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Originally Posted by Hplaw
Your reference of "trailer park section" is offensive. The homes there are almost all well maintained landscaped. There are more and more new stick built homes going up. We have rented in the "historic area" and currently in the Sumpter Landing Area. I find many residents look down on you if you have property in the historic area. Another consideration for moving to The Villages.....the majority of people are kind and friendly (as anywhere). But, sad that where you choose to live becomes a snub by many. Are we still in High School?
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"Historic Section/Area" is the greatest euphemism in the history of marketing.
Clio Awards Hall of Fame material.
Back in the 50's-60's, if you had a semi-home with wheels on it, it was called a "trailer".
In 1976, HUD changed the name from "trailer" to "mobile home".
A place where a lot of trailers/mobile homes were parked, was called a trailer park or mobile home park.
In the 1960's a guy named Harold Schwartz bought a mobile home park in central Florida and called it Orange Blossom Gardens.
In 1983, a smart visionary named H. Gary Morse took over Schwartz's business and decided if you owned a mobile home park in certain parts of Florida, you could call it a "Historic Area" and people might buy into it and overlook the obvious. Genius. Pure genius.