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Part two of some of the photos I shot on some recent business trips to the naturally beautiful city of Phoenix. I included in this second thread a few shots of Montezuma’s Castle, Sedona and a small village called Tlaquepaque within Sedona. I hope you enjoy the tour!

Here is a bit of history with some of the historic structures:

Arizona Capitol Building, James Riley Gordon – Architect, dedicated as Arizona's capitol in 1901. It's now a museum with state business conducted in building surrounding it. The completed building cost $135,000. The original Capitol Building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The restoration of the building to its 1912 appearance was completed in 1981 at a cost of just under $4 million dollars. The style is one of the five classes of the Ionic Grecian architecture.

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Winged Victory is a weather vane. She holds the torch of liberty in her right hand, and her left hand presents a victory wreath. The statue which adorns the copper dome of the Arizona State Capitol has been referred to as the Goddess of Liberty, Statue of Justice, Madame de Vaunte and more recently Winged Victory. The name Winged Victory has evolved because of her resemblance to the Greek statue of the same name. The only noticeable difference is Arizona’s statue has both arms intact and a head. Winged Victory is a zinc statue that was cast in Ohio and purchased by Arizona Territory for $160 in 1898.

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Father Eusebio Francisco Kino “Padre on Horseback”, From 1687 until his death in 1711, the Jesuit missionary Father Kino established over 20 missions in what are today northern Mexico and southern Arizona. Kino was noteworthy for the good relations he established with the indigenous peoples among whom he worked. He treated the Pima Indians with respect and learned their language. He was the first to prove that Baja California was a peninsula, not an island. He established the foundation for modern agriculture and livestock raising. :banaride:

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Department of Agriculture Building on Adams near the State Capitol, built in 1929. Up along the roofline you will find that the building is ringed with swastikas. It is actually an ancient symbol that was in the building's original blueprints from 1929, before the Nazis adopted the symbol. It was originally a Native American symbol that has been around for literally thousands of year. The Heard Museum in Phoenix has pottery from around the year 900 with the same symbol on it. It simply means the cycles of the seasons, the four cycles of life. It means all the good things about life, the balance of life.

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U.S.S. Arizona anchor and Signal Mast, In memory of the men who gave their lives on December 7, 1941 on the battleship U.S.S. Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor, the anchor and mast from the ship were dedicated in 1976 in this park in front of the Capitol Building.

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Korean War Veterans Memorial.

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A few homes off on North Central

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The Rosson House, 115 N. Sixth St. - Designed in 1894 by Phoenix Architect A.P. Petit, this house is a Victorian style. The house, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is part of Heritage Square, which is a downtown display of homes from the original townsite of Phoenix. This 2,800 square foot Eastlake-style Victorian home features ten rooms and five fireplaces. :cool:

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Professional Building, 137 N. Central Ave. - provided centrally located medical offices for the first time in Phoenix. It was built in 1931. This is the largest limestone-sheathed building in Arizona and is an Art Deco/Modern Style skyscraper. The top story was added in 1958.

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The Central Phoenix Library, May 20, 1995, the New Central Library at 1221 N. Central Ave. is dedicated. :notacrook:

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Sheraton Downtown Phoenix Hotel, close to external construction completion, Height: 360 feet, Floors: 31, Opening: October 2008, Location: NWC of 3rd Street & Van Buren Street, Owner: City of Phoenix, Architect: Arquitectonica (Miami, Florida). Though there is much controversy amongst Phoenicians with respect to the appeal of this building, it may be too early to have a concluding decision until it is actually complete. Currently, it looks like a very large warehouse circa 1970. :shrug:

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Fry Building, northwest corner of Second and Washington streets - is the earliest known intact commercial building in Phoenix. This two-story building was built in 1885. In 1904, the north addition of the Fry Building was erected and the storefronts were remodeled in 1950. Currently, home to Majerle’s sports bar (named after Dan Majerle who played for the Phoenix Suns in the 80s), and a decent place for burgers plus close to the U.S. Airways Center. :cheers: :eat: :drunk:

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Historic City Hall/Maricopa County Courthouse, 125 W. Washington St. - was completed in 1928. The courthouse has a combination of Art Deco, Modern, Spanish Colonial Revival and Renaissance motifs. ;)

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Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, Architect Albert Chase McArthur, built in 1929, McArthur studied with Frank Lloyd Wright between 1907 and 1909 and indeed Wright’s influence on the Biltmore’s design is palpable. McArthur used the textile-block system that Wright had developed in southern California. Wright did on-site consulting for four months in 1928 related to the masonry construction. The two architects are a study in contrast with the famous and outspoken Wright being self taught and never licensed as an architect in Arizona. The more soft spoken McArthur was Harvard trained in architecture, mathematics, engineering, and music. McArthur obtained an architect's license in Arizona, number 338, in 1925, the year he arrived in Phoenix to begin his practice. :tomato:

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Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse at 401 West Washington Street is named after the former Supreme Court justice. Designed by architect Richard Meier with local executive architects of Langdon Wilson Architecture. The courthouse is in Meier's signature monochrome style. Standing twelve stories with no public parking it encompasses more than 550,000 square feet (51,000 m²), the public atrium features a dramatic 12 story glass curtain-wall on the north face. The Phoenix courthouse has been plagued with climate-control problems with its evaporative cooling system. Atrium temperatures have been known to reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer, and the ceiling is open to dust storms. :hell: :eviltongue: :pissed: :order:

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Let’s get on the I-17 and head north out of town about 90 minutes to the Sedona area:

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“Feed Me Seymour!” (the killer plant, Audri Two’s line in ‘The Little Shop of Horrors’) :D

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Montezuma’s Castle, inhabited by the Northern Sinagua (Spanish for “without water”) about 1125, Above-ground masonry dwellings, abandoned in the early 1400s with no clear reason why. Named after Montezuma because the dwellings were originally thought to have been built by the Aztec’s, but the Aztec’s never made it this far north.

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Sedona, originally founded in 1902, the town was incorporated into a city in 1988. Sedona’s main attraction is its stunning array of red sandstone formations, the Red Rocks of Sedona. The formations appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated by the rising or setting sun. The Red Rocks form a breathtaking backdrop for everything from spiritual pursuits to the hundreds of hiking and mountain biking trails. Among the rock formations is one that closely resembles the character Snoopy (from the popular Peanuts comic strip) lying on top of his doghouse. Another nearby rock is said to resemble Lucy, also from Peanuts. Other landmark rock formations include Coffeepot Rock, Bell Rock, Cathedral Rock, the Mittens, the Cow Pies, and the Rabbit ears. :D

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The Chapel of the Holy Cross is an iconic Catholic chapel built into the mesas of Sedona, Arizona, designed by architect and sculptor Marguerite Brunswig Staude, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. The construction supervisor was Fred Courkos, who built the chapel in 18 months at a cost of US$300,000. The chapel was completed in 1957. The American Institute of Architects gave the Chapel its Award of Honor in 1957. In the sculptor's words, “Though Catholic in faith, as a work of art the Chapel has a universal appeal. Its doors will ever be open to one and all, regardless of creed, that God may come to life in the souls of all men and be a living reality.” :angel:

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Mansion in Sedona, excess at it's best :(

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Tlaquepaque, is a shopping and dining village within Sedona. Tlaquepaque, meaning the "best of everything," has been a Sedona landmark since the 1970's. Its vine covered stucco walls, cobble-stoned walkways and magnificent arched entryways give you the feeling that Tlaquepaque has been here for centuries. Contains over 40 specialty shops and exclusive art galleries.

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Above Jerome (Jerome deserves a thread of it's own, very cool ghost town)

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Road back to Phoenix

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Roosevelt Neighborhood and Historic Home tour :tup:

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“Yes, I would like to take a picture of the kitchen without you in it!” :koko:

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Phoenix Convention Center

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Evans House with Office of Tourism in background, On January 25, 1893 the Arizona Republican reported, "Mrs. J. M. Evans is building a handsome $6,000 brick residence on Washington Street opposite the Neahr Plaza." When completed the house was to exhibit numerous details of high quality. The most obvious was a round porch topped by a shingled "onion-dome" roof. Less noticeable features included a bay window, arched dormers, elaborate brick chimneys, and carved wooden window frames.

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Carnegie Public Library building (now know as the Carnegie Center) and the back side, it is one of thousands of public library buildings throughout the United States, funded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in the early 1900’s. After construction, the Carnegie Library building then served as the Phoenix Public Library from 1908 until 1953. After 1953, the building was used as a recreation hall, social service center, storage facility, and a transition place for the homeless. The building was added to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1974, and in 1985 the State began leasing it from the city of Phoenix. Major restoration then took place at a cost of $1.3 million, and the building reopened in early 1987 as the Arizona Hall of Fame Museum. In 2001 the building was closed due to ceiling safety concerns, reopening in 2003. The Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records then used the building as a library reference center and for museum exhibit, storage and office space until late 2005. Today, the Carnegie Center is home to Library Development Division staff of the Arizona State Library and is a multi-use facility, with programs and services continuing to evolve.

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Modern condos and town-homes off of Roosevelt

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From the plane

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Saint Mary's Basilica was founded in 1881 and staffed by the Franciscan Friars since 1895. The church was completed in 1914, dedicated in 1915, and declared a National Historic Site in 1978. The oldest catholic parish in the greater Phoenix, Arizona area, Saint Mary’s Basilica is home to Arizona's largest stained glass windows collection. The church's Spanish Mission structure supports four domes spanning the length of the Basilica.

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Construction of the 44 Monroe Building (34 stories) :worship:

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Historic Phoenix City Hall :tup:

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Good Night Phoenix!

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If you missed thread one it can be found by clicking the link below:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=141386

Ciao Bello! :rainbow:

[vertex]

Nicely done. :tup:

[pausgree]

Interesting and varied thread. This is a unique water feature. Thanks for the tour. http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd187/denveraztec/Phoenix%20Two/PhoenixThreadTwo168.jpg

[Sekkle]

Part 2 was well worth the wait! Great job!

[tempedude]

Very nice...:cool:

[HooverDam]

Awesome job!

[Edifice]

DenverAztec,

Your appreciation for the beauty of Phoenix and Arizona is obvious and admirable. I am a Phoenix native (35 years in the Valley) who happens to live in the Denver area now because of job requirements.

Your expose beautifully captured the essence of Phoenix and makes me long to return one day. Thanks for your excellent photography and for taking the time to post. Outstanding! :)

[denveraztec]

Interesting and varied thread. This is a unique water feature. Thanks for the tour. http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd187/denveraztec/Phoenix%20Two/PhoenixThreadTwo168.jpg

It gets even more interesting at night as there are two large flame torches on the front of it that light up the entire pool. The Biltmore is well worth a visit even if you don't spend the night.

Thank you everyone for the comments! :)

[Top Of The Park]

...as usual. I think I'll put an observatory at the top of my mansion like in the one pic. What a bunch of work you put into these.

[M II A II R II K]

Great thread! Looks like a nice place to visit.

[PHX31]

When you say you get around, you really get around. I noticed a bunch of fine pictures from a few less than undesirable parts of town, which makes me a bit sad that the few nice historic parts of Phoenix have been sorely underpreserved (ie, union station, monroe school, even the area of town that has the hotel windsor).

Great shots and eye for detail, and you included some awesome info (I never knew about the swastikas on that building)!

Thanks for taking the time :tup:

(I read one time that on the state capitol's "winged victory" weather vane are some dents from bullets, apparently drunken territorial men used to use it as target practice way back in the day.)

[Don B.]

Cool pics of a hot city! :)

--don

[James Bond Agent 007]

Excellent pictures! I love that desert architecture. :)

[Chelsea Spy]

Great thread, and very interesting. :tup: I didn't know the swastika was also used as a symbol by native Americans... certainly, if you go to India, swastikas are everywhere (as a symbol of well-being)...

[EastSideHBG]

Nice pics!!!

And you know you have some $ when you have your own observatory on the roof LOL
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[Don B.]

^ I assume that would qualify as a "Disneyfied McMansion Monstrosity (tm)?" :haha:

--don

[zigzag]

Interesting place.

[MobyLL]

DA -- Great Pics and information once again!!! Thanks. I didn't know the new Sheraton hotel was designed by Arquitectonica. My wife was going to interview with them when we were living in Miami, but decided against it... much unfavorable talk about them in Miami... maybe true, maybe not -- no firsthand knowledge.

You're probably right that it's best to wait until the building is finished before trying to judge it, but I think it is beginning to speak for itself...
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Love the geometric curves in this pic (even the tree on the left)

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[denveraztec]

DenverAztec, Your appreciation for the beauty of Phoenix and Arizona is obvious and admirable. I am a Phoenix native (35 years in the Valley) who happens to live in the Denver area now because of job requirements. Your expose beautifully captured the essence of Phoenix and makes me long to return one day. Thanks for your excellent photography and for taking the time to post. Outstanding! :)

Thank you for the kind words Edifice, I can see how you would miss being a Phoenician especially when the temps in Denver are in the 20s and 30s and not a palm tree in sight. I think the only things the two cities share are the wonderful blue skies and the natural environmental beauty. Denver is much more dense and busy, while Phoenix is very spread out and the pace in the city is more relaxed. That being said, if you ever want tips on what to see or do in Denver, I am a native and have volumes to share!

[denveraztec]

When you say you get around, you really get around. I noticed a bunch of fine pictures from a few less than desirable parts of town, which makes me a bit sad that the few nice historic parts of Phoenix have been sorely underpreserved (ie, union station, monroe school, even the area of town that has the hotel windsor). Great shots and eye for detail, and you included some awesome info (I never knew about the swastikas on that building)! Thanks for taking the time :tup: (I read one time that on the state capitol's "winged victory" weather vane are some dents from bullets, apparently drunken territorial men used to use it as target practice way back in the day.)

Great thread, and very interesting. :tup: I didn't know the swastika was also used as a symbol by native Americans... certainly, if you go to India, swastikas are everywhere (as a symbol of well-being)...

Thank you for the comments PHX31 and Chelsea Spy. Yes, PHX31, I read too about the bullet holes in the Winged Victory. In 1976, the statue was removed from the top of the Capitol and repaired. Her wings were sealed, bullet holes patched, angle irons welded from the inside, and her cracked body cavity filled with 15 cubic-feet of Styrofoam. She was covered with nine gallons of white gel marine paint and a one eighth inch layer of fiberglass to shield her from the elements. Originally, Winged Victory weighed 400 pounds, but after the repairs were completed she weighed in at 600 pounds.

With regard to the swastika coverage on the Agricultural Building, traces of prehistoric Paleo inhabitants can found in Arizona dating back as early as circa 10,000 B.C. One of the oldest known symbols, the swastika is an ancient symbol that has been used for over 3,000 years. (That even predates the ancient Egyptian symbol, the Ankh!) Artifacts such as pottery and coins from ancient Troy show that the swastika was a commonly used symbol as far back as 1000 B.C. During the following thousand years, the image of the swastika was used by many cultures around the world, including in China, Japan, India, and southern Europe. By the Middle Ages, the swastika was a well known, if not commonly used, symbol but was called by many different names: China – wan, England – fylfot, Germany – Hakenkreuz, Greece - tetraskelion and gammadion, India – swastika. However, it is not known for exactly how long, Native Americans also have long used the symbol of the swastika. The original meaning of the word "swastika" comes from the Sanskrit svastika - "su" meaning "good," "asti" meaning "to be," and "ka" as a suffix. Until the Nazis used this symbol, the swastika was used by many cultures throughout the past 3,000 years to represent life, sun, power, strength, and good luck.

[denveraztec]

...as usual. I think I'll put an observatory at the top of my mansion like in the one pic. What a bunch of work you put into these.

Nice pics!!! And you know you have some $ when you have your own observatory on the roof LOL

[QUOTE=Don B.;3187582]^ I assume that would qualify as a "Disneyfied McMansion Monstrosity (tm)?" :haha: --don

This mansion has been under construction for more then a few years, I think the owner just keeps adding on. The really sad part is that every chapel visitor has to drive by it, see it on the way into church and every neighbor has to see it as it is on top of a hill.

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I saw a bunch of mansions this size in Cave Creek, Carefree and northern Scottsdale, but this one in Sedona looks like something the mob would build. Most are in the 25 million dollar price range.

[denveraztec]

DA -- Great Pics and information once again!!! Thanks. I didn't know the new Sheraton hotel was designed by Arquitectonica. My wife was going to interview with them when we were living in Miami, but decided against it... much unfavorable talk about them in Miami... maybe true, maybe not -- no firsthand knowledge. You're probably right that it's best to wait until the building is finished before trying to judge it, but I think it is beginning to speak for itself...

Well I am glad you and your family ended up in Denver! We need to plan a another Dim Sum outting soon! :yes:

[andrewkfromaz]

^ I assume that would qualify as a "Disneyfied McMansion Monstrosity (tm)?" :haha:

--don

Don, a McMansion is a very large semi-luxury home, for the undiscriminating unwashed "new money" who think more is, in short, more. Conspicuous consumption, and all that. This home is a real mansion in every sense of the word, albeit a very ugly one.

Sedona tends to attempt to limit the ability of the wealthy few to spoil the view of everyone else; it's sad they failed so miserably in this case.
No Arizona city (Phoenix, Paradise Valley, Sedona, Fountain Hills, Cave Creek) is as populist as California in their protection of their greatest asset with the beach access laws, but Arizona cities don't have the advantage of state laws to boost their efforts.

[HX_Guy]

Heh small world...

Just at dinner last night, my sister and her boyfriend were telling me they were in Sedona over the weekend and went to the mansion. My sister's boyfriend personally knows the guy, which I guess is Romanian and owns a pharmaceutical company and has 40+ patents. He was offered $30 Million for the house and did not want to sell it.

[dktshb]

Wonderful photos! :tup:

This is a big heap of eye pollution: :rolleyes:
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[andrewkfromaz]

30 mil? Maybe it's really nice inside... I'd pay that, so I could tear it down and build something designed by an architect, rather than by a 13-year-old girl.

[flar]

good job finding the Victorian home in Phoenix! I also love the gardens with native desert plants, so exotic looking to my Canadian eyes.

[dktshb]

30 mil? Maybe it's really nice inside... I'd pay that, so I could tear it down and build something designed by an architect, rather than by a 13-year-old girl.
In this day and age nobody should be building such a ridiculous house. That's what I hate about Sedona... it was a beautiful place ruined by man with big ugly houses and strip malls. That house probably uses more energy than a small impoverished country.

[vanman]

Nice scenery! From what I've seen on this forum Pheonix's highrise architecture is dull and severely lacking, yet it's lowrise buidings are stunning and unique. Interesting juxstaposition.

[denveraztec]

In this day and age nobody should be building such a ridiculous house. That's what I hate about Sedona... it was a beautiful place ruined by man with big ugly houses and strip malls. That house probably uses more energy than a small impoverished country.

I totally agree, not sure if there was a land grab or why exactly some of these areas are not state parks. I like Andrew's idea, buy it to bulldoze it!

Nice scenery! From what I've seen on this forum Pheonix's highrise architecture is dull and severely lacking, yet it's lowrise buidings are stunning and unique. Interesting juxstaposition.

44 Monroe will be the first real appealing highrise Phoenix has seen in while. However, given the growth in the population and the variety where people are coming from, it is just a matter of time before they change their height restrictions and see some significant building downtown. It is almost emminent to occur and hopefully the tall structures will be as interesting and wonderful as the lower structures. The convention center, the Phoenix library and the sports areans are beautiful and if they are any indication of what is about to happen within the next 10 - 15 years, then I say build away!

[innov8]

WOW, great tour of the state. All thses photos make me miss Phoenix...

Good Stuff DenverAztec :cheers:

[scottkag]

Hey I see my house! No its not the one in Sedona. Nice pics.

[VivaLFuego]

Wow, impressive tour. Some of those government buildings are quite lovely.

I must say, it's more......green, than I'd expect.

[atl2phx]

impressive denveraztec!

not only did you make it all over arizona, you did a fine job of showcasing phoenix in a really nice way.

thanks for the tour! any chance for a part III?

[Upward]

Great thread! Every bit as good as the first. :tup:

[denveraztec]

Thank you to Everyone for the comments!

Atl2Phx - If I do a part 3 it will be Tempe/Scottsdale and maybe even Jerome.

[atl2phx]

Thank you to Everyone for the comments!

Atl2Phx - If I do a part 3 it will be Tempe/Scottsdale and maybe even Jerome.

ah! jerome would be awesome.

[Buckeye Native 001]

I was about to ask you whether or not you went to Jerome if you were in the Sedona area, PLEASE POST THOSE PICS, that is such an awesome little ghost town.

As for Phoenix (I will be moving there this Saturday), you really got around and captured the essence of the city magnificently! :tup:

[atl2phx]

ahh, the beautiful skyscrapers of arizona:

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[loftlovr]

Oh wow Denveraztec!
You outdid yourself!
I am just catching up on the forum-

It is amazing how you manage to educate us local Phoenecians in your posts!

Great pics- awesome thread-
Hope you visit more often-
Next time I wanna meet you.