Series compiled and written by Bill Pearson in 2019
Sun City was once called “a great social experiment.” How insightful. In the coming months, we will be attempting to recreate a similar exercise. We will be doing it on Facebook, a medium not [...]
July 4, 1974 was the day Del Webb died. The day the Webb Corporation was changed forever. He had great employees working for him, many you will meet in coming posts, but none could fill [...]
Delbert Eugene Webb was born in Fresno California on May 17, 1899. It’s amazing how life’s twists and turns change the course of so many lives. Del’s story is one that is rife with [...]
It's an old axiom but one that absolutely describes Del Webb's early years. Most people would have been devastated when the family's financial troubles hit, but not Del. He simply picked up his bat, [...]
The Webb's left California in the summer of 1928. The move to Phoenix Arizona was more about health concerns than business opportunities. The city was growing, but it was still the middle of nowhere [...]
We know Del’s business started in 1928 and we know he died in July of 1974. His career as an owner spanned forty-six years. In our Del Webb room there are amazing displays of [...]
The date was April 17, 1953, and while the facts are often challenged, many feel this was one of, if not, the longest home runs in the history of the game. What makes it [...]
Hard to believe, but true; the population of Arizona in 1955 was under one million people. By one accounting online, 987,000 residents. If we are going to be reflective, the vast majority of them [...]
We left you last week with Owen Childress, John Meeker and Jack Ford sitting around Manual’s Place in Peoria. It was New Year’s Eve and they had crushed it getting ready for the opening. [...]
Don’t you hate it? When you get a tune in your head and it won't go away? As I pondered where to go with calendar years 1964 and 1965, all I could hear was [...]
Every contractor, even with today's building enhancements, would love to have Sun City's sales numbers from the early 60's. Before we go there, how about a little trivia? The number one television program in [...]
I read a lot. I like how good writers turn a phrase, capture a thought. I love when they take me on a journey, make me laugh and cry and feel emotionally connected. I [...]
