Levittown's Film "Levitt And Sons"

A city built with 15,000 homes for a population of 60,000, it was possible to note several historical and social factors connected to the motives of the construction of this city. The apartments were only 75 square meters, but were complete, equipped with refrigerator, stove, everything a person, and a small family needs to live. The houses were neighbors, very close to each other. In addition, all the propaganda of this city was focused around these factors, and in the low cost of acquisition of the property.

A house could be built in one day when it is effectively scheduled. This enabled quick and economical production of similar or identical homes with rapid recovery of costs. These factors are because the United States was facing a major crisis. Moreover, the result was very good, the business expanded and soon it was covering for new cities, new places, and new people.

Levittown was also known as suburban, by the conglomeration of low-income families, usually made up of laborers, and people with bad remuneration.

Another historical factor that is perceptible in the documentary and the rich history of Levittown is the segregation and the racism. As we can remember the famous phrase ‘separate but equal’ what clearly is against the equality and civil rights, the Levittown community did the same thing. As well as a symbol of the American Dream, Levittown would also become a symbol of racial segregation the houses could not be used or occupied by any person other than members of the Caucasian race.

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This was the official statement by that time Only whites could live in those houses, in the early years of construction, blacks were not accepted, they were quite discriminated at that time including that kind of fact, which they could not live in the same area of whites for example.

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