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Arizona desert. Inspired by Florida trailer courts with pools, Sun City opened in 1960. It was branded “active” to attract people who could live independently and use recreation facilities in their “golden years.” Its opening weekend attracted 100,000 visitors.

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New Jersey developers took notice of Sun City’s sales success and designed “carefree lifestyle” commu- nities for seniors who wanted to stay in this region. The first to debut was Leisure Village, Lakewood, in 1963. Leisure World (now Rossmoor) in Monroe and Crestwood Village in Manchester opened in 1965. Soon many other age-restricted “lifestyle” developments arose around the state; most are smaller, with single-family detached houses. The senior enclaves were success- ful because medical advances had raised life expectancy to the 70s, and pensions and Social Security provid- ed income for the new life stage of

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