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since October 5, 1997
Help Support the Levittown
Museum We have a new book coming out
Fall of 2010. It is called "Levittown:
The Golden Years" and it is being
published by Arcadia Publishing. The
book has over 180 beautiful historic
images and chronicles the birth and
history of Levittown, PA. Part of the
proceeds will be used towards our goal
of establishing a Levittown Museum
facility. Send us an email to pre-order
your copy. No credit card necessary.
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.
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 - Snowball Gate &
Olney High Class of 1938
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.
Welcome to Levittown, PA