Fairview Place Historic District boundaries are roughly: Encanto Boulevard to McDowell Road, between 15th Avenue and 17th Avenue. Fairview Place, as the name implies, is neighbor to the Arizona State Fairgrounds. This makes for impressive Fairview sunsets— with the elegant Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum in the foreground year-round and the added interest of a soaring Ferris [...]
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Urban sprawl left Fairview Place subject to the pressures shared by most central city, residential neighborhoods. As movement shifted toward the suburbs, the popularity of downtown neighborhoods declined. But Fairview Place’s proximity to Encanto Park and the State Fair Grounds provided a unique setting that continued to enhance the local lifestyle. Resurgent interest in downtown [...]
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