Leisure World (other)

	Leisure World (other) Leisure World may refer to: * Leisure World, Arizona * Laguna Woods Village, Laguna Woods, California, formerly known as Leisure World * Leisure World, Seal Beach, California * Leisure World, Maryland * MV ''Leisure World'', a cruise ship Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports-of-call, where passengers may go on tours known as ... {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leisure World, Arizona Leisure World is a gated, 55+ adult age restricted community located on a county island, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The community is sovereign to, and surrounded by, the city of Mesa. Established in 1973, the community consists of nearly 500 condominiums and over 2100 single family residences. Governmental functions of HOA The community is governed by a homeowners' association or HOA, and is subdivided into seven distinct voter districts, each with an elected district representative serving as a member at large on the board of directors. The elected board of directors is responsible for setting association policy. Residing on an unincorporated county island, the HOA also functions as the de facto local government, providing private security services, collecting HOA dues for community maintenance, providing road repairs, maintaining emergency services to include contracted fire and ambulance services, providing curbside trash collection and recycling se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Laguna Woods Village Laguna Woods Village is an age-restricted community for persons aged 55 and over in Laguna Woods, California. The development, formerly known as Leisure World, was developed by Ross Cortese, a former fruit stand owner turned retirement community developer. History Ross Cortese’s early success in 1961 with Leisure World Seal Beach provided the concept of what would become Laguna Woods Village. Cortese purchased several sites across the nation, including of rural land on the Moulton Ranch, located in the Saddleback Valley of southern Orange County, California. Construction of Laguna Woods Village began in the spring of 1963 with an initial phase of 530 units. The first ten homeowners moved into the community on September 10, 1964. In October 2005 the community formally changed its name to what is now known as Laguna Woods Village, to avoid copyright disagreements with the estate of Ross Cortese over the use of the Leisure World name. Geography Laguna Woods Village is locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Leisure World, Seal Beach, California Leisure World Seal Beach is an active-seniors’ retirement community opened in 1962 that introduced many innovations characterizing later senior property developments. When built, it was the nation’s first mass-marketed housing project, first gated senior community, first all-electric community, and the first to have a health insurance plan and access to an on-site medical center included in its residents’ monthly payments. At its opening, it was the world’s largest housing development for seniors, the United States’ largest cooperative housing development, and the prototype for six other Leisure World communities across the United States built by the Rossmoor Corp, co-founded by developers Ross W. Cortese and his wife, Alona Marlowe Cortese. It is located in Seal Beach, which fronts the Pacific Ocean in Orange County, California. Leisure World houses approximately 9,600 residents in 6,608 one- and two-bedroom apartments and condominiums. History While both were taking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leisure World, Maryland Leisure World is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is an age-restricted, gated development primarily inhabited by retirees. Leisure World was formerly known as the Rossmoor census-designated place for the 2000 census. It currently has a population of 9,215. History Development In 1963, developer Ross Cortese applied for a zoning amendment in order to build a 1,000-acre community of semi-detached homes, townhouses, and apartment buildings south of Norbeck, Maryland.Willmann, John B. "Proposed Community Seen As Area Test of Yen For Adult Togetherness: Community Proposed For Adults 52 and Over". ''The Washington Post''. January 11, 1964. p. E1. Cortese's company had acquired the option to buy the 1,000 acres of land, formerly known as the Nash tract, for $5,000,000, and Cortese expected it would cost another $750,000 to build the development according to the plans. The development would be restricted to residents who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	MV Leisure World ''Leisure World'' was a cruise ship built in 1969 as ''Skyward'' for Norwegian Cruise Line. It subsequently served for several years under various companies, both as a cruise ship and later on as a floating casino. It was finally sold for scrap in 2021. History ''Skyward'' was delivered on December 10, 1969, along with her sister, ''Starward'', as the first purpose-built ships of Norwegian Cruise Line. During a cruise in 1973 many passengers became ill due to infected water. In 1979 a boiler room fire broke out on board the ''Skyward'', and consequently her engines had to be stopped and her passengers transferred to the ''Starward''. She was operated by her original owners until 1991, when the ''Skyward'' was purchased by Johnson Sembawang Shipmanagement in Nassau to become the ''Shangri-la World''. ''Shangri-la World'' operated cruises out of Singapore. After going through several name changes in the 1990s, the now renamed ''Leisure World'' was rebuilt and renovated in Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]