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What is Bill Levitt talking about in this quote?

planning suburban communities, which considered housing, recreation facilities, and schools

using the GI Bill to secure homes and farms in rural and suburban areas

building urban homes while considering every element of quality construction, from floor plan to utilitiesWe bought 5,000 acres and we planned every foot of it.

–Bill Levitt
1951

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
He’s talking about planning suburban communities — e.g., Levittown. Levitt & Sons bought huge tracts (about 5,000 acres) and master‑planned entire suburbs with houses, schools, parks and utilities. It’s not about the GI Bill or inner‑city (urban) building.