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An
aerial photo shows the Buckhorn Baths |
1915 |
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A
large ranch house near Mesa is surrounded by
lush vegetation in the early 1900's. |
Marion Flake family residence at 461 E. 1st Ave.
Despite its Vernacular architecture this 1928
home displays subtle Span Col Rev features Built
by Cecil Drew son of Mesa lumber mogul FP Drew. |
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The
Sirrine House: 160 N. Center. Built 1896 by Mesa
pioneer Joel E. Sirrine Structure - city's 1st
full restored Victorian era home. Its
turn-of-the-century architecture antique
favorite of residents and history fans. |
Built
around 1890, the old Lincoln School replaced
Mesas first schoolhouse, best known as the
Little Adobe Schoolhouse. |
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Bartlett
Dam 2-17-28 |
Main
Street in Mesa, Arizona. The Mesa pioneers
arrived in January of 1878. |
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The
neon sign of the Maricopa Inn Motel harkens back
to the days when Main Street was the hub of
Mesas vibrant tourist industry in the 1960's. |
The
Mesa Fire Department Station No. 1 is shown in
the late 1940's or early 1950's. |
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Mesa's
Franklin School 1914. Now a parking lot. |
Mesa
High School with snow in January, 1937. |
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Patrons
and librarians in a 1940's or 1950's photo read
and explore the shelves at the Mesa Public
Library This library room now forms the North
end of the Mesa SW Museum. |
Old
Chandler Court on corner of Main and MacDonald
downtown Mesa, undated. |
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Ellsworth-Smith Decker family residence 444 E.
1st Ave. The small Tudor-styled cottage was
built in 1938 for German and Mary Ellsworth. |
Near
Rendezvous Park. |
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Mesa City
Hall public library police station and fire
department were all once squeezed into this long
building shown in 1960 on Macdonald Street north
of Main. |
Mesas'
lLittel Theater build in the 30's offered plays
during The Great Depression. |
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Inside of Old
Franklin School 1940's wood floors. |
Dr. Melvin
Kent family residence - 454 E. First Ave. With
its high-pitched roof and asymmetrical facade
the Melvin and Editha Kent home exemplifies the
Tudor style of the early 1900's. |
