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Jun 15, 20203 min read
Directing Traffic for Almost 60 Years: Star-Lite Barricade & Sign
Dana Woudenberg grinned as he reminisced about growing up with his father, John Woudenberg. “He was a hard worker and always had business...


Jun 8, 20203 min read
Architect’s Perspective: Calvin Chester Straub, FAIA: Humanist
In a time when 'spectacle architecture' looks for media attention, it is essential to recall the post-World War II era and a specific...


Jun 1, 20203 min read
Digging Through the Archives: Chuck Runbeck
A ring at the doorbell more than a decade ago changed my life forever. A neighbor, who knew I enjoyed construction and vintage machines,...


May 21, 20201 min read
Back When: South Central’s Starlight Screen
The Silver Dollar Drive-In Theatre lived up to its name: the snack bar had silver dollars embedded in the floor and admission was $1 per...


May 12, 20201 min read
May/June Issue of Arizona Contractor & Community Dedicated to Charles "Chuck" Runbeck
Our May/June issue of Arizona Contractor & Community Magazine is dedicated to our dear friend and co-worker, Charles “Chuck” Runbeck, who...


Apr 30, 20203 min read
Here Comes the Rabbit! - The “Hare-y” Story of Greyhound Racing in Arizona
“Here comes the rabbit, rabbit, rabbit!” Seldom have six simple words so quickly got the heart-pounding and adrenaline pumping. Cheering...


Apr 17, 20203 min read
Coolidge: A City That “Cottoned” to Twangy Music
Visitors to Coolidge, Arizona typically pass through the city on their way to the Casa Grande National Monument, the nation's first...


Apr 9, 20202 min read
Wallace and Ladmo: Pat McMahon’s Take on the Iconic Phoenix TV Show
Three decades ago, a long-running local TV program vanished from the Phoenix airwaves. For those who experienced some portion of that...


Apr 5, 20203 min read
Cruising Central – Then & Now
If you grew up in Phoenix, you’re likely familiar with the cultural activity of cruising Central Avenue. For decades before the advent of...


Apr 2, 20201 min read
Back When: The Name Isn't Paramount
Since we can't visit the ornate Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix these days, the next best thing is to take a look at Arizona Contractor &...


Mar 23, 20202 min read
Charles A. “Chuck” Runbeck
Charles A. “Chuck” Runbeck passed away on Monday, March 9, 2020, roughly six weeks shy of his 92nd birthday. Born in 1928 in Aberdeen,...


Mar 10, 20201 min read
ACC "Pop Culture & Contracting" Issue Released
The 38th issue of Arizona Contractor & Community Magazine is a whopper coming in at 96 pages. Think of it as a mid-morning break at the...


Feb 12, 20202 min read
Digging Through the Archives: The Salt River’s Bridge of Pipes
Mother Nature caused a massive traffic jam in the Valley in the spring of 1965. For the first time in 24 years, heavy winter snowfall in...


Feb 3, 20201 min read
ACC Honors Ofus Bingham, Who Died in Nov. 2019
To read the rest of this issue, you are invited to purchase the digital issue here. This article originally appeared in the Arizona...


Jan 31, 20201 min read
Back When: Bully for Roosevelt Dam!
Theodore Roosevelt was a busy man when he arrived in Phoenix in 1911 to dedicate the dam named after him. He had championed the passage...


Jan 15, 20201 min read
Christia Gibbons, ACC's ASU Cronkite School Liaison, Retires
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Jan 14, 20201 min read
ACC Starts 2020 With the Salt River Issue
ACC magazine begins our ninth year of publication with a special issue focused on the lifeblood of the Valley: The Salt River. We explore...


Jan 6, 20201 min read
Building on the Past 1961: Scottsdale’s Executive House Hotel
Scottsdale went “hi-fi” in 1961 when the Executive House Arizonian opened in the “West’s Most Western Town.” The $3 million, 210-room...


Dec 30, 20193 min read
The Riskas of H & J Construction: Innovators in Building
One of the Valley’s most innovative mid-century construction companies was started in 1949 on a shoestring budget by brothers, Harry and...


Dec 24, 20191 min read
Holiday Greetings from ACC Magazine
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