If You Grew up in Levittown New York............
There are so many sites on Facebook for those of us that grew up in Levittown Long Island, New York. As a matter of fact my most popular blog EVER (judging from the amount of emails I received) were about Growing up Levittown, named after one of the sites on Facebook. Real Estate Blog - Growing Up Levittown New York: The Way it WAS ...
I'm not the only one that feels this way about this magical childhood we had. To date I have not heard or read even ONE comment from anyone that didn't grow up there and not realize until our childhoods were gone, just how special they really were.
Levittown New York was nothing but potato fields. It was also a vision by William Levitt and his sons to create a true Community. He had GI's who were returning from the Military in mind and he thought about the children that would soon be arriving. He wanted to build not just a place for returning Military men to retire but build it with all the things you would want for your family.
If you grew up in Levittown NY, there are some places and things you will never forget: The Village Greens (Billy Joel remembers these fondly). You will remember TSS and Mays stores, the Candy Store and The Family Lounge. There was also Putt-Putt, Carvel, Quong Ming and Jolly Rogers (also known as "Happy Land)." Many of us lived at the Local Pools in the summer (mine was on Slate Lane).
Zorns was a popular spot for chicken and Dominicos for Pizza. Cherrywood Shopping Center was just a stone's throw away. All American was a popular dining spot. The Wantagh Movie Theatre and the Levittown Movie Theatres always had great movies playing and when you wanted Ice Cream, you went to Jahn's. They had every conceivable ice cream combination including "The Kitchen Sink" and if you went on your birthday, it was on the house.
The Roller Rink was right next door. Teen Center in the High Schools were open on Friday nights to keep us out of trouble. Some of us ventured, later on to a place called Cloud 9 in Farmingdale New York. We had teen centers with dancing and soft drinks, no alcohol served. And we had a blast!
I recently ran across a newly erected sign that declares the importance of Levittown as a Community. A place that is still physically there but where the Community aspect has long gone; Long gone except for those of us that grew up there and loved every second of it!
America's First Suburb, Levittown Long Island New York
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*Carole Provenzale is a Certified Feng Shui Consultant and is the Founder of Feng Shui Long Island & New York established in 1997 providing on site Feng Shui and Design Consultations for all of Long Island, New York City (Manhattan) and Queens New York.
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