LOCATION: USA - Southwest

Angelo

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; SOUTH WEST


Welcome. An introduction to this thread can be found here.

If you live in one of the states of the American Southwest we'd love to see a bit of your town in this thread.

If you are uncertain of what to post, here's a suggestion: Choose a commercial center of your village, town or city. Be it a financial district, "downtown" area or other type of market center.

We will finesse these forums as we go depending on the level of posts and participation. But most importantly let's have fun doing this!

Start your post with a title containing a) STATE b) CITY, TOWN or VILLAGE where you live.

example: ARIZONA; TUCSON

Then insert your photo and add a few lines of descriptive text to tell us about the image and your life in that location.


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anwmn1

Arizona, City of Maricopa, 15 min S. of Phoenix
From a recent photo project-




The ruins are an old Catholic Church on the Ghila River Indian Community. The White structure is a WWII Memorial of one of the Japanese Internment Camps that were in Arizona- also located on the GRIC near Bapchule.

anwmn1

Arizona; Scottsdale
Every Saturday night, rain or shine, the Scottsdale Pavillions is home to the longest continuesly running car show in America. The McDonalds is the base, complete with DJ spinning tunes from decades past and an automotive theme throughout the restaurant. The car show is an open entry without any entry fee. There is a Corvette Club as well as sections for motorcycles, imports, trucks, and anything else you can imagine.





Kids, Cars, and Ice Cream.... That's how Saturday's should be.

rpcrowe

Albuquerque, Carlsbad Caverns and Acoma Pueblo
Some images from these three New Mexico locations:

Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta http://rpcrowe.smugmug.com/gallery/4023261#235523400

Carlsbad Caverns Interior
http://rpcrowe.smugmug.com/gallery/4049278#235794607

Acoma Pueblo, Sky City
http://rpcrowe.smugmug.com/gallery/4016055#234968981

LiquidOps

Arizona: Apache Junction
Arizona Renaissance Festival just started February 9th and runs until March 30th, 2008






http://royalfaires.com/arizona/

Huzzah!

Steven

anwmn1

Spring Training Baseball
Arizona is home to the Cactus League for MLB Spring Training. There are 7 stadiums in the Phoenix area and 1 in Tucson with a total of 12 MLB teams.

JavaLover

Maricopa Mutt March
In our little City of Maricopa, about 25 miles south of Phoenix, we just had our 2nd annual Maricopa Mutt March. A great event to raise awareness and funds for a future dog park in our fair city.

Heaney

Chandler, AZ.



Here are new condos that were recently completed.

JavaLover

If Zoos are your thing...
Phoenix is home to the Phoenix Zoo and right next door is the Desert Botanical Gardens.

The Phoenix Zoo is one of the nation’s largest privately owned, non-profit zoological parks, standing on 125 acres in Phoenix’s

Papago Park.

Nestled amid the red buttes of Papago Park, the Desert Botanical Garden hosts one of the world’s finest collections of desert plants. One of only
44 botanical gardens accredited by the American Association of Museums, this one-of-a-kind museum showcases 50 acres of beautiful outdoor exhibits. Home to 139 rare, threatened and endangered plant species from around the world, the Garden offers interesting and inspiring experiences to more than 300,000 visitors each year.