Building the Past

As a child, growing up in the then-small town of Phoenix, I wish I had had as much appreciation for the great architecture that existed in the city then, as I do of what precious little is left today.

Luckily, some of what is left is really great. Phoenix, as a city, has (in the past 20-or-so years) come to realize the diamonds that were being thrown away every time a historic building was razed, and made efforts to curb such destruction.

You will find an interesting article on some of the quirkier architecture in Phoenix from the 1950s (pictured) here; and photographs of a lot of the buildings mentioned here (scroll down).