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    • Sun City West in April 1987

    • Sun City West in April 1987

    • Del E. Webb Construction Company

    • Sun City West, Arizona; Construction -- Planning; Development;

    • This aerial photograph, part of a record of the building of Sun City West, shows the progress made nine years from the date the project started. The Del E. Webb Construction Company kept a monthly record of the building of Sun City. This...
    • Sun City West beginning to take shape - Photo 13 of 105

    • Sun City West beginning to take shape - Photo 13 of 105

    • Del E. Webb Construction Company

    • Sun City West, Arizona; Construction -- Planning; Development;

    • This is the 13th of 105 photos recording the construction of Sun City West. The photos were taken monthly by the Del E. Webb Construction Company. The job began 2/15/78. The last photo is dated 10/9/87.
    • Sun City West construction with Bell Road bridge washout

    • Sun City West construction with Bell Road bridge washout

    • Del E. Webb Construction Company

    • Sun City West, Arizona; Construction -- Planning; Development;

    • This is one of a series of 105 photographs showing the building of Sun City West. The photos were taken monthly between 2/15/1978 and 10/9/1987 by the Del E. Webb Construction Company. In this photograph, taken 4/3/80, the washed out bridge over...
    • Sun City West as it looked in 1981

    • Sun City West as it looked in 1981

    • Del E. Webb Construction Company

    • Sun City West, Arizona; Construction -- Planning; Development;

    • This photo, taken in April 1981, shows how Sun City West was developing. Many homes were in place. The Hillcrest Golf Club is visible on the top left of the photo. Bell Road runs along the bottom of the photo with R. H. Johnson Boulevard running...
    • Aerial View of Sun City West

    • Aerial View of Sun City West

    • Del E. Webb Construction Company

    • Sun City West, Arizona; Construction -- Planning; Development;

    • This photograph, taken 4/7/82, shows the progress being made in the construction of Sun City West. By this time many homes were completed, golf courses were in place, and the R. H. Johnson Recreation Center was operational (the white building...
    • Sun City West under construction.

    • Sun City West under construction.

    • Del E. Webb Construction Company

    • Sun City West, Arizona; Construction -- Planning; Development;

    • Aerial view of Sun City West in 1983 - almost halfway through the project. The Del E. Webb Construction Company maintained a photographic record of the buidling of Sun City West which included 105 photos taken over the nine-year period of...
    • Sun City West in April, 1984

    • Sun City West in April, 1984

    • Del E. Webb Construction Company

    • Sun City West, Arizona; Construction -- Planning; Development;

    • By 1984 Sun City West was looking more complete. The last neighborhood to be built, to the north of Bell Road and west of R. H. Johnson Boulevard, was cleared for construction. Grand Avenue and the railroad run diagonally from the northwest to...
    • Photo 80 of 105 aerial photos documenting construction of Sun City West.

    • Photo 80 of 105 aerial photos documenting construction of Sun City West.

    • Del E. Webb Construction Company

    • Sun City West, Arizona; Construction -- Planning; Development;

    • By April 1985, construction had begun in the last neighborhood of Sun City West to the lower right of the photo. El Mirage Road runs north to south on the west perimeter of the community. Area to the south of Bell Road is still largely...

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