Arizona (mostly)

Plaque describing the memorial to the pioneer ditch creator. (see fountain in adjacent picture) See also Zach's photos of Phoenix: www.ipernity.com/tag/eight_perf/keyword/230155

Off to one side of the court house, a comtemporary statue of a 'Rising Phoenix' (see adjacent photo) See also Zach's photos of Phoenix: www.ipernity.com/tag/eight_perf/keyword/230155

Plaque describing the statue of a 'Rising Phoenix' (see adjacent photo) See also Zach's photos of Phoenix: www.ipernity.com/tag/eight_perf/keyword/230155

Phoenix memorial to Public Employees who lost their lives in the line of duty. It's a small, enclosed, amphitheater which seems like a noble gesture, but I found its design, with a sloping wall, to be disorienting. See also Zach's photos of Phoenix: www.ipernity.com/tag/eight_perf/keyword/230155

Phoenix memorial to Public Employees who lost their lives in the line of duty. It's a small, enclosed, amphitheater which seems like a noble gesture, but I found its design, with a sloping wall, to be disorienting. See also Zach's photos of Phoenix: www.ipernity.com/tag/eight_perf/keyword/230155

Plaque describing the Public Employee Memorial. See also Zach's photos of Phoenix: www.ipernity.com/tag/eight_perf/keyword/230155

Orpheum Theater, Phoenix. Built in 1929 as a vaudeville house, subsequently used as a movie theater, and now as an entertainment venue for plays, musicals, and other performances.

Orpheum Theater, Phoenix. The theater is a fairly large space, with seating for 1036 on the main floor.

Orpheum Theater, Phoenix. Built in 1929 as a vaudeville house, subsequently used as a movie theater, and now as an entertainment venue for plays, musicals, and other performances.

Orpheum Theater, Phoenix. Built in 1929 as a vaudeville house, subsequently used as a movie theater, and now as an entertainment venue for plays, musicals, and other performances.

Orpheum Theater, Phoenix. Built in 1929 as a vaudeville house, subsequently used as a movie theater, and now as an entertainment venue for plays, musicals, and other performances.

Phoenix Title and Trust building, opened in 1931 and one of the few remaining examples of Art Deco in downtown Phoenix. While the exterior is much as it was from the beginning, the interior has been reconfigured from being office space to being condominiums. The building is now called “Orpheum Lofts”. Source: www.downtownphoenixjournal.com/tag/phoenix-title-and-trust

The amazing sorts of detailed attention given in the 1930's to even the least visible top floors. Phoenix Title and Trust building, opened in 1931 and one of the few remaining examples of Art Deco in downtown Phoenix. While the exterior is much as it was from the beginning, the interior has been reconfigured from being office space to being condominiums. The building is now called “Orpheum Lofts”. Source: www.downtownphoenixjournal.com/tag/phoenix-title-and-trust

Phoenix Title and Trust building, opened in 1931 and one of the few remaining examples of Art Deco in downtown Phoenix. While the exterior is much as it was from the beginning, the interior has been reconfigured from being office space to being condominiums. The building is now called “Orpheum Lofts”. Source: www.downtownphoenixjournal.com/tag/phoenix-title-and-trust

More of the detail on the top of the Phoenix Title and Trust building. It opened in 1931 and is one of the few remaining examples of Art Deco in downtown Phoenix. While the exterior is much as it was from the beginning, the interior has been reconfigured from being office space to being condominiums. The building is now called “Orpheum Lofts”. Source: www.downtownphoenixjournal.com/tag/phoenix-title-and-trust

A surprising mural for downtown Phoenix, of the Morro Castle fortress that guards the bay in Havana, Cuba.

A sharp contrast to the historic architecture in downtown Phoenix...

One of the few remaining indicators of Phoenix downtown having once been the site of heavy passenger rail traffic. The logo on the left side of the picture seems to be a derivative of the Santa Fe Super Chief passenger train insignia. The Super Chief ran from Chicago to LA, through Phoenix, from the late 1930's until the early 1960's.