| March 10, 2004 |
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Levittown, Pa. - Building the Suburban Dream
America  witnessed an unparalleled migration to the suburbs in the 1950s, a decade in which 20 million people moved to mass housing developments. One of those communities was Levittown, Pennsylvania, a town that billed itself as "the most perfectly planned community in America." This site, created by the State Museum of Pennsylvania, explores the planning, building, and selling of Levittown. More than just a planned suburb, Levittown sold itself as a community where "everybody lives on the same side of the tracks." This site presents an incredibly detailed look at not only the nuts and bolts of the town but also the psychology of planned communities and those who created them. Have fun exploring this site and learning how Levittown forever altered the American dream. (in Social Science) |
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