By Nicholas Katers
Arizona's Sun City is a popular retirement community first established in 1960.
Legendary developer Del Webb established Sun City, Arizona, in the early 1960s as a community for retirees and senior citizens looking for warm weather all year. The city boomed in the late 20th and early 21st centuries as baby boomers searched for places to settle down in retirement. The town's lush green spaces, clean streets and beautiful homes beckon older residents from around the world. Sun City features golf clubs, community centers and activities attractive to permanent residents and tourists.
Recreation Centers of Sun City
Recreation Centers of Sun City is the primary attraction for senior citizens living in Sun City. This organization sponsors activities and maintains recreation facilities for residents of Sun City. A Privilege Card membership is offered to nonresidents interested in these activities and allows them access to seven community centers, eight golf courses and two bowling alleys within Sun City limits. The organization also offers bus tours of Red Rocks and Mexico to cardholders.
Recreation Centers of Sun City
10626 W. Thunderbird Blvd.
Sun City, AZ 85351
623-561-4600
sunaz.com
Sun Cities Area Historical Society
The Sun Cities Area Historical Society celebrates the work of Del Webb in creating Sun City within the developer's first model home. Visitors to the Del Webb Sun Cities Museum can listen to the voices of former residents in the museum's oral history recordings. The society maintains a permanent exhibit with housing ads, maps, photos and other documents from Sun City's past. The museum gift shop sells a biography of Del Webb along with multiple books about Sun City history.
Sun Cities Area Historical Society
10801 W. Oakmont Drive
Sun City, AZ 85351
623-974-2568
delwebbsuncitiesmuseum.org
Arizona U Can Dance
Arizona U Can Dance is a dance school run by instructor Kort Kurdi with classes throughout western Arizona. The school's Sun City courses take place at the Paradise RV resort. Kurdi offers beginning classes in ballroom and line dancing for students interested in basic moves. The Line Dance Outside of the Line course throws some wrinkles into the usual line dancing routine to challenge experienced dancers. Arizona U Can Dance also runs a Dance for the Health of It course to emphasize the health benefits of dancing.
Arizona U Can Dance
10950 W. Union Hills Drive
Sun City, AZ 85373
623-977-0344
ucanlinedance.com
Sun City Country Club
The Sun City Country Club features an 18-hole, par-72 golf course covering 6,223 yards. Visitors to Sun City earn access to the clubhouse and two rounds of golf each month with the club's temporary memberships. The Sun City Country Club Restaurant presents a Sunday breakfast buffet and dance nights on Thursdays and Fridays. The club's Penny Pulz Golf Academy uses high-tech training methods to teach fundamentals to golfers of all ages and experience levels.
Sun City Country Club
9433 N. 107th Ave.
Sun City, AZ 85351
623-933-1353
suncitycountryclub.org
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About the Author:
Nicholas Katers has been a freelance writer since 2006. He teaches American history at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wis. His past works include articles for "CCN Magazine," "The History Teacher" and "The Internationalist" magazine. Katers holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in American history from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, respectively.
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