"Sign, Sign, Everywhere Are Signs" In Just-Released Nov/Dec 2023 Issue
Signs have the power to represent places that hold great meaning in our lives, including reminding us of where we had our first dates,...
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- Sep 29
- 11 min
A Whale of a Tempe Tale: One Version of Big Surf’s Origin - Part Two
By Aaron Gilbreath When my family moved down the street from Big Surf in my fifth grade year, I became a regular, spending countless warm...
- Sep 28
- 6 min
A Whale of a Tempe Tale: One Version of Big Surf’s Origin - Part One
By Aaron Gilbreath Before my dad died at age 81 in 2020 — before age eroded his legendary memory — he told me the full version of a story...
- Sep 15
- 2 min
Old School Equipment: Holland Belt Loader
By Billy Horner “New Device Gobbles Earth,” screamed a headline in the Billings Gazette in 1975. The Holland loader, an earthmoving...
- Sep 8
- 1 min
Old School Equipment: The Balderson Bowldozer
By Billy Horner The Balderson family proved that big ideas could come from little hamlets. In the 1870s, they started a blacksmith shop...
- Sep 1
- 1 min
Sep/Oct Restaurant Issue Released!
Our recent March/April issue spotlighting vintage restaurants was such a hit that Arizona Contractor & Community magazine decided to...
- Aug 2
- 2 min
Saluting Arizona’s Builders: Herman Chanen
“Our construction firm does things differently,” the late Herman Chanen told The Arizona Republic in 1962. “Most contractors are just...
- Jul 5
- 1 min
ACC Magazine Releases the "L" Issue Covering the State's Logging & Lumber Industry
Arizona Contractor & Community magazine makes the case that a couple of “L” words, logging and lumber, could be added to the state’s...
- Jun 30
- 2 min
Architect’s Perspective: Phoenix’s Carnegie Public Library: A Legacy of Learning
Doug Sydnor, FAIA The Carnegie Public Library has been an impressive edifice on the State government mall fronting Washington Street...
- Jun 21
- 2 min
Taking the Plunge: Building with Water Has Lasting Benefits
By Heather Smith Water is a life force essential for humans to exist. However, water is both a friend and foe when it comes to...
- Jun 19
- 2 min
Castle Hot Springs: Arizona’s Favorite Wellness Retreat Wins an Emmy
By Douglas Towne Contractors and engineers can be considered magicians, as they do the near impossible by making water run uphill. This...
- May 2
- 1 min
ACC Releases May/Jun Issue Spotlighting the Colorado River
Arizona Contractor & Community magazine takes readers for an exciting ride down the Colorado River in our just-released May/Jun issue,...
- Mar 22
- 1 min
Old School Equipment: The LeTourneau Rooter
Billy Horner Long before contractors had the luxury of hydraulic ripping options to loosen soil, humans opted for animal-driven plows for...
- Mar 21
- 2 min
Digging Through the Archive: Joe Guinn
Billy Horner You know that someone was born into a profession when you see baby pictures of them on the job with their father. Joe Guinn,...
- Mar 3
- 2 min
Arizona Captured his Heart: The Arizona Capitol Murals of Jay Datus
Donna Reiner Few visitors to the Arizona State Capitol Museum venture to the former home of the State Library on the third floor of the...
- Mar 2
- 1 min
Supper is Served with the Release of the Mar/Apr 2023 ACC Issue Spotlighting Vintage Restaurants
Arizona Contractor & Community magazine spotlights Phoenix's iconic restaurants in its just-released Mar-Apr issue. These eateries range...
- Feb 21
- 2 min
The Arizona State Capitol: Its Hidden History from the Ground Up
Michael Cady It is doubtful that when the second mayor of Phoenix, Francis Shaw, purchased a section of land on the outskirts of west...
- Feb 1
- 2 min
Maintaining a Certain Character and Dignity: Architect Frederick Weaver, Jr.
James Logan Abell, FAIA Fred Weaver established an architectural firm in Phoenix in 1949 that grew into one of the most prolific and...
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Krumtum Contracting: Paving Post-War Arizona
Billy Horner Contractors have a knack for understanding and operating all sorts of equipment, whether it’s a vintage cable-operated blade...
- Dec 29, 2022
- 2 min
PAIR-A-DICE PARADOX: BEAUTIFUL WARREN VS FUNKY BISBEE
by Don W. Ryden AIA BISBEE – THE QUEEN OF THE MINING CAMPS Mining is a gamble, as is everything akin to it. Success teeters on the...
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