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Prospective homebuyers waiting to view model homes, Levittown, PA, December, 1951.
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Lines of people stretch around a block waiting to view the inside of the Levittown model homes.

Credit: Courtesy of Urban Archives, Temple University

In December 1951, 30,000 people showed up on a Saturday to view three model homes at Levittown, Pennsylvania.

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