HistoryUniversity Club
Douglas TowneAugust 2019
Elevating a humble state college in Tempe to university status – and creating the educational juggernaut we know today – ended a decades-long battle with a certain “old pueblo” to the south.
History
A former Methodist church in Phoenix repurposed as the Taco Guild restaurant still attracts faithful parishioners.
We celebrate Arizona’s pivotal role in space exploration.
Sunnyslope originated as a haven for indigent tuberculosis patients hoping to be cured by the Valley’s dry, warm air.
When a prominent businessman was found dead in the Arizona Canal in 1992, his little black book exposed Phoenix high society’s steamiest secrets.
HistoryDisorder on the Court
Douglas TowneFebruary 2019
The Phoenix Racquets of World Team Tennis smashed overheads and sports barriers during their successful run in the mid-1970s.
HistoryThe Constant Gardeners
Keridwen CorneliusJanuary 2019
Desert Botanical Garden, celebrating its 80th anniversary in February, has a life story kind of like a cactus: hardscrabble persistence punctuated by blooms of colorful characters.
HistoryBoot-Scootin’ Station
Douglas TowneDecember 2018
KNIX’s 50 years of broadcasting country music as one of the nation’s top stations has been one wild hayride
HistoryArizona’s Long Straw
Douglas TowneNovember 2018
The Central Arizona Project celebrates its 50th Anniversary while facing a drought that may impact 80 percent of the population.
HistoryTucson’s Titanic Warheads
Douglas TowneNovember 2018
For two decades beginning in 1963, Tucson was ringed by 18 missile silos with enough combined might to trigger a nuclear apocalypse.
It’s October, and that means two things: Halloween thrills and scenic in-state road trips. Satisfy both cravings in one fell swoop with this 20-page séance devoted to Arizona’s bounty of abandoned treasures.
HistoryGarfield’s Little Chef
Douglas TowneOctober 2018
A former Route 66 diner near Roosevelt Row creates an atmosphere that stimulates appetites, conversation and nostalgia.
HistoryEternal Springs
Lauren LoftusSeptember 2018
After four decades of disuse and a parade of frustrated owners, Arizona’s first resort is finally reborn.
HistoryKing of the Coconino
Douglas TowneSeptember 2018
In 1927, the nation sank its fangs into the real-life drama of a Hollywood lion stranded in Arizona’s Rim Country.
HistoryThe “Other” Road
Douglas TowneAugust 2018
Nostalgic motorists are rediscovering U.S. 80, a historic southern Arizona highway that has long been overshadowed by Route 66.