MAYER — The big water tank sitting in Henry Castro’s front yard here is not only attractive, it also serves a dual purpose. First, it’s a reminder that a railroad once ran through Mayer. Second, it stores water in case of emergency.
Scottsdale Shopping Center Becomes the Right Place for a Wright Piece
March 14, 2012 By 2 Comments
SCOTTSDALE — The City of Scottsdale is benefiting from an error in judgement by the State of Arizona. In 1957, famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed a new State Capitol that would have been located in Papago Park, about seven miles east of the existing capitol.
Arizona Falls Serves as Double Duty Waterfall
March 8, 2012 By 1 Comment
PHOENIX — Most waterfalls cascade across mountain faces or plummet into deep gorges, and they’re usually hard to reach. But there’s one in Phoenix that is not only readily accessible, it’s also an energy source.
Giant Arrow Points to Phoenix
March 4, 2012 By 1 Comment
PHOENIX — More than 50 years ago, the Valley of the Sun was a whole lot of desert sprinkled with a few towns, mostly of them small. Phoenix had the only airport and it was also small and, because it was in the middle of some pretty barren landscape, it was sometimes hard to spot from the air.
The Out-of-Place Teepees Near Sacaton
February 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
More than 80 years ago, the federal government erected a series of stone teepees on the Gila River Reservation near Sacaton. There was probably a reason for it at the time, but today nobody knows for certain why they were built.
