https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown A comparison between Levittown and present-day Santa Clarita en-us 2018-03-22 18:20:14 UTC 2023-02-13 03:14:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Simplehouse.png 99013819 https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/247644506 Santa Clarita is a present-day Levittown to a modern extent. It's truly amazing how one of the first suburbs in American history shares several similar traits to a modern-day suburb like Santa Clarita. Founded in 1987, Santa Clarita has grown immensely in the past thirty years, particularly in community areas like Stevenson Ranch and Westridge. However, while being modern, Santa Clarita and Levittown share the same kind of community activities, track houses, and the amount of trees in the area. Where the major differences are seen are in the layout of houses along with the types of people who live in Santa Clarita versus Levittown. Due to the two suburbs being equally similar yet opposite, Santa Clarita can only be considered a moderate modern-day Levittown. ]]> 2018-04-01 05:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/247644506 99013819 https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/247644562 Before Levittown had come to existence, that area in Pennsylvania was merely just farm country that popularly produced spinach. However, Levitt and Sons saw the farmland as a place where they could establish the most "perfectly planned community" that consisted of doctors and dentists, shopping centers, baseball fields, a rail road station, swimming pools, and a town hall. Also, communities were broken up into subdivided neighborhoods, all bearing different names with a theme to the street names. Similarly, Santa Clarita was also established on previously land used for agriculture (onions), and includes the majority of amenities that Levittown had. It's interesting to see how society requires/likes the same types of activities that families enjoyed  back in the 1950s, along with how neighborhoods and street name themes are still used. Santa Clarita to a large extent is a modern-day Levittown in terms of the "perfectly planned community" concept. ]]> 2018-04-01 06:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/247644562 99013819 https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/247644880 One way that Santa Clarita is a modern day Levittown to a small extent is in the way that houses are structured. In Santa Clarita there are a variety of ways of living, including apartments, condos, a traditional homes. Housing can be split up into track homes and custom houses, where track houses may have the same layout as another house whereas custom are one of a kind. However, even track houses do come in a variety of different layouts; they don't just vary in color. Additionally, many homes in Santa Clarita are two-stories, a feature in housing that was not visible at all in Levittown. The historic suburb contained houses that all had the same layout, and only differed in exterior color as to avoid monotony. That is a very different trend that what can be seen in Santa Clarita today as some houses may look similar, but they can be easily identified. One aspect that both Levittown and Santa Clarita have in common, however, is that the houses typically had an open floor plan. Santa Clarita has continued the trend of "identical housing", but homes are not built to look exactly like the one next to it.]]> 2018-04-01 06:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/247644880 99013819 https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/247645282 Levittown homes were very affordable (usually $10,000 plus closing fees) and were well received partially because what was included with purchasing a new home: kitchen equipment, a heating system, and built-in furniture. The way that Levitt was able to keep the cost down on the homes was by not including a garage or basement . Santa Clarita homes also do not typically have basements as they are not practical with the earthquake threat in California. They also have a built-in air conditioning/heating system, and kitchen appliances are usually included though many homeowners choose to install new or different ones. However, garages are characteristic to Santa Clarita houses, unlike Levittown, and built-in furniture isn't super common other than closets. With all these factors in mind, Santa Clarita is a modern-day Levittown to a moderate extent in regards to what is included in the purchase of a house.]]> 2018-04-01 06:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/247645282 99013819 https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/249527987 An aspect of Levittown that was very common was the amount of trees planted around the area. Trees and plants were seen as a way to enhance deteriorating building and older properties and make them seem more valuable. In fact, trees were such a popular feature that one in every twenty-eight feet there was a tree planted, and each home averaged two and a half trees. Similarly, Santa Clarita plants trees and other plants for cosmetic purposes. In many neighborhoods across the city trees are seen lined up in uniform to accentuate the houses around them, along with many homes featuring trees as well. However, there has been a decrease in some areas due to the high temperatures that California gets to during many months in the year. Additionally, trees can be seen in newer and nicer neighborhoods rather than areas that are older or deteriorating. Santa Clarita somewhat a modern version of Levittown due to the]]> 2018-04-08 13:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/249527987 99013819 https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/249528991 As we live in the modern-era, segregation isn't prominent in American suburbs, including Santa Clarita. Several different neighborhoods, like Stevenson Ranch, do feature a majority amount of white and asian people, but the community is very welcoming of all individuals and families of any type of race. The reason that some areas may have more of one race than another is simply due to choice of the individual or family or because a certain area may be more affordable. In short, Santa Clarita is not a town that promotes segregated sentiments. This is a sharp contrast from the demographics that were in Levittown. One of the reasons for the establishment of Levittown was to separate urban immigrants (majority being poor) from middle-class white families; the main race that existed in Levittown was Caucasian. Being that the majority of the population was white was not a coincidence, rather it was an intentional way to segregate the white middle-class from other races viewed at the time as "inferior". ]]> 2018-04-08 13:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/249528991 99013819 https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250957521 Built-in air conditioning is one of the many features that come with a house in Santa Clarita.]]> 2018-04-12 00:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250957521 99013819 https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250957718 There is no wall or door separating the kitchen from the living room! (Open Layout)]]> 2018-04-12 00:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250957718 99013819 https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250958700 Both suburbs had track houses like the ones in the picture. However, Santa Clarita features different layouts of track houses. And they are also commonly two-stories. ]]> 2018-04-12 00:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250958700 99013819 https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250959153 Santa Clarita and Levittown both had trees in their homes. ]]> 2018-04-12 00:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250959153 99013819 https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250959408 Community pools are very common throughout the different neighborhoods in Santa Clarita.]]> 2018-04-12 00:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250959408 99013819 https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250959829 Stevenson Ranch is one of the many communities in Santa Clarita. ]]> 2018-04-12 00:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250959829 99013819 https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250960328 One of the baseball/softball fields in Santa Clarita. ]]> 2018-04-12 00:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250960328 99013819 https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250960343 Even though Santa Clarita is inviting of people of all race, certain communities have more than one race than others. ]]> 2018-04-12 00:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250960343 99013819 https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250960349 The names of the streets in a certain section of Westridge are types of rocks. ]]> 2018-04-12 00:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250960349 99013819 https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250962568 Trees line the streets in Westridge. ]]> 2018-04-12 00:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250962568 99013819 https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250963923 Garages is a household commodity in Santa Clarita. ]]> 2018-04-12 01:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/99013819/scv_vs_levittown/wish/250963923