THE SOUTHWESTERN HOSPITALITY ISSUE

FEATURE STORY

• NEW! Architect DK Taylor settled down in Scottsdale and built a beautiful home in Paradise Valley. He even designed the Sandra Day O'Connor house, a work so distinctive it was disassembled brick by brick and rebuilt in Papago Park! Find out more about this obscure architect and his desert modern homes.

2010 MODERN PHOENIX WEEK WRAPUP AND 500+ PHOTOS

• NEW! Modern Phoenix Week 2010 gave participants an interactive view into restored midcentury modern homes in Paradise Gardens, Paradise Valley and Uptown Phoenix. Our speaking engagements, gallery show and other Modern Phoenix Week events are extensively covered in over 500 images.

VINTAGE REPRINTS

• NEW! Photos from the Ernest A. and Billie W. Uhlmann Family Archive illustrate the glory days of the swingin' Safari Hotel in Scottsdale.

• NEW! Photos from the Ernest A. and Billie W. Uhlmann Family Archive illustrate the glory days of the Bali Hi Motor Hotel

• NEW! Vintage postcards from the golden age of roadside hospitality in the Valley of the Sun

• NEW! They just don't make menus like they used to, do they? Nor can you get Prime Rib for three bucks anymore. Chef Joe LaVilla's collection of vintage menus from Valley restaurants showcases impressive and whimsical design.

• NEW! Not only do we have menus, we have restaurant ads, too. Check out the charming signage, renderings and gimmicks used to draw midcentury diners in.

• NEW! The editor's obsession with vintage graphic design goes even further as she shares her favorite local vintage illustrations.

• UPDATE! The Phoenix Municipal Building put out a neat little brochure about their Haver and Varney-designed building to help educate the public.

• UPDATE! The Lou Regester (now Copenhagen) furniture store by Ralph Haver put out some swanky ads in its day.

TRACT HOMES

• UPDATE! A complete re-survey of Town and Country Scottadale reveals progress since being designated historic.

CUSTOM HOMES

• NEW! The Mocine Residence, another 1946 Fred Guirey postwar brick home surfaces in Central Phoenix.

MULTIFAMILY LIVING

• NEW! Park Lee Alice, originally designed by Ralph Haver, envisioned a meandering brook in the middle of West Central Phoenix. Now in the hands of the City of Phoenix, they plan to rehab it into affordable housing.

D.I.Y.

• NEW! The back patio porch at The Hopkins House is finally on its way to restoration after decades of enclosure.

DON'T D.I.Y.

• NEW! The Summer of Sandblasting. Three MoPhos relate their experience and advice on sandblasting block.

• REPRINT! Sandblasting 101 by Bill Tonnesen, Landscape Architect

MATERIALS + METHODS

• NEW! Tour of the Superlite block manufacturing plant

URBAN ACTIVISM

• NEW! Jane's Walk 2010 was bigger and better than ever, featuring early industrial midcentury architecture by familiar names like Weaver & Drover and Ed Varney.

• NEW! Save our Soleri! Help the students and alumni of Santa Fe Indian School voice concern over the announced demolition of the Paolo Soleri Amphitheater in Santa Fe.

SPOOKY RESTAURANT

• NEW! Beef Eaters Restaurant has been vacant for years. What could the future hold for this unique postmodern property?