The City Of Scottsdale
The City of Scottsdale is also known as the "Beverly Hills" of Phoenix/Maricopa County. The homes here are enamoring starting with a modest condo to a grandious luxury home in a gated community. Whatever your family needs are, you will be sure to find it here.
Culture:
Two of the main cultural experiences are located in Old Town Scottsdale.
Scottsdale Center of the Performing Arts, 7380 E. 2nd St., Scottsdale, 85251
They provide a calender full of regular theater performances.
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, 7374 E. 2nd St., Scottsdale, 85251
The only museum in Arizona devoted primarily to the art, architecture and design of our time, It was founded in 1999 and has 5 galleries and an outdoor sculpture gardenhouse as well as the Scrim Wall...a monutent curtain of prismatic glass created by James Carpenter Design Associates.
Scottsdale taken from http://jeff.scott.tripod.com/scottsdale.html
Websites/ Newspapers / Museums/ Books/
Manuscripts/ Articles/ Photographs/ Chronology/ Weather
"Elevation 1,261 feet. In T.2 N., R. 4E. Village east of Phoenix. Established by and named after the Rev. Winfield Scott, Civil War veteran. later a chaplain in the regular army. Stationed at Angel Island, San Francisco, 1888. Located a farm here and as a little settlement grew up around him they called it Scottsdale."
Barnes, Will C. Arizona Place Names University of Arizona Press. 1997
p. 394
"An Army Chaplain, Major Winfield Scott (b. Feb. 26, 1837, Michigan; d. Oct 16, 1910) first visited this area in 1881. Later he homesteaded, taking out a patent in 1891. Meanwhile he served at Fort Huachuca, leaving his brother George in charge of the homestead. Following his retirement, Scott promoted property near his home as a health and agricultural center. The name Scottsdale became official in 1896 with the establishment of the school district. It had seventy residents in 1897. PO est Jan 21, 1897 James L. Davis, pm; incorporated June 25, 1951."
Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona's names : X marks the place Falconer Pub. Co. : distributed by Treasure Chest Publications, c1983. P. 550
Websites
City Profile--Arizona Department of Commerce
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/pdf/commasst/comm/scttsdle.pdf
City Code
http://www.municode.com/
The Arizonan
http://www.arizonan.com/scottsdale/index.html
Local Government Website
http://www.ci.scottsdale.az.us
Newspapers
East Valley Tribune
http://www.aztrib.com/
Arizona Republic-Scottsdale Edition
http://www.azcentral.com/community/comstories/comscottsdale.html
Museums
Scottsdale Public Library District
http://library.ci.scottsdale.az.us/
Scottsdale Historical Museum
7333 E Scottsdale Mall Scottsdale AZ 85251
September through June Wednesday through Saturday
10:00 am to 5:00 pm Sunday Noon to 4pm
(480) 945-4499
http://www.scottsdalemuseum.com
Buffalo Museum of America
10291 North Scottsdale Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85253
Open Mon -Fri, 9 - 5; Sun, 1 - 4 (by appointment).
(602) 951-1022
http://www.buffaloexpress.com/muse
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