HistoryGovernorship à Deux
Douglas TowneNovember 3, 2022
A poorly designed ballot and a bevy of court cases left the 1916 Arizona governor’s election undecided – for more than a year.
History
HistoryArizona’s Ill-Fated Oil Boom
Douglas TowneSeptember 6, 2022
Predictions of rich oil deposits in Arizona fueled successive exploration booms that produced gullible investors, but no black gold.
HistoryThe Country’s First International Airport in Douglas is Down on its Luck and Up for Sale
Dawson FearnowJuly 7, 2022
In its heyday, an all-but-forgotten airstrip in tiny Douglas, Arizona, catered to the likes of Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt as America’s first-ever international airport. It’s now for sale.
HistoryResurgence of Drag Shows on Roosevelt Row Harkens Back to Gay Nightlife Heyday
Douglas TowneMay 5, 2022
The resurgence of drag shows on Roosevelt Row recalls the heyday of Downtown gay bar 307 Lounge.
HistoryValley Scientist Created a Life-Saving Scorpion Antivenin in the 1950s
Douglas TowneMarch 3, 2022
Rock star scientist Dr. Herbert Stahnke dazzled audiences in his 1950s TV show and created a life-saving scorpion antivenin.
Early in the 20th century, the abduction of 40 Irish orphans from their Mexican foster families in Clifton created a legal battle heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
HistoryHistory: Into the Wild
Douglas TowneSeptember 21, 2021
Ruess wandered Depression-era Arizona, capturing its beauty, until he mysteriously vanished in southeastern Utah.
An enormous salt deposit sitting beneath Luke Airforce Base helped spice up the West Valley’s postwar economy and still serves several vital purposes today.
In the 1950s, Frank Lloyd Wright’s futuristic design for Arizona’s statehouse divided the city.
HistoryHattie Mosher’s Riches to Rags Story
Douglas TowneMarch 25, 2021
Hattie Mosher was a progressive force in early Phoenix until construction debacles and frivolous tax protests over road improvements left her destitute.
HistoryPhoenix’s Commercial Fishing Industry
Douglas TowneJanuary 15, 2021
A Great Depression-era government program launched a commercial fishing industry in the Salt River lakes that thrived for three decades.
HistoryGridiron Politics: The History of the Fiesta Bowl
Douglas TowneNovember 28, 2020
The University of Arizona Wildcats’ unsporting demand before the 1968 Territorial Cup led to the inaugural Fiesta Bowl.
HistoryMothers March Goes Viral
Keridwen CorneliusOctober 26, 2020
In 1950, moms in Phoenix hatched an enlightening plan to mobilize the community and fight a pandemic.
HistoryCardinals Sin: The Shady Roots of the NFL’s Oldest Team
Dawson FearnowSeptember 17, 2020
The surprisingly shady roots of the NFL’s oldest team, our Arizona Cardinals.
Four major highways coalesced in a neon spectacle to create Phoenix’s most exciting street. Then Van Buren went dark.