Sun City became a reality on January 1, 1960 when the Del Webb Development Company opened a shopping center, motel, golf course, recreation center and five model homes.

Since it was planned to be a retirement comunity, at least one member of each household had to be fifty-five years of age and no permanent resident could be under nineteen years of age.

Since then, Sun City has continued to grow and evolve into one of the most accepted adult communities of its kind in the entire world.

Sun City is now home to over 45,000 people, eleven golf courses, seven shopping centers and seven recreation centers. Each center has its own Olympic-size swimming pool. You can also enjoy bowling, billiards, tennis, handball, racquetball, shuffleboard, boccie, miniature golf, a fitness gym, slow-pitch softball and horseshoes. In addition, there is the Sundial Auditorium where round, square and ballroom dancing takes place every week, along with bingo and other weekly activities. There are arts and crafts rooms for ceramics, stained glass, silvercraft, photography, sewing, woodworking, painting and weaving as well as two libraries and a picnic area. There are also many recreational, social and craft clubs that relate to a particular hobby, vocation or special field of interest, such as computers, ham radio, canine club, bicycling (and motorcycling!), state clubs, and on and on. If you have a hobby, there is a club! All residents of Sun City can use these facilities or join these clubs.

Sun Citians have all the facilities needed to enjoy retirement living. They discover new interests, make new friends, think new thoughts and discover talents they never realized they had when they enter the Sun City environment.

All residents live within bicycle, golf cart or walking distance of these facilities designed to satisfy every daily need or desire.

The city is a self-contained community with abundant opportunity and facilities for continued education, volunteer work, enjoyment of crafts, sports, exercise, hobbies and recreation of all sorts. This creates interested, active and involved citizens.

Sun City has more than 350 civic, service, church, charitable and cultural groups. Known as the "City of Volunteers," residents are active in Habitat for Humanity, assistant teaching in nearby communities, hospitals, "Meals on Wheels,"and many additional volunteer activities.