Levitt was the pioneer of this grossness. :nauseated face: Familiar with mass production from the Navy during WW2, his cookie-cutter approach was criticized as stifling individuality.
“No man who owns his own house and a lot can be a communist,” Levitt said. :prohibited: :hammer and pick:
Of course, his sentiments didn’t extend to African Americans: They were excluded from buying homes at his developments for fear they would scare away white buyers. :face screaming in fear:
Levitt was the pioneer of this grossness. :nauseated face: Familiar with mass production from the Navy during WW2, his cookie-cutter approach was criticized as stifling individuality.
“No man who owns his own house and a lot can be a communist,” Levitt said. :prohibited: :hammer and pick:
Of course, his sentiments didn’t extend to African Americans: They were excluded from buying homes at his developments for fear they would scare away white buyers. :face screaming in fear:
https://www.dummies.com/education/history/american-history/the-growth-of-the-american-suburbs-in-the-1950s/ https://oxfordre.com/americanhistory/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199329175.001.0001/acrefore-9780199329175-e-64