George Hirko

and has been for months.Latest inventory figures, valley wide, show 1.6 months of inventory, as of mid May 2012.This is a highly unusual bottleneck, and explains why many properties are receiving 15-20 offers in the first several days of listing. Typical healthy ...'>

The History of Gilbert Gilbert started off as a train station. There was a small farming community located on the site of the present day town . In 1902, the Arizona Eastern Railway was looking for donations of right of way for a rail line between Florence ...'>

The History of Chandler Chandler was once a quiet farming community. The town is named after Dr. A.J. Chandler, who was the first veterinary surgeon for the territory of Arizona. In 1891, Dr. Chandler bought 80 acres south of Mesa. He studied irrigation engineering, ...'>

History of Apache Junction Apache Junction didn’t really start off as a town; it just sort of began as a settlement along the Apache Trail, which was a major transport route for construction of the Roosevelt Dam. Originally thought to have been carved ...'>

The History of Scottsdale After the collapse of the Hohokam civilization around 1400, the area of present day Scottsdale became a Pima village, whose name translated as “rotting hay”; even after European settlement began, some Pima continued living ...'>

The History of Tempe When Fort McDowell was established on the upper Salt River in 1865, it became necessary to procure steady supplies of food and animal feed. Two small encampments were set up by enterprising farmers near Tempe Butte to grow crops; one was ...'>

History of the Phoenix Area-Part IX The advent of the automobile had a major impact on the way Phoenix developed. Ever since the introduction of the streetcar system in 1887, real estate development had traditionally taken place mostly in proximity to the ...'>

History of the Phoenix Are-Part VIII Phoenix remained a small farming community until the 1930s, and then tourism began to develop. The warm climate and outdoor environment were a major draw. Resorts and hotels sprang up, and the population grew. There had ...'>

History of the Phoenix Area Part VII As Arizona achieved statehood; the nature of Phoenix also changed. It was no longer just a small farming community, but rather an aspiring metropolis, with a population of just over 29,000 by 1920. In 1920, over 1000 buildings ...'>

History of the Phoenix Area- Part VI In 1902, President Teddy Roosevelt signed the National Reclamation Act. This Act permitted the building of dams for reclamation purposes on western streams.1903 saw the formation of the Salt River Valley Water Users’ ...'>