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Embracing Arizona: The Roosevelt Row Murals

After doing a bit of research, I found this collection of murals and public art in Downtown Phoenix.  Arrayed along Roosevelt Street near its intersection with Central Avenue in the heart of Downtown Phoenix, this really is a motherlode of murals. It is truly a walkable arts district. Within less than 20 minutes and a

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Embracing Arizona: The Hunt Tomb

He was the longest-serving governor in Arizona history. George WP Hunt served seven terms in that office between 1912 and and 1933. His final resting place is this white pyramid overlooking Downtown Phoenix and Valley from a hill in Papago Park. Influenced by Egyptomania among architects and designers probably led to the choice of the

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Embracing Arizona: The Barry Goldwater Memorial

Sometimes the simplest ideas turn into something more. Since I hadn’t been out for a few days, I thought it was time to play tourist.  Looking around, I found that the Town of Paradise Valley had a memorial to former Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater. Little did I realize, after a bit of reading upon return

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Embracing Arizona: The Penske Racing Museum

[Editor’s Note: this is an expansion of the “Embracing Tucson” series because the writer has traveled beyond Tucson and taken in sights and things of interest in the rest of the state. Thanks for reading.] While it isn’t listed in Atlas Obscura, the Penske Racing Museum is, nonetheless, a hidden gem in Arizona and the

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Embracing Tucson: Ignite Sign Museum

This was an unexpected treasure to find and then tour.  The Ignite Sign Museum is a collection of Tucson signage that spans many years and commemorates many landmarks in my hometown. My friend, Jody, a designer and presentation expert, found it on Atlas Obscura before she came to visit me here in Tucson (along with

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Embracing Tucson: “From Cowtown to Desert Metropolis”

Drachman is the name of a street in my old neighborhood off.  And growing up here, I knew the name. I really didn’t know much about the family behind the name and the impact they had and knew of until I read this book. As I continue my discovery of history and information about hometown

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Embracing Tucson: Shopping Mall Art

Our Meet Me Wednesdays group decided we needed a change of venue.  While we didn’t want to turn into mall walkers, the pull to the murals and art at the Eastside Tucson indoor mall, led us to take on a new place to count our steps. While a seemingly odd place to feature public art,

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Cyclovia Spring 2025

Having ridden this event in the past, I knew this was going to be fun.  It happens twice a year (spring and fall) and takes a different route each time.  Usually held on a bike boulevard, this time it was the Treat Avenue corridor.  The “course” is usually about 3 miles in length and anchored

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