Liz Wildberger

Paradise Valley Estates Liz Wildberger

Tracing the development of a retirement community like Paradise Valley Estates from idea to reality is a challenging, yet intriguing task. In this book, The Early History of Paradise Valley Estates, two writers alternate in describing the process of following embryonic beginnings. Major General John Collens documents the many steps involved in creating a community appropriate to its residents while Liz Wildberger offers an anecdotal, humorous history of what resident life as a "Founder" entailed. Narrator Bruce Bartels provides a seamless flow between the two accounts. From its inception in the minds of a handful of retired military officers, progress through financing, construction and marketing is detailed. The exploits of initial residents in inventing social and cultural activities provides a look into the creative process that forged the community known as Paradise Valley Estates.