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Levittown and Suburbanization of The 1950s: Use The Internet and To Find The Answers and Photos For The Project
Levittown and Suburbanization of The 1950s: Use The Internet and To Find The Answers and Photos For The Project
Levittown and Suburbanization of The 1950s: Use The Internet and To Find The Answers and Photos For The Project
Levitt used mass production methods to build his housing developments, why do you think
Levitt would be known as the “Henry Ford of Housing?”
Before Development
Include a photo of one of Levitt’s developments before he started
construction
After Development
What occupied the space he built his first development prior to construction?
What did US Steel create in nearby Fairless Hills that attracted people to Levittown?
What sorts of buildings/recreation centers were built in the community?
Image of a type of building built to help Image of a type of building built to help
the community the community
Insert photo of an advertisement from one of Insert photo of an advertisement from another
the home models one of the home models
Insert another advertisement photo of one of Insert another advertisement photo of one of the
the home models home models
What kinds of trees were provided as a part of the landscaping for the homes?
How many houses were built and how many years did it take to build them?
What bill that we have talked about in the past do you suppose helped the veterans to
purchase these homes?
The Suburban Way
What was the average age of the couples moving into the homes and the average age of their
children?
What food item would be delivered to the homes that you would not generally think of being
delivered?
What was the name of the elementary school built in the town?
What two presidential candidates in the 1960 election made campaign stops in Levittown?
Visit: http://tigger.uic.edu/~pbhales/Levittown/building.html
Describe family life in a typical household in Levittown.
What aspects of this community make it seem like a great place to raise a family?
How do you suppose the relatively low price of these homes helped low income families live a
better life?
Write a paragraph as if you are part of a young couple with a kid and you just bought a house at
Levittown. Think of how great the opportunity would be to own a home, especially if you grew
up in a poor immigrant family. Be sure to write about how excited you feel that you get an
opportunity to live the American Dream