It's interesting that you mention the lack of children/young adults, because they talked about that on the NPR piece as well. One of the residents was saying that the community is so beautiful, and everyone seems to love living there, but it was eerie to look around and not see a single kid. Even weirder is that they have a charter school on the property, but it's only open to children of people that work there.
Oh, and they also have this downtown area with old-looking buildings with historical plaques, but it's all fake! The place was built in one year in like 2002 or something.
The other thing that struck me as weird is that there are all these retailers (including luxury golfcar (yes, 'car' not 'cart' retailers) that are owned by The Villages and they all advertise on the Village radio stations, but there's no mention of the affiliation. It's just weird. Really weird.
The one positive thing I remember hearing about it though, was that there are tons of activities, and that most of the residents are busier there than when they lived "outside" and had jobs, etc. I can see how it would be good for an older person that didn't have much family or whatever, but it just seems kind of bizarre.
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Date: 2010-04-03 06:13 pm (UTC)Oh, and they also have this downtown area with old-looking buildings with historical plaques, but it's all fake! The place was built in one year in like 2002 or something.
The other thing that struck me as weird is that there are all these retailers (including luxury golfcar (yes, 'car' not 'cart' retailers) that are owned by The Villages and they all advertise on the Village radio stations, but there's no mention of the affiliation. It's just weird. Really weird.
The one positive thing I remember hearing about it though, was that there are tons of activities, and that most of the residents are busier there than when they lived "outside" and had jobs, etc. I can see how it would be good for an older person that didn't have much family or whatever, but it just seems kind of bizarre.