Sunday, March 24, 2013

Visit Scottsdale’s ‘Most Western’ Mid-Century Gems

When: Saturday, April 20th, 2013 from 9:00 - 11:00 am
Where: Tour starts and ends at the Scottsdale Center for Arts
What: A guided bus tour hosted by well-known history raconteur, Marshall Shore.
Cost: $40; get your tickets. Don’t wait, this will sell out!

Join Marshall Shore, Arizona’s Hip Historian on Saturday, April 20 during the
Modern Phoenix Expo for a bus tour showcasing some of Scottsdale’s modern
architecture gems. The tour will begin and end at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts,
so participants can continue on to attend the expo and lectures.

The tour will include:
• Glass and Garden Community Drive-In Church, designed by E. Logan
Campbell in 1966, featuring a modern façade with southwestern details.
• The St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, designed by John Parson in 1967, with
its Expressionist sculptural style and thin concrete construction.
• The Motorola electronics plant, opened in 1957, which includes the 1970
tower addition by Peter Lendrom.
• The Ralph Haver designed Triangle Building built in 1962.
• Craftsman Court designed by T.S. Montgomery in 1955 and listed on the Scottsdale Historic Register.
• The Royal Garden Townhouses, a Dell Trailor housing development from 1970.
• Plus additional surprises!
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When: Saturday, April 20th, 2013 from 9:00 - 11:00 am
Where: Tour starts and ends at the Scottsdale Center for Arts
What: A guided bus tour hosted by well-known history raconteur, Marshall Shore.
Cost: $40; get your tickets. Don’t wait, this will sell out!

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