[Bill-n-Brillo]

Originally Posted by redwitch

I would guess that a friend of mine is probably the longest one here. She and her husband (long deceased) bought the third manufactured home when it was still Orange Blossom (long before Harold Schwartz bought it). She' in her 90's (looks early 70's), plays bridge fairly well, still drives (well, but not at night) and is truly a sweet woman. And, yes, she does have free cable and garbage.

I'd say she wins the trophy!

Bill

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by redwitch

I would guess that a friend of mine is probably the longest one here. She and her husband (long deceased) bought the third manufactured home when it was still Orange Blossom (long before Harold Schwartz bought it). She' in her 90's (looks early 70's), plays bridge fairly well, still drives (well, but not at night) and is truly a sweet woman. And, yes, she does have free cable and garbage.

WOW.The third home. I agree with Bill that she definitly wins the trophy.

I was just curious if anyone knows how to find the first recorded home owner
in TV?

Originally Posted by redwitch

I would guess that a friend of mine is probably the longest one here. She and her husband (long deceased) bought the third manufactured home when it was still Orange Blossom (long before Harold Schwartz bought it). She' in her 90's (looks early 70's), plays bridge fairly well, still drives (well, but not at night) and is truly a sweet woman. And, yes, she does have free cable and garbage.

[bkcunningham1]

Originally Posted by redwitch

I would guess that a friend of mine is probably the longest one here. She and her husband (long deceased) bought the third manufactured home when it was still Orange Blossom (long before Harold Schwartz bought it). She' in her 90's (looks early 70's), plays bridge fairly well, still drives (well, but not at night) and is truly a sweet woman. And, yes, she does have free cable and garbage.

Aww, I'd love to meet her. I wonder just how much that free garbage pick-up and cable has been worth now after all of these years. Our next door neighbor was telling us about the days before the Spanish Springs Town Square was built. Everyone met in a blue and white tent somewhere over near the Post Office, Mexican restaurant and the crematory. Gosh, I love this place more and more everyday.

[chuckinca]

My uncle and aunt used to rent in TV in the early 80's and bought in Country Club Hills in about '85. He recently told me that the town center was as described above and that the land where La Plaza Grande and Spanish Springs is located was just farm land at that time. They are both in their early 80's now so in 1980 they were about 50.


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[mrfixit]

Originally Posted by Bill-n-Brillo

I'd say she wins the trophy!

Bill

ANOTHER person who deserves a BIG Trophy, IMHO....would be................... H. Gary Morse who arrived in 1983.... ( to help his dad--Harold Schwartz )...... and was the mastermind of this magnificent place we call The Villages.. And ..ALSO... to his children ( Mark Morse, Tracy Mathews and Jennifer Parr ) who now are the "movers and shakers" providing us with this place we call PARADISE. AND, let's prepare another, for the upcoming Fourth-generation ....which I hope will continue the family tradition.... THANK YOU to the entire MORSE family... ...for the VISION....Dedication .. and the hard work in providing the "FINEST" retirement community in the entire WORLD.

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by mrfixit

ANOTHER person who deserves a BIG Trophy, IMHO....would be................... H. Gary Morse who arrived in 1983.... ( to help his dad--Harold Schwartz )...... and was the mastermined of this magnificent place we call The Villages.. And ..ALSO... to his children ( Mark Morse, Tracy Mathews and Jennifer Parr ) who now are the "movers and shakers" providing us with this place we call PARADISE. AND, let's prepare another, for the upcoming Fourth-generation ....which I hope will continue the family tradition.... THANK YOU to the entire MORSE family... ...for the VISION....Dedication .. and the hard work in providing the "FINEST" retirement community in the entire WORLD.

Great Post.

[gary42651]

I agree, Great post,

[BaylorBear]

Originally Posted by CMANN

We are not the Village people *@%!.

we're "VILLAGERS!!!!!"

C

Did not mean to offend, CMANN! Just exuberant about finally getting there in 2013. Sorry