Vol. 1, No.

8 SUN CITY, ARIZONA August, 1961

Dynamic Organization Builds Homes
Men, Materials, Plans
They Make The Buildings
TOM BREEN, Webb vice-president and head of the hous-
ing division, leads a Sun Cit/ planning session. Other
conferees, fromfore: JackFord, housingoperations chief;
Joe Aubin, asst. chief of operations; J. R. Ashton, Webb
vice president and head of land development; Owen
Childress, housingoffice manager, and John Meeker, asst.
chief of operations.
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SUN CITYplanners, fromleft: Phil Colbourne, engineer-
ing; Bill Havilen, assistant superintendent; Lynn Frazier,
^oncrete superintendent; Jack McPhee, general super-
mfendent; D. E. Serafini, office manager; TomGilbreath,
project superintendent.
"Concrete, steel andlumber canmakethebuil d-
ings, but peoplemakethecommunity."
Thesewerethewordsspokenby Del E. Webb,
president of the Del E. Webb Corporation, who
madehisdreamof aretirement community, ful l of
attractive homes and endlessfacilities for recrea-
tional andcreativeactivity, areality for people50
yearsor older.
While SunCity is still ayoungcommunity, its
story of home constructionis as amazing as its
growth.
When Mr. andMrs. Senior Citizen areready to
moveinto their newhometheywil l discover that
anentireneighborhoodiscompletedandready for
other newhomeowners tomovein. Yet they are
unaware of the tremendous organizationrespon-
siblefor theplanningandbuilding of asinglehome.
Building housesdemandsspecific planning. Be-
fore adeveloper beginstobuild, thelandmust be
surveyed, and maps must be drafted showingthe
boundariesof theareatobedevelopedandthelots
specifically measured for each home. T. E. Breen,
vicepresident andheadof thehousingdivisionof
the Del E. Webb Development Company, and a
host of other toprankingofficials within theWebb
organization, spendmonthscarefully planningand
discussingthecomplex processof housingdevelop-
ment beforeputting any ventureinto execution.
Whenordersaregiventostart building, agigan-
tic teamof constructionexperts gointo action.
Special constructioncrewsbeginwork on foun-
dations, footings, stems, plumbing, finegradework,
floors, walls, insulation, roofing, painting, andfin-
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DIGGERprepares ditches for concrete foundations to be
poured for each home.
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CONCRETE is poured and leveled Into the ditches to
forma solid foundation base for the homes. Workmen
followthe truck levelingthe wet concrete as It pours the
foundation perimeter.
PLUMBINGis tested after the base has been filled in and
smoothed for the final pouringof the floor.
SPECIAL machinery smooths the large floor areas.
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EXTERIORwalls arefilled with specially-prepared insula-
tion at thewindowand roof levels.
TRUSSESspanningthewidth of theexterior walls are
placed and erected beforesheathing.
ludingpart of theWebb sales, administration, maintenance
ROOFERlays tar paper and shingles over thehalf-inch
plywood sheathingnailed to thetrusses.
SKILLEDworkmen spread themortar and level theblocks
for theexterior walls.
FINISHEDcarpentry adds afinishingtouch to theinterior
of thehomes.
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MASKED painter sprays overhangs and other exterior
areas.
Dynamic Organization
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ished carpentry. Each phase is repeated as the home
building progresses.
The finished product is a beautiful community
with winding paved streets bordered by picturesque
lawns dotted with colorful flowers, sometimes with
crushed rock and cactus with simplicity and beauty
of design that catches the eye of every passer-by.
This is Sun City. Atown of friendly people
where the house becomes a home and the coffee pot
reigns supreme.
This is not the end, but the beginning.
PUBIISHED BY THE DEI E. WEBB OEVEIOPMENT CO., P.O. BOX 555, SUN CITY, ARIZ.
Editor
Otto Highfield
ManagingEditor
RichardKemp
Assistant ManagingEditor
JonSmith
EDITORIALADVISORS
T. E. BREEN
T. G. AUSTIN
J. P. McLAIN
DELE. WEBBDEVELOPMENT CO.
P. O. Box 555-SD, Sun City, Ariz.
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