Levittown in Long Island, New York, was built in 1947 as a suburban community for America's growing families. Here's what it ...

As World War II came to an end, families looked for ways to start over. Emboldened by the GI Bill's provisions for home loans, they moved out of the cities in droves for newly developed suburban ...

The 1950s were a defining decade in American history, marked by postwar optimism, booming suburbs, and a confidence that shaped everything from architecture to advertising. Families were growing, new ...

There was a time when a milkman knew your family by name, and locking your front door felt almost unnecessary. In the 1950s, the American suburbs were still new and full of routines that felt exciting ...

“Growing up Levittown” is a 2011 book by Steve Bergsman, who grew up in Levittown in the 1950s and 1960s. He details the community, the world’s first suburb, which was built for returning World War II ...

In the period following World War II, the United States experienced an unprecedented economic boom. Economic growth in the 1950s and 1960s was driven by the need for new residential housing and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thanks to the postwar Baby Boom and other factors, families in the '50s began moving to the suburbs. Levittown in Long Island, New ...