George Hirko,Southeast Valley Real Estate

September 2010 - Posts

• History of Tempe

  The History of Tempe When Fort McDowell was established on the upper Salt River in 1865, it became necessary to procure steady supplies of food and animal feed. Two small encampments were set up by enterprising farmers near Tempe Butte to grow crops; Read More... Posted Monday, September 13, 2010 10:37 PM by George Hirko | 0 Comments Filed under: salt river, Fort Mcdowell, duppa, tempe, maricopa and phoenix railroad, territorial normal school, us airways, mining camps, san pablo, hohokam canals, tempe butte, haydens ferry, mexican settlers

• History of the Phoenix Area-Part IX

  History of the Phoenix Area-Part IX The advent of the automobile had a major impact on the way Phoenix developed. Ever since the introduction of the streetcar system in 1887, real estate development had traditionally taken place mostly in proximity to Read More... Posted Monday, September 13, 2010 10:34 PM by George Hirko | 0 Comments Filed under: mining, cattle ranching, railway tracks, automobile, midwestern, agriculture, depression

• History of the Phoenix Area-Part VIII

  History of the Phoenix Are-Part VIII Phoenix remained a small farming community until the 1930s, and then tourism began to develop. The warm climate and outdoor environment were a major draw. Resorts and hotels sprang up, and the population grew. There Read More... Posted Monday, September 13, 2010 10:31 PM by George Hirko | 0 Comments Filed under: copper, goodyear, long staple cotton, egypt cotton, streetcar, citrus

• History of the Phoenix Area-Part VII

  History of the Phoenix Area Part VII As Arizona achieved statehood; the nature of Phoenix also changed. It was no longer just a small farming community, but rather an aspiring metropolis, with a population of just over 29,000 by 1920. In 1920, over 1000 Read More... Posted Monday, September 13, 2010 10:27 PM by George Hirko | 0 Comments Filed under: arizona republic, Arizona Biltmore, heard building, dwight heard, heard museum, westward ho, marilyn monroe, white christmas, phoenix gazette, harpo marx, clark gable, irving berlin

• History of Phoenix Area-Part VI

  History of the Phoenix Area- Part VI In 1902, President Teddy Roosevelt signed the National Reclamation Act. This Act permitted the building of dams for reclamation purposes on western streams.1903 saw the formation of the Salt River Valley Water Users’ Read More... Posted Monday, September 13, 2010 10:22 PM by George Hirko | 0 Comments Filed under: governor hunt, roosevelt dam, masonry dam, national reclamation act, teddy roosevelt, irrigation, salt river valley water users association

• History of Phoenix Area-Part X

  History of the Phoenix Area-Part X The onset of the Depression changed everything.The 1920’s had been boom years, and cotton and copper had been key ingredients to that prosperity. The stock market crashed on October 29, 1929, signaling the start Read More... Posted Monday, September 13, 2010 9:57 PM by George Hirko | 0 Comments Filed under: copper, internment camps, Dude ranch, Hoover, prisoners of war, San Carlos Hotel, southwest, New Deal, old West, Arizona Biltmore, cotton

• History of Phoenix Area-Part XI

  History of the Phoenix Area-Part XI In 1950, Phoenix had a population of 106,000, and covered an area of just over 17 square miles. Today, it is the 5 th or 6 th largest city in the country, depending on whom you ask. During the war, people started moving Read More... Posted Monday, September 13, 2010 9:51 PM by George Hirko | 0 Comments Filed under: Honeywell, Motorola, right to work, copper, Intel, mining, high tech, Boeing, Microchip