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    May/June Issue Released
    • May 6
    • 1 min

    May/June Issue Released

    In the 96-page May/June issue of Arizona Contractor & Community magazine, we focus on two “Papago” places vital to Phoenix. We trace how...
    Editor’s Column – Creatives Ignite a Copper Town Rebirth
    • Apr 13
    • 2 min

    Editor’s Column – Creatives Ignite a Copper Town Rebirth

    by Douglas Towne “Go West, young man,” was the prudent advice journalist Horace Greeley gave Americans looking for economic opportunities...
    Phoenix’s “Cunning” Shopping Center: The Magical Mall Called Chris-Town
    • Apr 1
    • 2 min

    Phoenix’s “Cunning” Shopping Center: The Magical Mall Called Chris-Town

    John Bueker When Eugene “Jim” Cunning passed on in 2020 at the age of 86, the sad event did not garner much local attention. But it...
    Around the Globe in 18 Holes: Phoenix’s Classic Miniature Golf Courses
    • Mar 16
    • 2 min

    Around the Globe in 18 Holes: Phoenix’s Classic Miniature Golf Courses

    John Bueker Who got the ball rolling by creating the Valley's first miniature golf course is open to debate, but we know that Phoenix...
    ACC Magazine Releases 50th Issue Spotlighting Medical Facilities and Their Builders/Designers
    • Mar 4
    • 1 min

    ACC Magazine Releases 50th Issue Spotlighting Medical Facilities and Their Builders/Designers

    Like another Valley publication, Arizona Contractor & Community Magazine decided to spotlight the medical field for our March/April...
    Editor’s Column – Eating Away at the Term, “Buffet”
    • Mar 1
    • 2 min

    Editor’s Column – Eating Away at the Term, “Buffet”

    Douglas Towne The theme for this issue is “Leisure,” so it seemed only appropriate to write a column that wouldn't require too much work....
    Phoenix "Slides" Into the Future
    • Feb 17
    • 1 min

    Phoenix "Slides" Into the Future

    Douglas Towne A mystical magic carpet experience, a la Prince Husain of "One Thousand and One Nights" fame, was available for 15 cents...
    Architect's Perspective: Celebrating the McDowell Sonoran Preserve's Trailheads
    • Jan 24
    • 2 min

    Architect's Perspective: Celebrating the McDowell Sonoran Preserve's Trailheads

    Doug Sydnor, FAIA Scottsdale residents realized their quality of life was under threat in 1991. The pristine McDowell Mountains, a...
    Del Webb “Constructs” A Good Life: His Baseball and Sun City Adventures
    • Jan 18
    • 2 min

    Del Webb “Constructs” A Good Life: His Baseball and Sun City Adventures

    Douglas Towne Few in the construction industry have such a rags-to-riches story as Delbert “Del” Eugene Webb. A few years before the...
    Jan/Feb 2022 "Leisure" Issue Released
    • Jan 6
    • 1 min

    Jan/Feb 2022 "Leisure" Issue Released

    To kick off 2022, we decided to kick back with an issue devoted to leisure featuring Del Webb giving Joltin Joe DiMaggio some batting...
    The Wild Ride That Created Castles n’ Coasters Amusement Park
    • Dec 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Wild Ride That Created Castles n’ Coasters Amusement Park

    Tom Pickrell You see it coming while driving along I-17 in Phoenix near the Dunlap Avenue exit. A bright green and white superstructure...
    AZ Contractor & Community Magazine Digs Into State's Mining Heritage for Nov/Dec 2021 Issue
    • Nov 5, 2021
    • 1 min

    AZ Contractor & Community Magazine Digs Into State's Mining Heritage for Nov/Dec 2021 Issue

    What's crazier: using atomic bombs to mine copper, a ginormous salt mine under a city, extracting iron from a giant *sandbox* or...
    The Heart of Phoenix: Three Iterations of the Hotel Adams
    • Nov 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Heart of Phoenix: Three Iterations of the Hotel Adams

    By Douglas Towne Great hotel nicknames are usually the result of innovative marketing campaigns or are obvious, such as San Diego's Hotel...
    Taking Phoenix to the Next Level: Porter’s Western Wear Store
    • Oct 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Taking Phoenix to the Next Level: Porter’s Western Wear Store

    By Douglas Towne Downtown Phoenix was the city’s commercial district until the 1960s, and one unique store stood out. The business, which...
    Paul Brock: Digging Deep Into Gunnison Contractors and the Man Who Built It
    • Oct 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Paul Brock: Digging Deep Into Gunnison Contractors and the Man Who Built It

    Jeff Kronenfeld Paul Brock was one of the biggest names in underground contracting in the Valley during the 1960s and 1970s. His company,...
    Serious Accomplishment: The Life and Legacy of Architect Kemper Goodwin, FAIA
    • Oct 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    Serious Accomplishment: The Life and Legacy of Architect Kemper Goodwin, FAIA

    James Logan Abell, FAIA Jumping on rail cars to travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans in search of work, this man was no ordinary 1930’s...
    Architect’s Perspective: Melverne Coats Ensign – An Inventive Architecture
    • Oct 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Architect’s Perspective: Melverne Coats Ensign – An Inventive Architecture

    Doug Sydnor, FAIA Growing up in Phoenix, I noticed some innovative architecture created by an unknown individual. Many years later, I...
    Level and Plumb: The Masonry of Marion J. Evertsen
    • Oct 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    Level and Plumb: The Masonry of Marion J. Evertsen

    Tom Pickrell Marion John Evertsen was a prominent masonry contractor in Phoenix for more than 30 years, starting in the 1950s. Largely...
    Air Entrainment in Concrete
    • Oct 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    Air Entrainment in Concrete

    Luke M. Snell, P.E. An inspector recently contacted me regarding some concrete loads that exceeded air-content specifications. The...
    Building on the Past                      1969: Chrome-Plated Expansion
    • Sep 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    Building on the Past 1969: Chrome-Plated Expansion

    Aircraft Plating Co. was flying high in 1969. The firm, founded in 1963 at 1313 South 26th Street, was having a new 20,000 square-foot...
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