MIDTOWN October - December 2018 MUSE

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IN THIS ISSUE A MESSAGE FROM THE MIDTOWN MIDTOWN HISTORY MOMENT: PARK CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BOARD.... 3 SHOPPING CITY...... 13

MIDTOWN LIVING...... 5 MOVIE MAGIC CONCERT...... 15

THE FOUNDATION OF BASICS...... 7 MIDTOWN RISING...... 16 WE “HEART” MIDTOWN...... 8 WHAT’S NEW IN THE HOOD?...... 17 A MESSAGE FOR DISTRICT 4: FROM PHOENIX COUNCILWOMAN, LAURA PASTOR...... 9 PHOENIX THEATRE...... 18

WELCOMING WOODWARD: 29 YEARS COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES...... 19 IN THE MAKING...... 10

MIDTOWN LOYALISTS...... 10 HEADS UP DRIVERS, PEDESTRIANS, & BICYCLISTS...... 20 MIDTOWN URBAN LIVING TOUR: HOMES OF THE PAST...... 11 CRIME REPORTING AND SOCIAL MEDIA...... 21 7 15 17 A Message from the Midtown Neighborhood Association Board As summer winds down and autumn approaches, the Midtown MNA Meeting Schedule Neighborhood Association is as busy as ever!

We thank everyone for coming out to the Central-City Neighborhoods Oct 17 October Neighborhood Mayoral Debate on September 26! It was great to hear the candidates’ Wednesday Meeting at Alta Central views on central Phoenix issues. You can find more information about the debate at our website, and be sure to vote by November 6. Nov 7 November Board Meeting This quarter we are hosting our Annual Midtown Urban Living Tour on November Wednesday 3 – don’t miss your chance to view 10 great homes in five notable Midtown condo buildings. Read about it in this issue and be sure to get your tickets at Annual Meeting - Election of MidtownPHX.org. Also on the schedule, our Oct. 17 neighborhood meeting. Dec 5 New Board Members Join us at Alta Central Apartments at 4001 N Central Avenue at 6:00 pm. Wednesday (venue to be determined)

On July 21, our Board participated in an all-day Retreat to focus All meetings and events begin at 6:00pm. our efforts and our organizational structure for the Midtown of the Monthly Board Meetings are at Tapestry on future. We realize that we are a neighborhood organization first, and Central Clubhouse, 2302 N Central Ave we are working to advocate for the Midtown that we want. If you’re interested in joining our Board to advance our work, let’s chat.

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OUR MISSION OUR BOARD MEMBERS GRAPHIC DESIGN BY To provide information, education and outreach President - Edward Jensen Heather Fahey Justine Sponder on community safety, neighborhood relations and Vice-President - Jennifer Boucek Jenny Poon www.justinesponder.com welfare, development and other issues of interest Treasurer - Elizabeth Ortiz Lizet Trevizo to the community and to assist and support Secretary - Constance Combs Margaret Wright PRINTED BY other community organizations in promoting the Holly Aguilar The Marvel Factory common welfare and good of www.themarvelfactory.com neighborhood residents.

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Modern energy, beauty, change – all continue to define Phoenix Midtown Living. You will read here Derek Horn’s article Corporate Tower $410,000WILLO Very 335 W. WINDSOR about Park Central Mall’s evolution, new residential and East Special commercial buildings on the Central corridor in our standard 3003 N Central Midtown Rising: Development Update, and our featured 6th – refurbished Annual Midtown Urban Living Tour, November 3, 2018. courtyard – yes, Tricia Amato, REALTOR® Bobbi Ryals, REALTOR® ABR, e-PRO there’s bocce ball! 520-247-3305 602-486-3587 Come – walk, ride light rail, peddle your bike – we [email protected] [email protected] invite you to participate for a day in Midtown Living! DowntownPhoenixAgent.com • ThisOldHousePhoenx.com

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7 MIDTOWN MUSE OCT-DEC 2018 Welcoming Woodward: A Message for 29 Years In The Making

Woodward Drive between Central Ave The area was first surveyed for Preservation office to add Woodward District 4: and 3rd Street has joined the Ashland historic status by the City of Phoenix Drive to Ashland Place Historic District. Place Historic District neighborhood in 1989, but property owners on This process underwent review and and is the first street in 12 years to Ashland Avenue and Woodward Drive approval by the Historic Preservation From Phoenix receive historic designation within opposed the designation. As a result, Commission, Village Planning, the City of Phoenix! Woodward originally Ashland Place consisted and the Planning Commission and Councilwoman, Drive was platted in 1929 and was only of Hoover and Vernon Avenues. was finalized by the City Council originally designed to offer 21 lots; In 2002 another attempt was made to on September 5, 2018 - 29 years however, the Great Depression include Ashland Ave and Woodward after it was first attempted. Drive within Ashland Place but only delayed development, and homes Laura Pastor Ashland Avenue was added. Judge says, “Historic Preservation is were constructed between 1935 and something that makes Phoenix unique In the wake of Primary its development and growth, as 1950. The street offered bungalow James Judge, a resident of Ashland and special. Including Woodward Elections on August 28, well as how essential resources, style homes and duplexes, but due to Place and local Designer/Realtor, Drive promotes community, protects it is now more important facilities, programs and services are the street’s proximity to Central Ave recognized how vulnerable these Ashland Place and ensures that these than ever to get involved allocated. The decisions you make and its high-rise overlay, many of the homes were. Over the past year, homes will be here for generations to in local politics and allow you to have a say in a shared, properties were demolished and today he worked with residents and Kevin come as part of the beautiful balance governance. There are many ways in participatory process between your only eight residential properties remain. Weight of the City of Phoenix Historic of old and new that Phoenix offers.” which to representatives and the community. This is a critical time for the City of Phoenix. Choices made now will affect the trajectory of our community for many years and decades, and will undoubtedly impact generations to come. We are the 5th largest City in the nation. How we grow, build, evolve, and sustain has implications not only regionally but is often scrutinized nationally, and you have the ability to help determine that through your involvement. Midtown Loyalists Margaret Wright, Contributor and Photographer do so, So make sure you are registered to eclectic mix of traditional and antique on neighborhood progress. In their furniture and collectibles with a large Midtown years, they have noticed a from volunteering at a local non-profit vote by October 9 for the General When Liz and Steve decided to contemporary art collection found significant increase in the number of agency or a special event, serving Election this November. Get friends, downsize from their historic Midtown a new home that suits everyone. people on the streets – dog-walkers, on a City or Board or Commission, family, and neighbors to do the same. home of 27 years, they didn’t runners, bike riders, and people just to taking part in your Neighborhood Help get people to the voting booth need to look far to find a place Both are retired college professors but or Community Association, as many and make sure they drop off their to continue their adventures. far from sedentary. Liz is a marriage plain out enjoying their community. of you are doing already. While this ballots in the mail. Now more than officiant as well as a Phoenix Art While touring Phoenix Towers during They can’t foresee a time when they activity is crucial to being involved at ever it is vital that we exercise this Museum docent. Steve is a research a Midtown Urban Living Tour, they don’t live in Midtown – everything they the local level, by far the best way is tremendous power and responsibility, volunteer at Desert Botanical Garden quickly realized it offered much to need is within a few miles of home, they to make your voice heard by voting in together as a community. See and an avid cycler and kayaker. They appeal to them. They weren’t ready are much less reliant on their car, and the General Election this November 6. you at the polls this November! both love camping, biking (they recently to move then, but when they were, completed a bike trip traversing the they love supporting the local economy it didn’t take long to zero in on “that rather than patronizing chain stores. Your action at the polls and voting Laura Pastor, width of France), and other outdoor Phoenix Councilwoman pink building on Central Avenue” and by mail has a direct result on pursuits, frequently accompanied by look seriously for an apartment to buy. In short, they are typical Midtown not only the State’s direction but Mr. Bingley, their small terrier mix. Phoenix.gov/district4 They found a perfect one, sold their residents – active, enthusiastic, how the City moves forward into historic home and moved to Phoenix Walking Mr. Bingley, in fact, is one of conservation-minded and involved in 9 MIDTOWN MUSE OCT-DEC 2018 Towers within a few weeks. Their the ways they enjoy and keep tabs the world, in Midtown and elsewhere. Midtown Urban Living Tour: Homes of the Past

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602-265-2880 Midtown History Moment: 2831 N Central Avenue Park Central Shopping City Derek D. Horn, author of the book Images of America Midtown Phoenix and co author of the book Pioneer Military & Memorial Park of Phoenix Until just after World War II, Phoenix was a the Park Central Shopping City opened much smaller city than today. Residential on the west side of Central at Earll on land neighborhoods surrounded downtown; that was once the Central Avenue Dairy. farms and ranches surrounded the Retailers flocked to the new outdoor mall residential districts. Aside from patronizing and now Midtown residents could shop neighborhood grocers and other small at Goldwater’s, Diamonds, or the other stores, most did their shopping and banking shops without going downtown. The bonus: downtown. One could take a streetcar or thousands of spaces of free parking. a bus to Washington Street and soon be shopping at Goldwater’s or Diamonds, Park Central thrived as the office towers and cashing a check at Valley National Bank apartments sprung up in the area during or having lunch at the Adams Hotel. the 1960s and 70s. In the 1980s, as the Bags, Totes & More This changed quickly after the war. nexus of growth and development shifted east to the Camelback Corridor, Park A disastrous fire in 1947 destroyed most of Central began a long decline as the retailers the street cars and the service discontinued in 1948. Midtown and the surrounding left and were replaced by offices. By the areas experienced a building boom as 1990s most of the retail space was gone. A personal note from Derek: Recently Phoenix’s population exploded. By the Amish Hart After almost 30 years of struggle, Park I accepted a job in the East Valley, CONSULTANT mid-1950s it was inconvenient for many to NOW AVAILABLE AT LOCAL BOOKSTORES, ARCADIA Central is now undergoing a renaissance. go downtown—there was too much traffic so thisPUBLISHING, is my last ANDarticle. AMAZON.COM I want to [email protected] Much of the campus is under reconstruction thank those of you who faithfully read and finding a parking space was difficult. www.mythirtyone.com/1967147 as a mixed-use project with restored and commented on my articles over the past five years. I appreciated mid-century features. Park Central will In 1955, Uptown Plaza, the first large your encouragement and interest shopping center outside downtown, opened once again be a prominent destination in Midtown’s rich history. We only at Central and Camelback. A year later in Midtown—still with plenty of parking. scratched the surface.

13 MIDTOWN MUSE OCT-DEC 2018 Culture Developments

Midtown Rising Margaret Dietrich Alta Central Circa Central Avenue Park Central Mall Renovations 4001 N Central Avenue 1505 N Central Avenue 3121 N 3rd Avenue (Central & Indianola) arrow-up A 227-unit mid-rise apartment Even though the Central Ave side Boutique 223-unit state-of-the- community with two creative office is fenced for construction, your art, Transit Oriented Development units, five townhomes along 1st St, favorite restaurants are open and apartment community located in the and 222 conventional apartment waiting for you: First Watch • Movie Magic Concert heart of Midtown Phoenix. Offers highly homes. Circa offers a rooftop pool Thai Basil • Starbucks • Jimmy refined, smartly appointed living space and garden with city views, sports John’s • Jamba Juice • Kobalt • Mark Sendrow Alderighi and Trick have performed in and jazz clubs in Japan, Scotland, with cutting-edge amenities, structured lounge, upper level lounges with fire Michael’s • Pita Bistro • Fired Pie a variety of venues in the United States Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Italy, parking garage, and functional features, upscale fitness center facing Austria, Canada and other locales. and interactive common areas. Central Avenue, outdoor chef kitchen, The husband-and-wife piano duo, and in Europe, including the Musical Instrument Museum, Sacramento bike storage/maintenance shop, pet Stephanie Trick and Paolo Alderighi, Status: Currently leasing 602-730- bathing station and private pet park. Broadstone Midtown return to the Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Music Festival, the West Coast Date: Sunday, November 4 7892 Occupy in November Ragtime Festival in Sacramento, the Location: Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center, 240 W Osborn Road Heritage Center of the Jewish 122 E Culver Status: Under construction Historical Society with an all-new Monterey Dixieland Jazz Festival, the Tickets: Online at www.azjhs.org - $20 AZJHS Developer: Wood Partners Contact: circacentralavenue@ Boutique urban community of 200 program of themes and songs San Diego Jazz Festival, and festivals members $25 non-members – www.altacentral.com pinnacleliving.com studio, one, and two bedroom from classic films, including The residences located in the heart of Sound of Music, Shall We Dance, Columbus Apartments APS Midtown Substation Phoenix’s burgeoning entertainment Singin’ in the Rain and more. and dining scene. Pet friendly with On 2nd St between Indianola 3601 N Central Ave contemporary resident clubhouse, and Clarendon, APS is Paolo (from Milan, Italy) and Stephanie gourmet exhibition kitchen, spacious A 223-unit luxury apartment and building a new substation. (from St. Louis, Missouri) met at retail community in the center of coffee lounge, resort style pool & spa, a piano festival in Switzerland in Midtown Phoenix. Offers studio, 1 Status: Construction is underway two-story fully appointed fitness center, 2008 and started to work together BR and 2 BR floor plans with highly and spacious outdoor fitness lawn. in 2011 on a four-hands piano appointed finishes. Pet friendly project dedicated to classic jazz, TRU Burger Company Status: Under construction – First and top of the market amenities: residences expected to open Spring songs from the swing era, American structured parking garage, resort – Phoenix standards, ragtime and blues. 2019 with final completion Fall 2019arrow-down style pool area and courtyard, world 2535 N Central Avenue (at Virginia) Stephanie and Paolo will present class fitness center and resident their own arrangements, including clubroom. Approximately 6,000 SF Pennant Development completed four hands on one piano, which is retail space slated for 2-4 tenants construction and released half the a rare occurrence in jazz due to the including restaurant / food service. space to Tru Burger Co for interior fact that jazz involves improvisation. construction which opens November Status: Under construction. Move- 1st. Fast Signs on Central will ins planned for early 2020 renovate the pylon sign. Rubicon Deli will not occupy space. Developer: Fore Property Company 15 MIDTOWN MUSE OCT-DEC 2018 – www.foreproperty.com www.truburgerco.com What’s New In Phoenix Theatre info-circle Did you know? You can always New and old Phoenix Theater is one of the oldest arts stay up-to-date with Midtown organizations in Arizona and remains one of the oldest The Hood? news at www.MidtownPHX.org operating arts organizations in the country. In 1924, the Heard Family offered the newly named Phoenix Little Theatre the old coach house on Central and McDowell.

In 1952, Board President Stephen Shadegg with the Heard Family and Barry Goldwater won funding to build what would be the core of developing art and culture, later welcoming Phoenix Art Museum and Phoenix Library; it moved to its current space renamed Phoenix Theatre in 1993. A plan to address space shortage and accommodate growing program needs became a reality in 2013. The addition included a soaring glass atrium lobby, additional rehearsal and entertainment spaces, and a new state- What’s The Future For The Upward Projects Moving to Valley Women’s Ensemble of-the-art black box theatre, now the Hormel Theatre. Vacant Lot Once Part Of Midtown Phoenix Landmark Love to sing? The Valley Women’s Phoenix Theatre has launched stars in the industry, developed Phoenix Indian School and Ensemble, a community choir, is Beadle, Henry, and now, Sarmiento. young audiences, introduced emerging playwrights and Community Garden? pleased to move to a rehearsal venue Upward Projects’ portfolio of real composers, created a space for alternative and experimental in the heart of the city at Kenilworth “Why doesn’t the city clean up and estate, stacked with buildings theatre, and hosted world premieres. It remains the center Elementary School, 5th Ave and use that large vacant piece of land on from some of the most prolific mid of an active arts complex, creating dynamic, professional Culver, every Tuesday from 7-9 PM. the northeast corner of Central Ave century architects, will add yet productions while following its mission of educating and and Indian School Rd?” Wayne and another architectural unicorn to its We currently number about three elevating the growing Phoenix artistic and cultural community. Marie Mitchell asked. …The city of mix with the lease of the Sarmiento- dozen singers of varying ages and Phoenix doesn’t own the property; the designed Phoenix Financial musical abilities. Our repertoire is Federal government sold the 15-acre Center rotunda that will house broad and varied, with the twice-a- property to Central Park I, LLC, for their new HQ in February 2019. year concerts revolving around a given $18.5 million, proceeds for which went The Phoenix-based restaurant theme. This past spring, we returned F O R I N F O & Q U O T E S C A L L into the Native American education hospitality company has secured to the music of Gershwin, the 50s and ONE STOP fund. Central Park I is connected the space, and will begin restoration Midler for a fun, swinging performance. to developer Pivotal Group who SHOP and renovations this fall. Located This fall we will be working on Vivaldi’s 6 0 2 - 8 9 2 - 8 5 0 0 confirmed they are developing plans. on the grounds of the 1960-era Gloria and some holiday pieces. …City Planning and Development Phoenix Financial Center, Upward It’s not too late to join – we are always Director Alan Stephenson said zoning Projects’ new 30-person HQ (with looking for new voices and energy! calls for an “intense mixed use project” plans to expand to 50 people in Auditions are required to properly (apartments, office, retail, parking and the next few years) will be housed place your vocal range. Interested? open space) with heights up to 200 inside the northernmost rotunda. Check out our website https:// ft. “We have had one initial meeting The new HQ will allow Upward Projects, valleywomensensemble.org/ or contact [regarding] connections to Steele which was founded in Phoenix in Mary Jo at [email protected]. Indian School Park.” He advises people 2009 and annually named to the who want to help shape how the city Photo Courtesy of Valley Women’s Ensemble “Inc. 5000” list as one of the nation’s grows to join one of dozens of boards fastest-growing companies, to develop [such as Midtown Neighborhood use promo code : and manage all aspects of their Association] that help advise the business including eight Postino city council on future projects. summer for 2 5 % off WineCafé locations across Arizona, all products ! Excerpt and photo by Mariana Dale, KJZZ Q&AZ Colorado and Texas, two locations To read the full article, go to https://kjzz.org/ of Joyride Taco House, Windsor content/686843/qaz-whats-future-vacant-lot- & Churn and Federal Pizza. once-part-phoenix-indianschool-and-community- garden Article by Downtown Phoenix Journal The Marvel Factory N E E D P R I N T, A P PA R E L , W E B S I T E D E V E L O P M E N T, S E O , L O G O C R E AT I O N , G R A P H I C D E S I G N E R A N D S T R E A M E R K I T S ? W E D O I T A L L A N D T H E N S O M E !

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1875 North Central Avenue Phoenix Arizona 85004 Phone: 602.258.8048 Crime Reporting Email: [email protected] and Social Media Follow us on Facebook! Ben Harris, Community Action Officer issue. Some believe that because the Police Dept has social media pages, When social media began, most people we will see and respond to those could not imagine how connected it media posts about crime, but this is would make us. The irony is that it has also driven us further apart in our real not true. We do not have personnel relationships with our friends, family, who monitor and respond to social and our neighbors. Social media has media postings about crime. evolved at hyper speed, and with all of the information-sharing opportunities Social media, and especially those that social media has opened up to which cater to neighborhoods, can us, we in law enforcement have been greatly augment the neighborhood seeing an alarming trend. Calling Police network. Use social media wisely and reporting crime and suspicious and understand that a neighborhood activity is too cumbersome, so more which has numerous postings about and more people resort to the ease crime can be perceived negatively of a social media post. Unfortunately, to prospective renters or home such a post will not get a Police buyers. Consider using crime specific officer out to handle your issue(s). groups, and post the facts that can be used: suspect and vehicle Upscale urban beauty Calling Crime Stop at 602-262-6151 description(s), modus operandi, and meets cutting edge technology and 9-1-1 is how we have reported crime prevention information. Keeping crime and suspicious activity to the MIDTOWN at prices seniors can afford! Police, and will continue to be. This neighbors informed and reporting Call or Stop by For a Tour allows us to ask critical questions suspicious activity and crime to Ben Harris, Community Action Officer to obtain as much information as the Police will continue to keep our Phoenix Police Department 4000 N. 3rd Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85013 practical regarding your particular communities as safe as possible. Mountain View Precinct (480) 653-9500 [email protected] www.BridgeWaterAL.com 21 MIDTOWN MUSE OCT-DEC 2018 Hey Midtown Muse! The end is near, the end is near! The summer heat has an Realty, over 90% of our agents are Associate Brokers, and do a expiration deadline and it is fast approaching! I saw a cute minimum of 12 transactions per year. How is that for being an meme the other day that had an elevator to hell and the devil expert and competent? I am very proud of the company and was greeting people at the door and said “Welcome to AZ!” I culture we are building and I know that the consumer often feel like that when showing homes and open the front experience is better when working with a professional. Sure, door only to discover the AC has been turned off! Such a lovely the large corporations have great agents too, but I think it says feeling. something about the agent when they seek out what company to hang their license with. To quote my mother: You are who I have had quite the summer though, having been able to get you hang out with. away a few times to escape. My husband I celebrated our 10 year anniversary by renting a cabin in Pine for the weekend and The dog days of summer real estate are coming to a close and doing some fun hiking and relaxing. We took our new golden- so the fall season generally brings a new crop of buyers to the doodle puppy with us and discovered he is less go-go golden market. Inventory is low, especially for nicer properties and and more prissy-poodle! While our previous golden loved to buyers are willing to pay a premium for homes of spectacular go for hikes, this one has no interest in it. He was fine for the quality. If you have been thinking of selling, we should talk. I first mile, but after that would just find a shady spot and am more than happy to sit with you, go over my marketing collapse and refuse to move until he got water and 10 minutes dog and pony show, review recent sales with you and prepare to cool down. He did enjoy chasing a squirrel though, so he did a cost sheet so you can see what your home is worth. I am not redeem his canine dignity in some respect. a pushy agent, just not my style, so feel comfortable inviting me over for a non-committal chat. I am here to assist! I was also able to attend a Realtor conference in San Francisco back in July. It was for Inman News, which is basically the I have been working with 850ZIP.com to help local business Huffington Post for Realtors. There was an entire day on “Indie and the community come together. We coined the term “Keep Brokerages” aka “the Little Guys” that I was able to participate Phoenix a Phoenix”. Our downtown core is what it is because in as a new and upcoming brokerage. It was awe inspiring as I of the artists, the dreamers and the businesses. We see a was with such a large corporation for most of my career and to community where diversity, color and the arts create a fabric of make the switch really opened my eyes as to what the our society and we are all better for it. It is exciting to see the consumer is looking for. With rare exception, most buyers and Phoenix we are all creating once again rising as a Phoenix, sellers do not care what sign is in the front yard, only that the always changing and growing. I am so pleased to be a part of agent they choose to work with is an expert in it and invite you to speak your mind with your voice and your their area and competent in what they do. At Brokers Hub wallet by supporting local art/food/culture/business.