Second Suburb : Levittown, Pennsylvania /

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Carved from eight square miles of Bucks County farmland northeast of Philadelphia, Levittown, Pennsylvania, is a symbol of postwar suburbia and the fulfillment of the American dream. Begun in 1952, after the completion of an identically named community on Long Island, the second Levittown soon eclip...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Harris, Dianne Suzette
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Suburban homes.
City planning.
City and town life.
Architecture and society.
ARCHITECTURE > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Architecture et societe > Pennsylvanie > Levittown.
Vie urbaine > Pennsylvanie > Levittown.
City planning > Pennsylvania > Levittown.
Architecture and society > Pennsylvania > Levittown.
Suburban homes > Pennsylvania > Levittown.
City and town life > Pennsylvania > Levittown.
Pennsylvania > Levittown.
Levittown (Pa.)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Carved from eight square miles of Bucks County farmland northeast of Philadelphia, Levittown, Pennsylvania, is a symbol of postwar suburbia and the fulfillment of the American dream. Begun in 1952, after the completion of an identically named community on Long Island, the second Levittown soon eclipsed its New York counterpart in scale and ambition, yet it continues to live in the shadow of its better-known sister and has received limited scholarly attention. Second Suburb uncovers the unique story of Levittown, Pennsylvania, and its significance to American social, architectural, environmenta.
Physical Description:1 online resource (445 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780822977827

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