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  • Gateway Arch on McDowell Road
    ArtValley of the Sun
    By Sam Lowe
    June 17, 2016
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    That Arch Over McDowell Road has a Name and Story

    Since 1991, an odd-looking arch has spanned McDowell Road just east of 16th Street. It's made of structurally reinforced steel and painted with white enamel and, in a way, resembles Roman numerals careening high above the street.
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  • ArtDose of HistorySmall Town SceneSouthern Arizona
    By Sam Lowe
    January 7, 2016
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    Rex Allen’s Heart Remains in Willcox

    WILLCOX – Rex Allen, one of the last singing cowboy movie stars, was born and raised in Willcox and never forgot his roots. After a successful run as a white-hatted movie and television hero, Allen returned to the city and spent the majority of his remaining years there.
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  • Hubbell Trading Post
    Dose of HistoryNorthern Arizona
    By Marshall Shore
    May 22, 2015
    2319
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    Hubbell Trading Post Offers Glimpse Into Past

    GANADO - Opening the door to the Hubbell Trading Post is like opening a door into the past. With the sound of the creaky floors and exquisite Navajo rugs hung along the wall, it truly feels like you're stepping back in time. You may also find women weaving those rugs, so beautiful they are considered ...
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  • Ghost Ranch Lodge
    ArtSouthern Arizona
    By Sam Lowe
    March 17, 2015
    3809
    1

    Georgia O’Keeffe Behind Logo of Tucson Icon

    TUCSON -- The great artist Georgia O'Keeffe probably wouldn't have liked the way it turned out, but her onetime act of kindness resulted in one of her artworks becoming a logo for a motel. Her rendering of a white cow skull on a black background hangs on two signs at the Ghost Ranch Lodge at ...
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  • ArtSouthern Arizona
    By Sam Lowe
    March 13, 2015
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    Creation Painted at El Coronado Ranch

    Near PEARCE - Turkey Creek and the dirt road named after it aren't what one might consider ideal sites for fine art, but there's some there anyway. It's inside a small church on the El Coronado Ranch, and it was placed there by Valer Austin, owner of the ranch and church along with her husband ...
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  • Day of the Dead
    ArtCultureValley of the Sun
    By Andrea Aker
    October 3, 2014
    1863
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    Arizona Historical Society Celebrates Day of the Dead in New Exhibit

    The Dia de Los Muertos, Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday that can be traced back hundreds of years. It brings family and friends together to pray for and remember loved ones who have passed away. Taking place from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, this holiday is marked with rich and artistic traditions...
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  • Odd ObservationsValley of the Sun
    By Sam Lowe
    September 6, 2014
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    The Return of the Iconic Diving Lady in Mesa

    MESA -- For more than a half-century, the Diving Lady was a splashy neon icon along US 60. But her glory days apparently ended in 2010 when a windstorm knocked her off her board, shattering the neon tubes that had flickered on and off as she performed her three-stage dive for decades.
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  • Phoenix Freeway Pot
    ArtValley of the Sun
    By Sam Lowe
    July 18, 2014
    4459
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    Phoenix Freeway Pots Cause a Stir

    PHOENIX -- The official name of the art project is "Wall Cycle to Ocotillo," but to most, they're "the Freeway Pots" and they caused quite a fuss when they were installed back in 1992, when the city laid out $474,000 for an arts project designed to enhance the Squaw Peak Parkway (since renamed the Piestewa ...
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  • ArtNorthern Arizona
    By Sam Lowe
    May 26, 2014
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    A Well-Traveled Dinosaur in Holbrook

    HOLBROOK -- A bronze statue of a dinosaur stands almost forlornly in Living West Park here. How it got there is an interesting story. It began in 1997 when the Lundeen family bought the sculpture in New York with the intention of converting it into an outdoor shower near the swimming pool.
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  • ArtSouthern Arizona
    By Sam Lowe
    May 4, 2014
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    Worldly Art Inside St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church

    SIERRA VISTA -- Those who stop for an initial visit and prayers at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church here might mistakenly get the impression that they have inadvertently stumbled into an art gallery. It's understandable because there is art everywhere inside.
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