Building A House
Piles of precut lumber await the construction of a Levitt home. During the building process trucks would deposit the materials needed for construction, such as lumber, copper piping and shingles for...
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Black and white drawing of 1949 ranch; type 1. The first house Levitt built for sale. It cost $7,990. The five model 1949 ranch came with a fireplace and sixteen-foot picture window.
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Black and white drawing of 1949 ranch; type 2. The first house Levitt built for sale. It cost $7,990. The five model 1949 ranch came with a fireplace and sixteen-foot picture window.
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Black and white drawing of 1949 ranch; type 3. The first house Levitt built for sale. It cost $7,990. The five model 1949 ranch came with a fireplace and sixteen-foot picture window.
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Black and white drawing of 1949 ranch; type 4. The first house Levitt built for sale. It cost $7,990. The five model 1949 ranch came with a fireplace and sixteen-foot picture window.
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Black and white drawing of 1949 ranch; type 5. The first house Levitt built for sale. It cost $7,990. The five model 1949 ranch came with a fireplace and sixteen-foot picture window.
View Article1950 Ranch Models
In 1950, Levitt reduced the number of ranch models to four. The 1950 models included a carport and a twelve and a half inch Admiral T.V. set built into the staircase.
View Article1951 Ranch Models
The 1951 ranch models were the same as the 1950 models except for the elimination of the twelve and a half inch Admiral T.V. set and one room was finished in the attic.
View ArticleSchool Annex
One of Levittown’s first schools, Wisdom Lane opened in 8 Quonset huts on November 3, 1948. It housed kindergarten through third grade. The school was constructed of prefabricated huts made of...
View ArticleAerial view of Levittown Shopping Center
This shopping center, a favorite of local residents, is located on Hempstead Turnpike. Today Mays is replaced by the Tri County Flea Market. This aerial view shows Hempstead Turnpike facing east.
View ArticleFirst Levittown Public Library
The library began in 1951 in rented stores in the South Village Green. The bookmobile, parked in front (1953), initially was used to provide services to 1,300 children.
View ArticleLevittown Shopping Center
This shopping center, a favorite of local residents, is located on Hempstead Turnpike. It shows the traffic and stores in 1967.
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