William Jaird Levitt February 11 1907 вђ January 28 1994 American William levitt. william jaird levitt (february 11, 1907 – january 28, 1994) was an american real estate developer and housing pioneer. as president of levitt & sons, he is widely credited as the father of modern american suburbia. in 1998 he was named one of time magazine 's " 100 most influential people of the 20th century.". Jul 29, 2017, 1:20 pm. by. matt schneiderman. william levitt’s legacy goes beyond any one office or apartment building. the developer’s single handed creation of levittown, long island, right.
William Levitt Alchetron The Free Social Encyclopedia As much as anyone, william levitt made the american dream possible. it was the war that taught levitt the promise of the future and how to reach for it. in 1941, he and his brother, alfred, won a. Levitt, william jaird. (b. 11 february 1907 in brooklyn, new york; d. 28 january 1994 in manhasset, new york), builder and developer best known for his levittowns, postwar suburban subdivisions in new york, pennsylvania, and new jersey. levitt was one of two sons born to abraham levitt, a real estate lawyer, and pauline biederman. Jan. 30, 1994 12 am pt. times staff writer. william j. levitt, the prophetic builder whose inexpensive, nearly identical, mass produced houses set americans on the road to suburbia, died friday. Levitt didn’t just build homes; he built an economy. william levitt passed away in 1994 having over the course of his life having built homes for over 140,000 american families and hundreds more in puerto rico and france. in 1998 time magazine would name him as one of the “100 most important people of the 20th century”.
William Levitt 1907вђ 1994 Was An American Real Estate Jan. 30, 1994 12 am pt. times staff writer. william j. levitt, the prophetic builder whose inexpensive, nearly identical, mass produced houses set americans on the road to suburbia, died friday. Levitt didn’t just build homes; he built an economy. william levitt passed away in 1994 having over the course of his life having built homes for over 140,000 american families and hundreds more in puerto rico and france. in 1998 time magazine would name him as one of the “100 most important people of the 20th century”. During his lifetime, levitt’s company built more than 150,000 single family homes. the company’s first development, levittown in nassau county, n.y., was a 17,000 home suburb completed in 1947. William levitt and america’s first suburbia. levittown public library a long line of people camps out in front of the levitt & sons sales office, waiting for their chance to buy property in levittown, n.y. may 1947. levittown, n.y. popped up almost overnight. the year was 1947 and america was full of returning war veterans and the women who.
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