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Toll gate, McDowell at Central
The toll road — Central Ave. (then called Center Street) north of McDowell — was built by the Central Avenue Driving Association. It was a dirt road, eight miles long and 100 feet wide, with a row of olive and ash trees on either side. Property owners north of the gate paid $2.50 a month for sprinkling and improvements. Buggies and wagons paid a 25 cent toll. Bicycles were free.
Capitol Quotes: September 2, 2011
This week’s most outstanding utterances, gibes and quips.
2011 Leaders of the Year winners announced
The Arizona Capitol Times has announced the recipients of its fifth annual Leaders of the Year in Public Policy awards, which recognize outstanding individuals and organizations for advancing public policy to positively impact the state and the lives of Arizonans.
The High-flying Powderface
Powderface was one of the few horses in the world trained to dive off a platform into a tank of water.
Capitol Quotes: August 19, 2011
This week’s most outstanding utterances, gibes and quips.
Capitol Quotes: August 12, 2011
This week’s most outstanding utterances, gibes and quips.
Capitol Quotes: August 5, 2011
This week’s most outstanding utterances, gibes and quips.
Capitol Quotes: July 29, 2011
This week’s most outstanding utterances, gibes and quips.
Swamped On Main Street
This is Main Street in Bisbee in August 1908, during one of the worst months of flooding in the town’s history. In a three-week period, Bisbee was ravaged by three separate storms.
Capitol Quotes: July 22, 2011
This week’s most outstanding utterances, gibes and quips.
The Governor’s 1912 Race — for the Train
The bald pate and rotund body seen here on the Capitol veranda is that of George W.P. Hunt, photographed on Valentine’s Day, 1912, delivering his inaugural address as the state’s first governor.
Capitol Quotes: July 15, 2011
This week’s most outstanding utterances, gibes and quips.
