Slide Title
Preview
Date
6-1-1970
Description
Willingboro, New Jersey is a residential community initially purchased and subdivided by Levitt and Sons for plans of property tax profit, following previous incantations of Levittown in New York and Pennsylvannia. By 1956, Levitt had acquired 90% of the Township and developed Willingboro in idealistic planned suburbia. This photo shows the continuation of growth after Levitt took leave when the area was no longer profitable, in 1963.
Rights
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Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Building Type
Single family dwelling
Subject Headings
Suburbs -- New Jersey -- Willingboro; House construction -- New Jersey -- Willingboro; Urban renewal -- New Jersey - Willingboro; Cities and towns -- Growth -- New Jersey -- Willingboro
Country Name
United States
Region Name
New Jersey
City Name
Willingboro Township
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chester, "Construction in Willingboro, NJ" (1970). Browse All. 1047.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1047
Keywords
neighborhoods, housing, suburbs, new town, new towns, William Levitt, construction
Notes
Gans, Herbert J. "The Levittowners: Ways of Life and Politics in a New Suburban Community." Pantheon Books, 1967. "A Short History of Willingboro." Willingboro Public Library, 2010, www.willingboro.org/47-a-short-history-of-willingboro/. Accessed 14 Dec. 2016.