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Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area.Named Scottsdale in 1894 after its founder Winfield Scott, a retired U.S. Army chaplain, the city was incorporated in 1951 with a population of 2,000.
The Scottsdale Spire – located in the southeast corner of Bell and Scottsdale Avenues in Scottsdale was an Arizona State Capital Project designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Its construction began in 1957, but due to Wrights death, it wasn't until 2007, that it was adopted and finished by the Taliesin Associated Architects .
McCormick Ranch lies in what is considered "central Scottsdale," between Indian Bend Road to the south and the Shea Boulevard corridor to the north. The Town of Paradise Valley, Arizona is to the west, and the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) is to the east.
From the T-Bar-T to the Scottsdale 6 and the College in Tempe, contributor Paul Messinger details the history of seeing movies in and near Scottsdale.
The Phoenician Resort is a luxury resort in Scottsdale. Built on the grounds of the historic Jokake Inn, the resort opened in 1988, a project of financier Charles Keating. [1] The resort has been awarded a AAA Five-Diamond rating. [2]
The city of Scottsdale, Arizona has had 12 mayors since its incorporation in 1951. ... History of Arizona; Periods; Pre-Columbian before 1539; Territorial 1853-1912;
In the 1940s, Halloween in Scottsdale barely involved trick-or-treating. Here's the story behind an annual prank on the former Scotty's Blacksmith Shop.
Under Ramada management, however, the property began to show a lack of maintenance, and its popularity declined. It closed in 2001 and its demolition was considered when no purchase offers were received. Admirers of the hotel's exemplary architecture and its local history rallied to save it, and it was placed on the Scottsdale Historic Register ...