History

Nov 41 min read

Nov/Dec Issue Spotlighting Paradise Valley Released

The magazine's November/December issue delves into Paradise Valley to examine how this town almost became a farming district and,...

Jul 21 min read

The "Over and Under" Jul/Aug 2024 Issue Features Arizona's Bridges and Underpasses

The Jul/August issue takes readers over the Colorado River and under railroad lines, spotlighting Arizona’s bridges and underpasses....

May 11 min read

May/June Issue Hits Newsstands Today!

The May/June issue spotlights Harold Hart's extended family and the many transfer, storage, and rigging companies that started with his...

Mar 211 min read

ACC Magazine Spotlights Van Buren Street in the Mar/Apr Issue

The Mar/Apr 2024 issue spotlights the neon-lit path that once guided motorists to Phoenix, a city that once had the world at its...

Dec 12, 20233 min read

Arizona Cancer Center Chapel by Architect Paolo Soleri, Named One of Arizona's Most Endangered Place

An iconic chapel designed by a legendary architect is under threat of desecration by the University of Arizona. The Arizona Preservation...

Nov 3, 20231 min read

"Sign, Sign, Everywhere Are Signs" In Just-Released Nov/Dec 2023 Issue

Signs have the power to represent places that hold great meaning in our lives, including reminding us of where we had our first dates,...

Sep 29, 202311 min read

A Whale of a Tempe Tale: One Version of Big Surf’s Origin - Part Two

By Aaron Gilbreath When my family moved down the street from Big Surf in my fifth grade year, I became a regular, spending countless warm...

Sep 28, 20236 min read

A Whale of a Tempe Tale: One Version of Big Surf’s Origin - Part One

By Aaron Gilbreath Before my dad died at age 81 in 2020 — before age eroded his legendary memory — he told me the full version of a story...

Sep 1, 20231 min read

Sep/Oct Restaurant Issue Released!

Our recent March/April issue spotlighting vintage restaurants was such a hit that Arizona Contractor & Community magazine decided to...

Jul 5, 20231 min read

ACC Magazine Releases the "L" Issue Covering the State's Logging & Lumber Industry

Arizona Contractor & Community magazine makes the case that a couple of “L” words, logging and lumber, could be added to the state’s...

Jun 30, 20232 min read

Architect’s Perspective: Phoenix’s Carnegie Public Library: A Legacy of Learning

Doug Sydnor, FAIA The Carnegie Public Library has been an impressive edifice on the State government mall fronting Washington Street...

May 2, 20231 min read

ACC Releases May/Jun Issue Spotlighting the Colorado River

Arizona Contractor & Community magazine takes readers for an exciting ride down the Colorado River in our just-released May/Jun issue,...

Mar 22, 20231 min read

Old School Equipment: The LeTourneau Rooter

Billy Horner Long before contractors had the luxury of hydraulic ripping options to loosen soil, humans opted for animal-driven plows for...

Mar 21, 20232 min read

Digging Through the Archive: Joe Guinn

Billy Horner You know that someone was born into a profession when you see baby pictures of them on the job with their father. Joe Guinn,...

Mar 3, 20232 min read

Arizona Captured his Heart: The Arizona Capitol Murals of Jay Datus

Donna Reiner Few visitors to the Arizona State Capitol Museum venture to the former home of the State Library on the third floor of the...

Mar 2, 20231 min read

Supper is Served with the Release of the Mar/Apr 2023 ACC Issue Spotlighting Vintage Restaurants

Arizona Contractor & Community magazine spotlights Phoenix's iconic restaurants in its just-released Mar-Apr issue. These eateries range...

Feb 21, 20232 min read

The Arizona State Capitol: Its Hidden History from the Ground Up

Michael Cady It is doubtful that when the second mayor of Phoenix, Francis Shaw, purchased a section of land on the outskirts of west...

Feb 1, 20232 min read

Maintaining a Certain Character and Dignity: Architect Frederick Weaver, Jr.

James Logan Abell, FAIA Fred Weaver established an architectural firm in Phoenix in 1949 that grew into one of the most prolific and...

Jan 26, 20232 min read

Krumtum Contracting: Paving Post-War Arizona

Billy Horner Contractors have a knack for understanding and operating all sorts of equipment, whether it’s a vintage cable-operated blade...

Dec 29, 20222 min read

PAIR-A-DICE PARADOX: BEAUTIFUL WARREN VS FUNKY BISBEE

by Don W. Ryden AIA BISBEE – THE QUEEN OF THE MINING CAMPS Mining is a gamble, as is everything akin to it. Success teeters on the...