Tag Archives: Vanishing Phoenix

Lindstrom Family Auto Wash – Why This Building is Cool

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Taz Loomans

This week, as part of my vlog series “Why This Building is Cool,” I’m featuring the building that houses the Lindstrom Family Auto Wash at Indian School Rd. and 30th St.

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Telling the downtown Phoenix story from its beginning to today…

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Jim McPherson

I’m turning over today’s Vanishing Phoenix to guest blogger, Seth Anderson. Seth has some interesting news to share about a project he’s spearheading to help educate residents and tourists alike in a visual and lively style about the history of … Continue reading →

Posted in Endangered Structures, Lost Buildings, Still Standing | Tagged Arcadia Publishing, Arizona, Centennial, Chinatown, downtown Phoenix, Great Recession, Hohokam, jim mcpherson, Pueblo Grande, Seth Anderson, Suad Mahmuljin, Sun Mercantile Building, Vanishing Phoenix | 1 Comment

One big run-on paragraph about this morning…

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Jim McPherson

Preservation buzz swirling around my coffee buzz continued this morning after yesterday’s heritage-fest post. In one big run-on paragraph, let me hyperventilate… So this morning at my favorite midtown Phoenix coffee shop, I bump into Rob Melikian, co-owner of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptive Reuse, Commentary, Still Standing | Tagged Alison King, arizona preservation foundation, Arizona Republic, Barbara Stocklin, Cottonwood, Don Ryden, Donna Reiner, FilmBar, Florence, Gold Spot Market, Josiah Cain, Lux, Mahoney Building, Maricopa County, McFarland State Historic Park, Midcentury Marvels, Phoenix, Phoenix Magazine, Planning Commission, PURL, Richard deUriarte, Rob Melikian, Rogue Green, rosson house, San Carlos Hotel, Security Building, St. Matthew Neighborhood, State Historic Preservation Office, streetscapes, Taz Loomans, Tom Simplot, Tucson, Valley Metro, Vanishing Phoenix, Vince Murray, Willo | 1 Comment

Treasured books

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Jim McPherson

My mom visited over the holidays. She likes projects. She likes me to do projects too. You can’t argue with mom. One of our joint assembly-line “to do’s” entailed “organizing the bookshelves.” Well, more accurately, organizing the piles of books … Continue reading →

Posted in Lost Buildings, Still Standing | Tagged Ann Patterson, Bea McPherson, Beth Luey, Don Ryden, Donna Reiner, Gerry Niskern, John Dolibois, John Jacquemart, John Pitney, Jon Talton, Mark Vinson, Mary Jo McPherson, Metro Phoenix Partnership for Arts and Culture, Miami University, Michael Simpson, Midcentury Marvels, Noel Stowe, Robert Melikian, Robert Shaheen, Vanishing Phoenix, Walter Havighurst | 1 Comment

FilmBar Phoenix is Approved – the Adaptive Reuse Code in Action

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Taz Loomans

Let me start off by saying I am SO glad that Vanishing Phoenix is back and better than ever with new writers Marshall Shore and Jim McPherson! And let me welcome you to fanTAZtic Fridays, the day I will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptive Reuse, Still Standing | Tagged ADA compliance, adaptive reuse code, arizona stamp and engraving, city of phoenix, crescordia aware, filmbar phoenix, jim mcpherson, kelly aubey, marshall shore, parking requirements, postino's on central, st. francis, Taz Loomans, the parlor pizzeria, the tuck shop, valley forward association, Vanishing Phoenix | 4 Comments

Why Looking Back Can Stop Demolition Today

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Taz Loomans

We want to resurrect the memory of all that we’ve lost so that we learn a lesson this time. Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary | Tagged demolition, historic preservation, Phoenix history, Phoenix urban development, Rob Melikian, Taz Loomans, Vanishing Phoenix, Yuri Artibise | Leave a comment

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Posted on July 9, 2010 by Taz Loomans

A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday, does not know what it is today, nor what it is trying to do. We are trying to do a futile thing if we do not know where we came … Continue reading →

Tagged Clark Churchill House, Fleming Building, fox theater, Hotel San Carlos, Kon Tiki Hotel, National Register of Historic Places, Phoenix, Phoenix Historic Property Register, salt river, Vanishing Phoenix, Yuri | Leave a comment

Welcome

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Taz Loomans

Welcome to Vanishing Phoenix. We’re still getting set up. Stay tuned for our first post in the next few days. Please subscribe to our RSS feed to ensure you don’t miss it!

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