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  • Carefree Sundial
    ArtValley of the Sun
    By Andrea Aker
    September 8, 2013
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    Carefree Sundial is Among the World’s Largest

    CAREFREE – One of the world’s largest sundials anchors a colorful and eclectic desert garden in Carefree. This time-telling sculpture measures 90 feet in diameter and points to the North Star. The metal gnomon (which casts the shadow on the sundial) stands 35 feet and stretches 62 feet.
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  • ArtOdd ObservationsValley of the Sun
    By Sam Lowe
    August 20, 2012
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    Hobo Joe Still Stands Tall in Buckeye

    BUCKEYE -- When he was at the peak of his career, Hobo Joe stood tall and beckoned the hungry to dine at an eatery bearing his name. He was one of several large figures spread across the United States back in the 1950s to advertise the chain. But when the restaurants went out of business, ...
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  • Dose of HistoryValley of the Sun
    By Sam Lowe
    March 14, 2012
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    Scottsdale Shopping Center Becomes the Right Place for a Wright Piece

    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.
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