A billiard room (also billiards room , or more specifically pool room , snooker room ) is a recreation room , such as in a house or recreation center, with a billiards, pool or snooker table (The term "billiard room" or "pool room" may also be used for a business providing public billiards tables; see billiard hall .).
10-412: 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 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
20-533: A local municipality . Additionally, the HOA issues building and construction permits and oversees its own building inspectors and code enforcement. Leisure World employees a private security department for the protection of its residents, with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department providing police services to its inhabitants. Fire and medical services for community residents are provided by contract from
30-558: A sports court, community meeting rooms, and two community golf courses. Additionally, the Recreation Department plans various annual educational opportunities, performing arts shows, community bus trips and over supports over 150 various clubs. Billiard room The billiard room may be in the public center of the house or the private areas of the house. Billiard rooms require proper lighting and clearances for game playing. Although there are adjustable cue sticks on
40-521: Is Castle Carr near Halifax. By the turn of the century, billiard rooms were considered a standard feature in great British houses with House Beautiful claiming "Up-to-date owners of English estates have installed billiard rooms..." Many mid- and late-19th century billiard rooms were designed in an Oriental or Moorish style . Mark Twain's billiard room in Hartford, CT was decorated with quasi-Moorish stencils. The late 19th and early 20th century represent
50-462: 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 (2,664 homes total). The community is governed by a homeowners' association or HOA, and
60-642: Is in a 1470 inventory list of the accounts of King Louis XI of France. Following the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars , billiard rooms were added to some famous 18th-century cafés in Paris and other cities. Although billiards had long been enjoyed by both men and women, a trend towards male suites developed in 19th century Great Britain. These male suites paired billiard rooms with smoking rooms and sometimes libraries. One example of these male suites
70-643: 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 services, and other responsibilities routinely delegated to
80-467: The Rural Metro fire department. The Recreation Center consists of a fitness center , and offers free admission to community residents and guests. Additionally, the community maintains an arts and craft building, eight pickleball courts, a 75-seat auditorium, a computer lab, community library, aquatic center , woodworking shop, 10 tennis courts , billiard room , ballroom , shuffleboard courts,
90-451: The market, 1.5 m (5 ft) of clearance around the pool table is ideal. Interior designer Charlotte Moss believed that "a billiard room is synonymous with group dynamics. It's where you mix drinks and embark on a little friendly competition..." Billiards probably developed from one of the late-14th century or early-15th century lawn games in which players hit balls with sticks. The earliest mention of pool as an indoor table game
100-482: The title Leisure World . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leisure_World&oldid=1020178503 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Leisure World, Arizona Leisure World
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