lasky. Dec. 19, 2018. Eight years ago, Jean Holland moved with her family from West...

  6. ushistoryscene.com › article › levittownLevittown - US History Scene

    Levitt & Sons. Nassau County, Long Island. Alamy Construction of Levittown was famously quick: a home was built every 16 minutes. In 1947, entrepreneur Abraham Levitt and his two sons, William and Alfred, broke ground on a planned community located in Nassau County, Long Island.

  7. www.atlasobscura.com › articles › levittown-new-yorkThe Lingering Legacy of America’s First Cookie-Cutter Suburb

    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.

  8. www.thoughtco.com › levittown-long-island-1435787A History of the Levittown Housing Developments - ThoughtCo

    Jul 3, 2019 · The potato fields located 25 miles east of Manhattan on Long Island was named Levittown, and the Levitts began to build a huge suburb. The new development ultimately consisted of 17,400 homes and 82,000 people. The Levitts perfected the art of mass-producing houses by dividing the construction process into 27 different steps from start to finish.

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