Levittown

Levittown

Levittown is the name of some large suburban developments created in the United States of America by William Levitt and his company Levitt & Sons:
*Willingboro Township, New Jersey - which was briefly known as Levittown
*Levittown, New York - The first Levittown, originally named Island Trees.
*Levittown, Pennsylvania
*Levittown, Puerto Rico


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  • Levittown — Levittown, Puerto Rico Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Levittown, Puerto Rico [[Image:|70px|Escudo oficial deLevittown, Puerto Rico]] …   Wikipedia Español

  • Levittown — Levittown, PR U.S. comunidad in Puerto Rico Population (2000): 30140 Housing Units (2000): 11299 Land area (2000): 2.269729 sq. miles (5.878570 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.260005 sq. miles (0.673409 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.529734 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Levittown — bezeichnet mehrere vorstädtische Siedlungen in den Vereinigten Staaten, die von William Levitt und seiner Firma Levitt Sons entworfen wurden: Levittown (New York), das erste Levittown; war ursprünglich als Island Trees bekannt Levittown… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Levittown —   [ levɪtaʊn], Wohnsiedlung (in Fertigbauweise) im östlichen Vorortbereich von New York, USA, auf Long Island, (1990) 53 300 Einwohner (1970: 65 400 Einwohner). 1947 besonders für Kriegsveteranen gegründet und von der Firma A. S. Levitt errichtet …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Levittown, NY — U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 53067 Housing Units (2000): 17410 Land area (2000): 6.876200 sq. miles (17.809275 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.876200 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Levittown, PA — U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 53966 Housing Units (2000): 19044 Land area (2000): 10.164013 sq. miles (26.324672 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.062357 sq. miles (0.161504 sq. km) Total area (2000): 10.226370 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Levittown, PR — U.S. comunidad in Puerto Rico Population (2000): 30140 Housing Units (2000): 11299 Land area (2000): 2.269729 sq. miles (5.878570 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.260005 sq. miles (0.673409 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.529734 sq. miles (6.551979 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Levittown —    Levittown was the name of the first town of massproduced, affordable single family homes built by William J. Levitt on Long Island, New York, with a population of more than 10,000 between 1947 and 1951. Similar towns were established outside… …   Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era

  • Levittown — used figuratively for generic suburban tract housing, Amer.Eng., from the vast planned real estate developments built by the firm Levitt & Sons Inc., the first on Long Island, 1946 51 (more than 17,000 homes), the second north of Philadelphia… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Levittown — [lev′it toun΄] [after Levitt & Sons, Inc., builders of planned towns] 1. city in SE N.Y., on Long Island: pop. 53,000 2. city in SE Pa., northeast of Philadelphia: pop. 54,000 …   English World dictionary

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