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326 W. PALM LANE WILLO BOARD CANDIDATES THE OFFICIAL WILLO PHOTO BOOK A Long Family Read all the Details of Our History Bios Inside Exclusive Upcoming Book A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED BY THE WILLO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

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Dr. Robert L. Cannon Elections and New Endeavors

ELECTION TIME: FOUR CORNERS I am sure no one wants to hear about another LEADERSHIP GROUP: election, but we have one this month. The I am very proud to announce the official neighborhood will elect the Willo Board of formation of the “4 Corners Leadership Directors and Officers in March, and Ann Group.” The group comprises the four Bommersbach, Election Committee Chair, Presidents from Encanto Palmcroft, will announce the winners at the March Roosevelt, FQ Story, and Willo Neighborhood 11th Willo Board Meeting. We will not have Associations. We meet monthly via Zoom another election until March of 2023. The and examine ideas such as managing traffic, list of candidates and voting instructions improving safety, working with developers, starts on page 6. As a community, we are maintaining historical integrity in a growing fortunate to have so many candidates who major city, and sharing communication plans. dedicate time, energy, and passion to our neighborhood. The four Officer positions are unopposed: President (me), Vice President (Brad Brauer), Treasurer (Linda Doescher), Secretary (Opal Wagner). They will remain Officers of the Association until March of 2023. This term will be my final two-year term as President (per the bylaws, three consecutive terms are the limit). ABOUT THE COVER TWO-YEAR PLAN: (MARCH OF 2021-2023) 325 W. Palm Lane After the March Board Meeting, I will be Cover Photo by working with the newly voted Board of Diana Herman Directors to focus on the Board’s strategy We strive to work together as elected leaders of and objectives. High priorities will be the our communities to represent our four historic continued focus on 3rd/5th Avenues and how districts with the City in an official capacity. we can all work together toward a successful 2022 Home Tour. Moreover, we will review BOARD MEETING: all committees of the Board and make The next Willo Board meeting is on Thursday, adjustments as appropriate. March 11, 2021. The agenda is on page 17. ●

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Willo Board of Directors HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD dr. robert cannon (president) [email protected] 602-421-6024 brad brauer (vice president) [email protected] 602-690-1400 charlene gum (secretary) [email protected] 602-245-0383 linda doescher (treasurer) [email protected] 602-618-1349 ann bommersbach [email protected] 623-330-3203 kush govani [email protected] 317-847-9081 lisa helm [email protected] 602-999-9959 sandra lefcovich [email protected] 347-446-9874 gene nance [email protected] 602-252-5397 WILLO WEBSITE jeremy schachter [email protected] 480-703-8088 The Willo website, www.willophx.com, contains james varela [email protected] 602-663-1069 information on neighborhood activities, committees, and opal wagner [email protected] 520-444-5698 board meetings. The website is frequently updated and patrice wappel [email protected] 602-248-0408 contains an archive of Inside Willo editions. During Home Tour season, tickets for the event can be purchased online.

WILLO HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BOARD Committees The Willo Historic Neighborhood Association Board 3.5 TRAFFIC & SAFETY ACTION COMMITTEE was established in the early 1980s. The members are opal wagner [email protected] 520-444-5698 volunteers and are elected every two years in March. The association does not collect dues and is not a Home BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN COMMITTEE Owners' Association (HOA). Rather, its function is to lisa helm, chair [email protected] 602-999-9959 serve the collective well being of the neighborhood. Meetings are typically held the second Thursday of each BLOCK WATCH, GAIN EVENT & WILLO PARKS month at 6:30 pm at the Fairfield Inn and Suites Hotel. All res- brad brauer, chair [email protected] 602-690-1400 idents of Willo are invited to attend. Agendas are available online prior to the meeting at willophx.com. BYLAWS REVIEW ann bommersbach, chair [email protected] 623-330-3203 INSIDE WILLO MAGAZINE This free newsletter is published monthly (excluding July & COMMUNITY ACTION OFFICER August) by a committee headed by Willo volunteers. Willo officer ben harris [email protected] 602-361-4501 neighbors are encouraged to submit neighborhood news, tidbits, photos and articles (between 250-500 words) by th HISTORIC REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL the 10 of each month. We reserve the right to: edit as gene nance [email protected] 602-252-5397 needed, attribute to the submitting neighbor (with the street they live on where appropriate), determine which is- HOME TOUR 2021 COMMITTEE sue the information may be printed and use content on our teresa fontana, co-chair [email protected] 480-540-7744 website and in neighborhood promotional materials. The bradley brauer, co-chair [email protected] Willo Neighborhood Association is not responsible for nor endorses the editorial content in Inside Willo. Inside Willo INSIDE WILLO NEWSLETTER does not accept political campaign ads. A copy of Inside sandra lefcovich, chair [email protected] 347-446-9874 Willo is also posted to the Willo website each month. megan desmond martinez (ad sales manager) [email protected] 602-799-4295 CITY OF PHOENIX HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE www.phoenix.gov/pdd/historic ralph groom (art director) [email protected] 602-261-8699 Phoenix City Hall, 200 W. Washington St., 3rd Floor KLEANSTREETS/YARD SALE NOTE: Walk-in hours are 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm, Monday patrice wappel, chair [email protected] 602-248-0408 through Friday (Excluding holidays). Customers must sign in by 4:00 pm and may continue their business transaction LUMINARIAS through close of business at 5:00 pm. chris norton, chair [email protected] 480-559-9775 EXTERIOR REHABILITATION PROGRAM SOCIAL COMMITTEE www.phoenix.gov/pdd/historic/historicincentives/historic- nikki armstrong, chair [email protected] 602-254-3692 preservation-exterior-rehabilitation-assistance-program SOCIAL MEDIA CITY NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES jeremy schachter, chair [email protected] 480-703-8088 General Information 602-262-7344 Graffiti Removal 602-534-4444 THE OFFICIAL WILLO PHOTO BOOK COMMITTEE Free Paint for Graffiti Removal 602-495-0323 james varela, co-chair cocinavarela@gmailcom 602-663-1069 Grafitti Reward Tip LIne 602-262-7327 diana herman, co-chair [email protected] 602-625-7358 Landlord/Tenant Counseling 602-534-4444, ext. 3 Property Maintenance Violations 602-262-7844 WEBSITE COMMITTEE Grants Administration 602-534-4444 linda doescher, co-chair [email protected] 602-618-1349 PHOENIX POLICE kush govani, co-chair [email protected] 317-847-9081 Officer Ben Harris/Willo Representative [email protected] 602-361-4501 WELCOME TO WILLO COMMITTEE Crimestop 602-262-6151 carl schurtz, chair [email protected] 805-586-5773 City Councilmember/District 4: Hon. Laura Pastor WILLO KIDS CLUB [email protected] 602-262-7447 sheryl haarman, co-chair [email protected] 480-223-7682 valerie lane, co-chair [email protected] DISCLAIMER: All editorial content and some photos in Inside Willo are the property of the Willo Historic District Board for use in Inside ZONING COMMITTEE Willo. No copies may be reprinted electronically or otherwise without tom doescher, chair [email protected] 480-695-3506 the written consent of the Willo President or board.

WILLOPHX.COM INSIDE WILLO/ 5 March 2021 Willo Board Elections THE WILLO HISTORIC ASSOCIATION BOARD member election is being held electronically this year. Candidate photos and bios are included in this month’s Inside Willo newsletter. Candidates for the offices of President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer are running unopposed and 10 candidates are running for the 9 Board member at large positions. Members who opted in were sent an email and text message with a link to the ballot on 2/26/21. Voting closes on 3/9/2021, so please respond to the link to submit your ballot by 3/9/2021. Election results will be posted to the Willophx.com website and announced at the 3/11/2021 Board meeting. ●

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PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT Dr. Robert Cannon Bradley Brauer (Cypress) (Monte Vista)

Hello neighbors, I’ve been a Willo resident for almost 17 years. In that time, I have served on many neighborhood I would be honored to have your support to continue maintaining the delicate committees such as Block Watch, Parks, and Home Tour. for the position of President of the Willo balance of growth in the City’s Largest I have served as a board member, Vice President, Neighborhood Association for the term of Historical Neighborhood. and President for 9 years, stepping down in March 2021 - March 2023. I will continue to reinforce Willo Board 2015 per the term limits on our bylaws. I am I will continue to lead the Willo committees such as our 2022 Willo Home thrilled to have the opportunity to work Neighborhood Association, uphold the Tour, 3rd/5th Avenues Street Improvement, directly with the President, Dr. Cannon, for Willo Conservation Plan, and continue Willo Kids Club, Holiday Luminarias, the last 4 years as the Vice President; I working with all stakeholders, such Zoning, Block Watch, Social Committee, would love to continue that collaboration as business owners, developers, and Communication Strategies, The Willo for the 2021-2023 Board. I appreciate fellow historic neighborhood leaders, Photo Book project, and Zoning. your vote.

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SECRETARY TREASURER BOARD BOARD BOARD Opal Wagner Linda Doescher MEMBERS MEMBERS MEMBERS (Coronado) (Cambridge) Ann Erika Gagnon Kush Govani Bommersbach (Cypress) (Encanto) I moved to Willo in 2013 My name is Linda and feel truly fortunate (Windsor) Doescher and I am My husband and I Hi neighbors! I’ve been to live in this charming, running once again for have lived in Willo since a Willo resident for a close-knit neighborhood Hello, neighbors. the Treasurer position 2017, and we have had little more than one with its sense of history My name is Ann on the Willo Board of the pleasure of being year. I currently manage and proximity to all that Bommersbach, and Directors. I recently on Home Tour as well WILLOPHX.COM and central Phoenix has I’m running for a retired as the Director of as serving as block love welcoming new to offer. Over the past seat on the Willo Finance and Operations captains for our annual neighbors as part of several years, it has been Historic Neighborhood for a 501(c)(6) non-profit luminaria lighting. I the Willo Welcome my privilege to serve Association Board. professional association am excited to expand Committee. I also on Willo’s Streets and I’ve been a Phoenix representing long my involvement with volunteered at the last Traffic Safety Committee, resident since 1970 and term care in Arizona, our unique community Willo Home Tour. In my Zoning, Home Tour and a Willo resident since where I worked for the and would like to have free time, you’ll see me Elections committees and my retirement in 2014. past 18 years. As such, your vote for the Willo running up and down 3rd the FAA Subcommittee. I’ve served on the Willo I managed all of the Board. I am native to and 5th trying to get my I currently serve on the Board since 2018. As accounting and financial Arizona; I grew up in best mile time and trying Encanto Village Planning a board member, I’ve management as well as Phoenix and have lived (and failing) to keep the Committee as well. I learned so much about the day to day functions in northern and eastern pandemic weight off. I became a Board Member the many issues facing of the Association. My Arizona as well. Growing love this neighborhood, in July, 2016 and am our city, and I’d like to husband, Tom and I have up, I always admired and it would be a proud of all that our contribute in a small lived in our 1927 home the historic districts privilege to be a member neighborhood association way to solving some of on Cambridge Avenue in downtown Phoenix of the Board again. has accomplished. I’d those issues. I believe since 2003 and love and am very proud be honored to have board membership offers everything Willo. Our to be a homeowner your vote so that I me that opportunity. home was on the Willo in a community that can serve the next It’s been a pleasure Home Tour in 2013 and is diverse, inclusive, term in the position of getting to know many Tom is a former board and architecturally Board Secretary. My of my Willo neighbors member. We have 4 distinctive. I have professional background who make this one of children, 7 grandchildren, previous experience, is in nursing, education the best places to live 2 great-grandsons and having served on the and paralegal work. in the Valley. As a Willo 3 rescue cats. Please board from our former I believe that strong board member, I look consider voting for me. Chandler neighborhood. relationships build forward to continuing Thanks! I am blessed to work in strong communities, to work with neighbors the public school system and I encourage all and fellow board as a 3rd-grade teacher residents to make their members to preserve our and would love to serve voices heard by joining historic neighborhood my community in a larger the Willo Neighborhood as we build a vibrant capacity. Association, attending community. Thank you Board meetings and for your consideration. becoming involved in neighborhood events and activities.

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BOARD BOARD BOARD BOARD BOARD MEMBERS MEMBERS MEMBERS MEMBERS MEMBERS Charlene Gum Lisa Helm Sandra W. Aaron Jeremy (Virginia) (Palm) Lefcovich Montaño Schachter (Coronado) Searles (Palm) I have lived in Willo Willo has been my home for nearly half my life - 31 (Edgemont) for 30 years and have I have been part of the Hi, I am running for years! The things I like been an Arizonan for Willo Board for the past re-election to the Willo best about Willo are the I was born and raised in 41 years. I have served two years. I am the editor Neighborhood Board. sense of community, Willo and returned here as the Board Secretary of Inside Willo Magazine: I have been a resident the connection to the to buy a home in 2012. for several terms. I am I curate its content, of Willo for 12 years. history of Phoenix, the I worked for three City a semi-retired property create stories, and with I have had previous architectural beauty, and Council members and manager. I chose to buy the help of neighborhood board experience with most importantly, the formed a business, LMC a house in Willo because volunteers, deliver the non-profits such as people. I was appointed Enterprises Consulting. of the charm, history, and magazine to you. I One-n-Ten, Greater to the Board in 2018 I serve on the City of architectural character am also a part of the Phoenix Gay and and served on the Vision Phoenix Encanto Village of the neighborhood. It ‘Official Willo Photo Book Lesbian Chamber of 3.5 Committee, and Planning Committee, would be a privilege to Project’ committee. Commerce, Mulligan’s I also volunteered for the Phoenix Symphony serve on the Board once I am running for re- Manor, and Touchstone other activities. I’d like Board of Overseers and again. election. Behavioral Health. With your vote to continue the Chavez Youth & I am a Vassar, NYU, prior board experience, contributing to the Community Foundation. and Le Cordon Bleu I can continue to be a ongoing efforts to I have helped with graduate; I have lived valuable addition to the maintain the character, many Willo activities and in New York, London, Willo Board. values, livability and initiated participation Sydney, and Mexico City, I am a member of the enjoyment of Willo. My by Public Broadcasting where I served on several 3.5 Traffic and Safety objective is to balance System’s (PBS). My buildings’ boards. This Committee; it is my main the need for change knowledge about the experience supporting interest. We want to and improvements with City and my other community interests is an ensure that traffic and the desire for historic community connections asset in my work with the congestion on 3rd/5th preservation and the can help move Willo Willo board. Avenues is addressed. comfort of what makes projects forward and I came to Willo 5 years Personally, I see this Willo so desirable. ensure its priorities are ago, was charmed, represented. getting worse each day. and I am committed I am very happy to be Even before I decided to preserving and living in a neighborhood to purchase a home showcasing its historic where community means in Willo, I had always character. so much. I walk my dogs, wanted to live here. I Cheech and Max, here. want to ensure that If you see me, please say our beautiful hi.neighborhood events neighborhood and activities. stays safe for everyone in Willo to enjoy for years to come.

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specializing in historic renovations and a proud hoarder of historic building materials. My partner (Shannon) and I moved to Willo in 2009 to painstakingly restore BOARD a 1927 duplex. We chose BOARD MEMBERS Willo because we love MEMBERS the neighborhood and block of Windsor, deliver James Varela architecture. Every Patrice Wappel the Willo magazines, (Almeria) home is unique with its (Windsor) am a member of the own historical tale and Home Tour Committee, I am an Arizona native surrounded by a colorful I am currently on the and am the Chair of the from the mine in community. I joined the Willo Board and would KleenStreets Commit- Morenci; I moved to board to represent the like to have your vote tee. Once each month, Phoenix in the early outer areas sometimes so that I can continue I and other volunteers ’90s. After spending forgotten and to hold to serve. I have lived in edge, mow and clean years in construction, I the line of protection Willo for 38 years and the common areas of our discovered my passion for the neighborhood’s have served in volunteer historic neighborhood. for historic renovations historical standards, capacities for Willo for I also bake and bring and woodworking. I am pushing back against the various needs. I currently cookies to the monthly a General Contractor destruction of our history. am the Block Watch Willo meetings, so please Captain for the 100 keep me on the Board.

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HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD The Official Willo Photo Book Project is on Its Way

VOLUNTEER PHOTOGRAPHERS are the committee co-chairs. committees like Kid’s Club, Holiday have begun taking pictures of homes street The book will be available for purchase Luminarias, Block Watch, … as well as by street. The intent is to photograph as in the last quarter of 2021. Purchasing a improvements to Walton and Lewis Parks. many houses as possible for potential copy is an excellent way to sustain your The Willo book is an exclusive project of inclusion in the book. Because Willo is neighborhood. Advance orders of the book the Willo Neighborhood Association, a one of Phoenix’s most iconic historic support the project and guarantee a pre- nonprofit organization. neighborhoods, two-hundred full-color release copy. All residents are invited to participate. pages will serve to document its unique Preorder now to ensure a copy of the If you have questions, suggestions, or Inside character. From its origins to the present, a limited first printing. Look for the pre- Willo magazines, please email Diana proposed informative narrative history of purchase button on the WILLOPHX.COM Herman at [email protected] ● Willo will complement the photos. website. The committee would like to hear from The official Willo Photo Book is Thanks for your support. you if your home was built before 1910- fully funded by the Willo Neighborhood The Willo Book Project 1920. Also, reach out to us if your house has Association, and contributions are Committee unique architectural features or historic neither required nor solicited. The book interest. Specifically, we are looking for is produced by Willo resident volunteers Note: Willo resident and photographer Alex older home tour brochures and copies contributing to the Willo neighborhood Rentzis has requested that the Official Willo of Inside Willo magazine dated 2004 and community. Proceeds from the book’s Book committee acknowledge that he has earlier. Diana Herman and James Varela sale will benefit Willo neighborhood separated himself from the project.

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Willo Neighborhood Association Board Meeting MARCH 11 , 2021 (THURSDAY) 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting via Zoom (Zoom instructions posted on WILLOPHX.COM)

AGENDA

Welcome and Introductions Block Watch Bob Cannon, President Brad Brauer Approval of FEBRUARY Minutes Inside Willo Charlene Gum, Secretary & Opal Wagner Sandra Lefcovich, Board Member/Chair Financial Reports Social Media Linda Doescher, Treasurer Jeremy Schachter, Board Member Street Improvement Committee 2021 Election Committee Opal Wagner (Board Member/Chair), Ann Bommersbach Zoning Other Committees as Needed Tom Doescher Old Business New Business

Willo residents should contact Linda Doescher at [email protected] for ZOOM links and instructions. Alternatively, visit WILLOPHX.COM or THE OFFICIAL WILLO HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD FACEBOOK PAGE for instructions on ZOOM access.

(AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE) NEXT MEETING IS ON APRIL 8, 2021

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HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD Leon Polk Smith “In Plain Sight” at The Heard Museum BY PHILIO TALARICO (EDGEMONT)

LATELY, THE HEARD MUSEUM attended Columbia University. In the Tickets can be purchased online at www.heard. has been featuring thought provoking shows decades that followed, Smith’s style became org - $17 for adults, $14 for seniors (65+), $9 that challenge the viewer with the idea of minimal and hard edge. He is credited as for students with a college ID, and children 6 “what is Native American Art?” Their last being one of the first Hard Edge painters in to 17. Walk-up admission is $20 for adults, $17 show, “Larger Than Memory,” presented the United States. for seniors (65+), $9 for students with a college works from contemporary native artists The current show at The Heard Museum ID and children 6 to 17. Yearly memberships working across the United States and Canada explores Smith’s beginnings in the art world are available, $60 for an individual, $75 for and featured works from photography to and features some of his first “traditional dual membership, and $100 for a family sculptures made out of car tires. Native American works,” and shows his membership. Other membership levels are Their current exhibit, “Leon Polk Smith progression into his Hard Edge style for also available. Check out The Heard’s website – In Plain Sight,” continues to challenge and which he is best remembered. for details. Your visit to the Heard Museum educate viewers on “what exactly is Native Smith died in Manhattan in 1996, with an includes 12 exhibition galleries, free guided American Art.” acknowledged position in the development tours, outdoor sculpture gardens, a renowned Leon Polk Smith was born in 1906 in of American geometric abstraction. ● café, a contemporary art gallery, and trading- Chickasha, a year before Oklahoma became post style shopping, plus much more. The a state. Smith attended Oklahoma State “In Plain Sight” runs through May 31st. The Heard Museum is located at 2301 N. Central College and, following his graduation in hours at The Heard are Tuesday through Avenue, walking distance from Willo. Masks 1936, moved to New York City, where he Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed Mondays. are required.

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HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD Our Advertiser 5th Avenue Café Serves a Dish Full of Gratitude with a Side of Renewal and Fortitude 5TH AVENUE CAFÉ has the distinct we were more than just a breakfast spot on pleasure of being located on the very edge the corner of 5th Avenue and Thomas Road. of Willo Historic District. For the last 14 Many residents do not know Willo years, we have had the privilege to serve the donated the beautiful Acacia trees that line residents of Willo. Financial complications 5th Avenue from Thomas Road to Edgemont in January 2021 nearly ended our service to Avenue. No one could have known how your lovely community. The pandemic took symbolic these trees would become six an economic toll on us, and we closed our years after being planted. The Acacia tree is doors for a brief time. an ancient symbol of spiritual nourishment, Say what you will about social media; transformation, union, and my favorites to 1:30 pm. Thank you, Willo, for all your when its powers are used for good, social renewal and fortitude. The Willo Acacia support. ● media can be a game-changer. Thanks to Trees are fitting for our reopening and all your support and a miracle investor, we introducing our new team pictured under Gratefully decided to reopen our doors. We had no idea the tree. Earl and Dawn White what the Café meant to you. After reading We are very excited to reopen our doors 5th Avenue Café the posts on Nextdoor, we quickly realized Tuesday through Sunday from 7:30 am www.5thavenuecafephoenix.com

Waste Collection PILOT HAZARDOUS WASTE HOME PICK-UP PROGRAM BY BITSY SUSICH (GRANADA)

CITY OF PHOENIX PUBLIC WORKS is now offering a Household Hazardous Waste home pick up pilot program to assist solid waste residential customers with the proper disposal of their HHW items. Acceptable for disposal include Electronic Waste, Paints and Stains, Automotive, Cylinders, and Chemical Waste items. ◆ To participate first check the accepted materials list posted online at https://www.phoenix.gov/publicworks/garbage/hazwaste. Then schedule a home pick-up by calling 602-262-6251 or schedule online. Do NOT place HHW Curbside. All items should be boxed, labeled HHW and placed near the garage or front door on the day of collection. You will receive an email reminder 1-2 business days before your scheduled pick-up.It is important to note that HHW should not be placed in the trash or recycling containers for safety reasons. Hazardous materials need to be properly disposed of to protect human health and the environment, as well as protect residents and employees from harm and hazards caused by these toxic materials. ●

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HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD Easy Living in Willo STORY BY JANICE O'ROURKE (CYPRESS)

with her five girls and two boys, sell one Louise had heavy steel bars installed on all house, buy another, and begin a new chapter her windows and doors. on Palm Lane. After she died in 1996, the four surviving Louise worked from 1940 to 1974 as a daughters inherited the house. stenographer at the Arizona State Senate - Their many happy memories at home most of the last 15 years as the Chief Clerk inspired them to keep the house intact of the Senate, recording the testimony and for several years, and they gathered there arguments for and against the Senate bills. whenever they were all in town for dinners The original mortgage on the house and evenings together. was $5,800, and the monthly payment was They finally agreed to sell the house in $38.28. 2007, and so that the house would stay in As each successive child graduated from the family, Marianne’s son Danny bought 1898 — high school, they got jobs and handed over the house. In 2014, Marianne and her Louise as their paychecks in full to their mother to help husband, Pat, moved in full time. Pat died in a 3 year-old child support the household. This included the 2015 at the age of 88. oldest son, Tom Jr., who joined the Army Air 326 W. Palm Lane has been the site of Corps in 1942 during World War II, and the grief and joy; Depression Era struggles, HOW ONE FAMILY younger son, Mike, during the Korean War. wartime sacrifice, hard work, fear, and HAS LIVED IN THE The four-bedroom, two-bath house courage—but most of all, the house exudes SAME HOUSE IN allowed the five girls to bunk together in love. We all remember what Louise told us WILLO FOR 80 YEARS— two rooms, the boys in one roomMusic and Louise in Willo each time we said good-bye, “Come back to A STORY OF LOVE in the master. The small kitchen and dining Palm Lane where the livin’ is easy.” ● AND LOSS—AND A room have remained unchanged from 1940 LOT OF KIDS! and have produced countless feasts drawn 326 W. PALM LANE from the Tennessee recipes Louise brought from Chattanooga when she came to THE SPANISH MISSION REVIVAL Phoenix. The house has been the location House at 326 W. Palm Lane has been owned for 80 years of holiday celebrations, four and occupied by the same family since wedding receptions, and five funerals. March 13th, 1940. Until January 23rd of this An unusual outbuilding in the backyard year, Marianne Keany, my Mother, lived in may have been intended as maid’s quarters the house where she grew up. Sadly, she but was used as a playhouse instead; it now passed away at home from Covid-19, but her serves as storage. The two-car garage has son Danny Keany still owns the home. the original sliding barn doors and, until the Louise Geare, Marianne’s mother, 1960s, had a wringer washer, which was in bought the house because she and her seven almost constant use. children had outgrown the house at 79 W. Starting in the late ’50s, Louise lived Holly, which she and her husband, Thomas alone in the house and felt extremely safe Geare, built in 1921. and happy in the neighborhood. By the Tom and his three brothers owned the late ’70s early ’80s, Willo had fallen into largest dairy in Phoenix, Central Avenue disrepair, and its proximity to a hollowed- 1943 — From Dairy, on land which is now Park Central. out downtown contributed to a rash of left Patrice Geare, Kathleen Tom died suddenly in 1937, leaving Louise burglaries and muggings. After she was O'Connor (friend), to grieve and try to keep her family together. knocked down and had her purse stolen Marianne Geare She had to find a job, get someone to help while walking on McDowell Avenue in 1979, (Keany)

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SOLD! SOLD!

Real Estate Active, Pending, & Sold Listing

ADDRESS STATUS PRICE

315 W Edgemont ACTIVE $695,000 90 W. Virginia ACTIVE $1,550,000

550 W. Virginia PENDING $465,000 312 W Cambridge PENDING $510,000 68 W Vernon PENDING $725,000 501 W. Monte Vista PENDING $750,000 38 W Vernon PENDING $875,000

54 W Encanto SOLD $699,000

Real estate information provided by Bradley B. Brauer, Broker's Hub Realty. All figures as of 02/15/2021. Information provided by Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service and is listed by individual brokers. For more information, please contact the listing agent, one of our advertising realtors or your real estate professional.

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Kids Club Willo Kids Club BY VALERIE LANE (LEWIS)

HELLO ALL! We had a great concert in Lewis Park on January 30th. Thank you to all who joined us. WKC is looking forward to having more fun group events in the future. For now, we hope you will participate with us in socially distant Willo Kids Club activities. This month, we will feature a “Draw Your House Contest.” To enter, draw your house, including all the spring flowers in bloom by April 1st. Please email your name, your street, and attach a picture of your drawing to [email protected] with the subject line “DRAW YOUR HOUSE CONTEST.” 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes will be awarded. Winners will be featured in the April issue of Inside Willo. Thank you all for your ongoing support of Willo Kids Club. We are all looking forward to having more events and more fun when Covid subsides. ●

Welcome Committee Welcome to Willo! GREETINGS TO OUR NEW NEIGHBORS. It is great to have you here! We have a special welcome gift for you. Just send an email, and one of your neighbors will deliver a “Welcome Tote Bag” filled with info about Willo along with a couple of surprise goodies. It is a great way to find out more about your new community and meet new friends. WE’D LOVE TO GREET YOU WITH A WILLO WELCOME TOTE BAG! Please contact us at [email protected] ●

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