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The Growth of Suburbs

Levittown, Pennsylvania, c. 1959.

Levittown, Pennsylvania, c. 1959.

Levittown refers to seven large suburban developments created in the United States by William Levitt and his company Levitt & Sons. Built after World War II for returning veterans and their new families, the communities developed as a major prototype of mass-produced housing.

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