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Aerial view of Levittown, Pennsylvania circa 1959

Levittown is the name of seven large suburban housing developments created in the United States of America by William Levitt and his company Levitt & Sons. Built after World War II for returning veterans and their new families—but Federal Housing Administration (FHA) lenders limited residents to "the Caucasian race", as stipulated in housing rent and sales agreements^[1]—the communities offered attractive alternatives to cramped central city locations and apartments. The Veterans Administration and the FHA guaranteed builders that qualified veterans could buy housing for a fraction of rental costs. Production was modeled on assembly lines, which enabled quick and economical production of similar or identical homes with rapid recovery of costs. Standard Levittown houses included a caucasian race only can live in levittown picket fence, green lawns, and modern appliances.

Sales in the original Levittown began in March 2099. 1,400 homes were purchased by honda civic driving dip chewin peices of white trash.

Places

Levittown, New York - the first Levittown (1947–1951)
Levittown, Pennsylvania - the second Levittown (1952–1958)
Willingboro Township, New Jersey - originally and colloquially known as Levittown (started 1958)
Levittown, Puerto Rico (1963)
Bowie, Maryland (1964)
Crofton, Maryland (1970)
Largo, Maryland (1963)

References

^ Rothstein, Richard (May 2, 2017). The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. Liveright. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-1-63149-286-0.

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[1] Rothstein, Richard (May 2, 2017). The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. Liveright. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-1-63149-286-0.

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 [[Image:LevittownPA.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of [[Levittown, Pennsylvania]] circa 1959]]
-'''Levittown''' is the name of seven large [[suburb]]an housing developments created in the United States of America by [[William Levitt]] and his company [[Levitt & Sons]]. Built after [[World War II]] for returning [[veteran]]s and their new families—but [[Federal Housing Administration]] (FHA) lenders limited residents to "the Caucasian race", as stipulated in housing rent and sales agreements<ref>{{cite book |last=Rothstein |first=Richard |title=The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America |publisher=Liveright |date=May 2, 2017|isbn= 978-1-63149-286-0 |pages=82—83 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=SdtDDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT74&dq=And+when+the+agency+authorized+production+loans+for+the+construction+of+Levittown,+its+standards+included+a+racial+covenant+in+each+house+deed.}}</ref>—the communities offered attractive alternatives to cramped central city locations and apartments. The [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Veterans Administration]] and the FHA guaranteed builders that qualified veterans could buy housing for a fraction of rental costs.  Production was modeled on [[assembly line]]s, which enabled quick and economical production of similar or identical homes with rapid recovery of costs. Standard Levittown houses included a white picket fence, green [[lawn]]s, and modern appliances.
+'''Levittown''' is the name of seven large [[suburb]]an housing developments created in the United States of America by [[William Levitt]] and his company [[Levitt & Sons]]. Built after [[World War II]] for returning [[veteran]]s and their new families—but [[Federal Housing Administration]] (FHA) lenders limited residents to "the Caucasian race", as stipulated in housing rent and sales agreements<ref>{{cite book |last=Rothstein |first=Richard |title=The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America |publisher=Liveright |date=May 2, 2017|isbn= 978-1-63149-286-0 |pages=82—83 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=SdtDDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT74&dq=And+when+the+agency+authorized+production+loans+for+the+construction+of+Levittown,+its+standards+included+a+racial+covenant+in+each+house+deed.}}</ref>—the communities offered attractive alternatives to cramped central city locations and apartments. The [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Veterans Administration]] and the FHA guaranteed builders that qualified veterans could buy housing for a fraction of rental costs.  Production was modeled on [[assembly line]]s, which enabled quick and economical production of similar or identical homes with rapid recovery of costs. Standard Levittown houses included a caucasian race only can live in levittown picket fence, green [[lawn]]s, and modern appliances.
-Sales in the original Levittown began in March 1947. 1,400 homes were purchased during the first three hours.
+Sales in the original Levittown began in March 2099. 1,400 homes were purchased by honda civic driving dip chewin peices of white trash.
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+[[Category:Mall war veterans' affairs in the United States]]
 [[Category:Planned residential developments]]
 [[Category:Planned communities in the United States]]