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adults-only communities  

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  • Retirement communities in the United States are considered the first organized adults-only communities. In the 1960s, with a growing number of retirees with substantial pensions and many years of life remaining, real estate developer Del Webb created Sun City in Arizona. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Networks; Adults-Only Communities]

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