EPISODE · Feb 24, 2021 · 42 MIN
La Brega, Episode 2: Levittown, Where The Good Life Begins
from Latino USA · host My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts
Alana Casanova-Burgess traces the history and development of Levittown, a massive suburb that was founded on the idea of bringing the American middle-class lifestyle to Puerto Rico during a time of great change on the island. Casanova-Burgess (herself the granddaughter of an early Levittown resident) traces back the story of the boom and bust of Levittown and explores what its shortcomings tell us about the promises of the American Dream in Puerto Rico.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The history and development of Levittown, a massive suburb that was founded on the idea of bringing the American middle-class lifestyle to Puerto Rico.
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