Jan 1st, 2011
PHOENIX, AZ – After 50 years, 12 News has packed up and moved the entire television station from the original Central Avenue location to downtown Phoenix. 12 News will now originate from ’200 EVB’ the Valley’s only street side studio in the Republic Media Building on 2nd Street at Van Buren. 200 EVB will feature [...]
Dec 17th, 2010
Conserve costs by keeping home’s footprint intact By Mary Umberger, Wednesday, December 15, 2010. Inman News™ When it comes to remodeling, Americans are thinking small. It’s a reflection of the times we live in, according to Sal Alfano, editorial director of Remodeling magazine, a trade journal that each year conducts an extensive study of the [...]
Dec 6th, 2010
GRATON, Calif. — As Americans downsize in the aftermath of a colossal real estate bust, at least one tiny corner of the housing market appears to be thriving. To save money or simplify their lives, a small but growing number of Americans are buying or building homes that could fit inside many people’s living rooms, [...]
PLEASE NOTE: 11/21/2010 – This home is under contract and set to close escrow on November 30th. Congratulations to Chris, Tiffany & Preston! The practical sensibility of nationally renown interior designer Georgia Bates’ signature style, is apparent in this newly renovated Art Modern home and property in the Coronado Historic District. Bates has created a [...]
Oct 7th, 2010
Hi Everyone, As I type this it’s 73 degrees. Ah, fall is FINALLY here! Maureen and I have already noticed that things are picking up. We spent the last few days scheduling lots of house-showings with clients and I have to admit that I do prefer showing our downtown homes when the weather isn’t so [...]
Oct 6th, 2010
Margarita Place Historic District, Phoenix, Arizona Bounded by Thomas Road, Windsor Avenue, 15th and 16th avenues Margarita Place was a residential suburb of the city of Phoenix when it was platted as a subdivision back in 1927, and it still is in many ways. The Encanto 18 Golf Course wraps the small neighborhood on the [...]
Margarita Place Historic District, Phoenix, Arizona Bounded by Thomas Road, Windsor Avenue, 15th and 16th avenues On September 17, 1881, Eugene Estabrook acquired a cash entry patent (#117) for the entire NW quarter of Section 31, Township 2 North, Range 3 East. Margarita Place is within the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section [...]
Oct 3rd, 2010
The Medlock Historic District is located along the west side of Central Avenue north of Camelback Road in Phoenix, Arizona. At the time of its development, this area was considered to be rural, dominated by fruit orchards and fields with a few farmhouses, and was several miles north of the Phoenix city limits. Due to [...]
The History of Los Olivos Historic District, Phoenix, Arizona Situated along Monte Vista Road, between 3rd and 7th Streets (approximately 9.5 acres; 14 buildings of which 9 are considered contributing plus the contributing streetscape) Architect, builder, or engineer: N/A Architectural Style: Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Tudor Revival, Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival, Colonial Revival; Late [...]
The Arcadia Neighborhood While Arcadia is not a historic district, and it is not even entirely in Phoenix (the eastern edge is actually in the City of Scottsdale), Arcadia still has a big place in Phoenix history and so we are claiming it! The large properties (typically near 5 acres, but hardly ever less than [...]
Sep 28th, 2010
collected from About.com: Q- I saw a special on TV showing people in Phoenix literally flooding their lawns/gardens with several inches of water. Being from Minnesota, I’d never seen anything like it. Do people really do this and if so, why? A- joninaz says: Much of Phoenix was founded on a network of canals and [...]
Sep 27th, 2010
Subdivision History “The proposed policy of the City Commission of Phoenix to require all sub dividers to include in their plats space to be used for parks and playgrounds received commendation of realtors when it was explained to them recently by W. R. Hartranft of the Phoenix City Planning Commission. Advertisement, The Arizona Republican, February [...]