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To: Clemenza

Levitt learned his trade in the Navy during WWII building barracks.


73 posted on 02/05/2008 12:24:50 PM PST by durasell (!)
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To: durasell
Correct. Got killed when they expanded to Latin America, however. There are still Levittowns outside of Caracas and San Juan, believe it or not.

Of course, about 20 miles south of me is the New Jersey Levittown, now called Willingboro. It is notable because it was built in response to criticisms about the Levitts refusing to sell to blacks at the time (Levittown/Willingboro, NJ continuing to be a stronghold of the black middle class to this day).

74 posted on 02/05/2008 12:28:26 PM PST by Clemenza (Ronald Reagan was a "Free Traitor", Like Me ;-))
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