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ol 1 No. 8 SUN CITY ARIZONA August 1961

Dynamic Organization Builds HomesM e n Materials PlansThey Make The uildings

TOM BREEN Webb vice-president and head of the housing division leads a Sun Cit/ planning session. Otherconferees fromfore:JackFord housing operations chief;Joe Aubin asst. chief of operations; J. R. Ashton Webbvice president and head of land development; OwenChildress housingofficemanager andJohnMeeker asst.chief of operations.

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4 l .SUN CITY planners from left: Phil Colbourne engineering; Bill Havilen assistant superintendent; Lynn Frazier^oncrete superintendent; Jack McPhee general super-mfendent; D. E. Serafini officemanager; Tom Gilbreathproject superintendent.

Concrete, steel and lumber can make the bui ld-ings,but people make the community.

Thesewere the words spoken by Del E. Webb,president of the Del E. Webb Corporation, whomade his dream of a retirementcommunity, ful lofattractive homes and endless facilities for recreationaland creativeactivity,arealityfor people 50yearsor older.

While Sun City is stil l a young community, itsstory of home construction is as amazing as itsgrowth.

When Mr. and Mrs. SeniorCitizenare ready tomove into their new home they w i l l discover thatan entire neighborhood is completed and ready forother new home owners to move in. Yet they areunaware of the tremendous organization responsible for theplanningandbuildingof a single home.

Building housesdemandsspecific planning. Beforea developer begins to bui ld the land must besurveyed, and maps must be drafted showing theboundaries of theareato be developed and the lotsspecifically measured for each home. T. E. Breen,vice president and head of the housingdivisionofthe Del E. Webb Development Company, and ahost of other top rankingofficials w i t h in the Webborganization, spend monthscarefully planning anddiscussing the complexprocessof housing development before putting any venture intoexecution.

Whenorders aregivento startbuilding,a gigantic team of construction experts gointoaction.

Specialconstruction crews beginworkon foundations, footings, stems,plumbing,finegradework,floors, walls,insulation,roofing, painting,and fin-

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DIGGER prepares ditches for concrete foundations to bepoured for each home.

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CONCRETE is poured and leveled Into the ditches toform a solid foundation base for the homes. Workmenfollow the truck leveling the wet concrete as It pours thefoundation perimeter.

PLUMBING is tested after the base has been filled in andsmoothed for the final pouring of the floor. SPECIAL machinery smooths the large floor areas.

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EXTERIOR walls are filled with specially-prepared insulation at the window and roof levels.

TRUSSES spanning the width of the exterior walls areplaced and erected before sheathing.

part of the Webb sales administration maintenanceROOFER lays tar paper and shingles over the half-inchplywood sheathing nailed to the trusses.

SKILLEDworkmen spread the mortar and level the blocksfor the exterior walls. FINISHEDcarpentry adds a finishing touch to the interiorof the homes.

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MASKED painter sprays overhangs and other exteriorareas.

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ished carpentry. Each phase is repeated as the homebuilding progresses.The finished product is a beautiful com mun itywith winding paved streets bordered by picturesquelawns dotted with colorful f lowers sometimes withcrushed rock and cactus with simplicity and beautyof design that catches the eyeofevery passer-by.T h i s is Sun C i ty . t o w n of f r iendly p eoplewhere the house becom es a hom e and the coffee potreigns supreme.

This is not the end but the beginning.

P U B I I S H E D BY THE DEI E. W E B B O E V E I O P M E N T CO. P.O. BOX 555 SUNC I T Y A R I Z .EditorOtto HighfieldManaging EditorRichard KempAssistant Managing EditorJon Smith

EDITORIAL ADVISORST. E. BREENT. G. AUSTINJ. P. McLAIN

DEL E. WEBB DEVELOPMENT CO.P. O. Box 555-SD, Sun City, Ariz.Pleasesendm thefree,28-Paga,Full-Color Story of Sun City, ArizonaNAMEADDRESS _ _CITY ZONE STATE

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Then comes this famous citythat s the talk of the nation.