LEVITTOWN 60th ANNIVERSARY EVENTS   Hey Folks, the Levittown 60th Anniversary Committee is announcing the official Levittown 60th Anniversary Events coming next summer June 23 and 24, 2012, the EXACT date of the first official residents of Levittown moving in 60 years ago. Join the excitement as we get ready for a 2 day celebration of all things Levittown. The weekend's Events will have Historical Displays, Contests, Prizes, Live Music, Food and Family Activities. Hope to see you there. Check back for events schedule updates or follow us on Facebook.                             Levittowner             Syllabication: Lev•it•town•er Pronunciation: (lev'it-toun"-er) Definition: 1. Noun - A name given to a resident of Levittown. 2. Noun - A name given to residents of any U.S. post–World War II new suburbs, typically middle-class families living in inexpensive, single-unit housing outside urban centers.   Levittowners.COM is a website for people who grew up in Levittown, PA. This site is all about the great social experiment that was, and is, our hometown of Levittown, PA. My wife and I first launched this site in 1997 & the site has been evolving ever since During that time, we have been contacted by thousands of "Levittowners" who have also contributed to it's current content. It is an online Levittown Museum. We hope you enjoy it. Rich Wagner - Snowball Gate & Neshaminy Langhorne Class of 1977 Amy (Duckett) Wagner - Twin Oaks & Neshaminy Maple Point Class of 1980 Pop-Pop Wagner - Original Snowball Gater & Olney High Class of 1938 Newsflash:  We wrote a book! “Levittown” was published in November 2010 by Arcadia Press. Enjoy, Laugh, Remember, … Enjoy the photos, Laugh at the stories, Remember the places. The “Levittown” Book makes a great gift! It is available now from Book Stores Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com

Introduction
"Levittowners" was the name given to the young, post WWII families, like my parents Dick & Betty Wagner, who moved out of a row house in Northeast Philly in search of the American dream of owing their own single family home with a yard. In post-WWII America, Levittown, PA represented a new lifestyle, in a "modern suburban planned community", and Levitt was the pioneer, offering affordable homes to ordinary people.

Levittown, PA was the prototype of post-WWII Suburbia. It was built from 1951 to December 1957 by developer Levitt & Sons, whose front man was William J. Levittt. The community covered 22 square miles and over 5,500 acres in lower Bucks County.

At the time, it was the largest suburban planned community in the United States. Levitt & Sons built 17,311 single-family homes and the community plan also included churches, schools, swimming pools, and shopping centers. It was inhabited by over 70,000 residents, mostly WWII Veterans and their young families. They came from Philly, Jersey, and Upstate PA to realize the American Dream of owning a single family home with a yard in Levittown.

The houses cost from just under $ 9,000 to $ 17,990, fully equipped and landscaped. Levittown houses were easy to buy, requiring only $100 down. For veterans, a Levittowner was offered for no money down. Homeowners paid around $60 a month in VA or FHA mortgage payment.