BETA
Fake history: The town squares in The Villages, Florida, were designed by a stage builder to look like historic landmarks, but they are entirely modern creations.
Chapter 1
The spark of the Sun Belt
Chapter 2
Designing the retirement utopia
Chapter 3
The cost of paradise
Chapter 4
The new retirement frontiers
Ch 2 · Designing the retirement utopia
hank Build retirement communities to discover why millions of seniors migrated to the Sun Belt.
hank Sun Belt Retirement Boom
Trade the snow for sand, Active life at hand, Sun Belt states await, Your sunny golden gate!
hank In many Sun Belt retirement communities, customized golf carts have replaced cars as the primary way to travel, socialize, and express identity.
Fun Fact
Fake history: The town squares in The Villages, Florida, were designed by a stage builder to look like historic landmarks, but they are entirely modern creations.
hank Spanning three Florida counties, The Villages is the world's largest retirement community, featuring its own mock-historical downtowns and thousands of daily activities.
Glossary
retirement community (noun)
A residential housing development designed for older adults who are generally able to care for themselves. In 1983, H. Gary Morse began transforming a Florida mobile home park into a massive retirement community.
A residential housing development designed for older adults who are generally able to care for themselves. In 1983, H. Gary Morse began transforming a Florida mobile home park into a massive retirement community.
Quiz
What was the name of the first major active adult retirement community opened in Arizona in 1960?
Quiz
What alternative vehicle is so popular in communities like Peachtree City that they have dedicated paved paths?