Walter Livingston

Walter R. Livingston Jr. (May 25, 1922 - June 8, 2011) was an American architect, activist and city planner. Biography Early life and education Walter R. Livingston, Jr., was born, reared and educated in the city of Philadelphia. He was the son of the late Eloise Nelson Livingston, a school teacher from Greensboro, NC and Walter R Livingston, Sr., a lawyer and mechanical engineer from Marianna, FL. He had one sister, Grace Livingston Goss. Mr. Livingston, a member of the 172 class of Central High School (Philadelphia) graduated in 1939. After graduating he attended Cheyney University and received a Bachelor of Science degree in education in 1943. Livingston then joined the US Army and served two years in World War II as a Technical Sergeant. He received two bronze stars for bravery in the Battle of the Bulge. On being honorably discharged he attended the University of Pennsylvania and received a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1949 and a Master of City Planning degree in 1955.