Scottsdale - the West's most Western town

Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Named Scottsdale in 1894 after its founder Winfield Scott, a retired U.S. Army chaplain, the city was incorporated in 1951 with a population of 2,000. At the 2020 census, the population was 241,361.

 

And I really like this street name ;) Good reminder for everyone who lives in Arizona.

Scottsdale was originally a Pima village known as Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ, meaning "rotting hay". Some Pima people remain there today. Until the late 1960s, there was a still-occupied traditional dwelling on the southeast corner of Indian Bend Road and Hayden Road. The Pima who live in Scottsdale today reside in modern houses, not traditional dwellings. Many Pima and Maricopa people live in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, which borders Scottsdale to the south and east.

Located in the heart of historic Old Town Scottsdale, this church attracts people from all over the world who want to learn more about the early days of the area and to view our beautifully restored Mission, the oldest standing church in Scottsdale. The Old Adobe Mission was originally Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church and was built by hand by the Mexicans who first settled in Scottsdale in the late 1910s. Robert T. Evans designed it to be a Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style. He got his inspiration from styles he saw in Sonora and New Mexico.

 

Bernabe Herrera hand made the 15 stained glass panes using old glass from the St. Augustines Cathedral in Tucson.

 

The highest concentrations of galleries, studios and museums that are open to the public are in Downtown Scottsdale. Its Scottsdale Arts District can be segmented into three distinct districts. The largest is the Scottsdale Main Street Arts District, home to the largest and most diverse collection of styles and genres, the more contemporary Marshall Way Arts District, and the more touristy and western-themed Old Town district, which has the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. The popular Scottsdale Artwalk is held weekly, every Thursday evening.

WiKi helped with information above ;)

Pictures were taken on April 30, 2023.