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Ahwatukee ("Ahwatukee Foothills Village") is an "L"-shaped bedroom community bordered on the north by South Mountain Park and Baseline Road, on the east by Interstate 10 and the cities of Chandler, Guadalupe, and Tempe, and on the south and west by the Gila River Indian Community. Commuters waiting for the morning train in Maplewood, New Jersey A bedroom community, dormitory town, or commuter town is a town or city that is primarily residential in character, with most of its residents commuting to a nearby town or city to earn their livelihood. ...
South Mountain Park in Phoenix, Arizona is the largest municipal park in the United States of America. ...
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Chandler is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 176,582. ...
Guadalupe is a town located in Maricopa County, Arizona. ...
All-America City Program Logo Tempe (pronounced Tempee) is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona. ...
The Gila River Indian Community is a reservation in Arizona, south of Phoenix, Arizona, Tempe, Arizona and Chandler, Arizona. ...
Although annexed by the City of Phoenix, Arizona from 1978 to 1987, before substantial residential growth, many of its residents consider it a separate city. It is one of the city's 15 urban villages. The 35.8 square-mile (92.7 km²) village currently has a population of approximately 85,000 people. Nickname: Valley of the Sun Motto: Official website: http://www. ...
1978 (MCMLXXVIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Nickname: Valley of the Sun Motto: Official website: http://www. ...
2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
History
The Legend goes that in 1921, Mr. and Mrs. W.V.B. Ames built a house on approximately 2,000 acres (8.1 km²) on the southeast side of the South Mountains. They gave the area its original name, Casa de Sueños, which in Spanish means, "House of Our Dreams." Mr. Ames died within just three months of moving into the house, and after Mrs. Ames' death in 1933 the house and most of the land was willed to St. Luke's Hospital, then bought in 1935 by Miss Helen Brinton, who appeared to have retranslated the name of the house to the Crow Indian word which now serves as the name of the village. The house was demolished in 1979, and parts of it were used to build the Our Lady of Guadalupe church. 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The Crow, also called the Absaroka or Apsáalooke, are a tribe of Native Americans who historically lived in the Yellowstone river valley and now live on a reservation south of Billings, Montana. ...
This page refers to the year 1979. ...
As it turns out, the Crow translation for "House of Dreams" sounds nothing like Ahwatukee. More likely, the town was named after the Crow words awe chuuke, meaning "land on the other side of the hill," or "land in the next valley."
In 1971 part of the land was purchased, subdivided, and developed into a residential community by the Presley Development Company. 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...
Ahwatukee has grown as the city acquired other parcels leading west, including land owned by International Harvester, which operated a proving ground for earth-moving equipment there from 1947 to 1983. The State of Arizona, has bought, sold, or swapped land several times, including transferring state trust land to developers in controversial auctions [1], [2], in which residents and conservationists had lobbied for the space to be converted to parkland. International Harvester was an American corporation based in Chicago that produced a multitude of agricultural machinery and vehicles. ...
1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1983 (MCMLXXXIII in Roman) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 6th 295,254 km² 500 km 645 km 0. ...
Conservationists are those people who tend to more highly rank the wise use of the Earths resources and ecosystems. ...
Neighborhood characteristics Ahwatukee has been recognized by Money Magazine as one of America's "Best Places to Live". As of April 2005, the median home price in the community is $315,000, second only to Scottsdale among cities in the Phoenix Metro area in terms of housing prices. Cover of Money magazine Money is a Time Warner financial magazine. ...
Downtown Scottsdale Statue Scottsdale (Oodham [Pima]: Vaá¹£ai S-veá¹£onÄ) is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. Named by the New York Times as The Beverly Hills of the Desert and by Travel Channel as one of the most luxurious destinations in the nation, Scottsdale has...
The village falls within three zip codes: Mr. ...
- 85044 (population 40,000)- Covers the area north of Chandler Boulevard and roughly east of 32d Street. It has a median income of approximately $60,000.
- 85045 (5,000)- Covers area roughly west of Central Avenue. It has a median income of approximately $100,000.
- 85048 (35,000)- Covers the remaining portion of the village. It has a median income of approximately $85,000.
Schools Ahwatukee's strong education system adds to its reputation as an excellent place to live. The area's K-8 Students are served by the Kyrene School District. High School students go to one of two in the area: Desert Vista and Mountain Pointe. Both schools are operated by the Tempe Union High School District. Mountain Pointe High School is a secondary school located at 4201 E. Knox Road in Phoenix, Arizona with a ZIP code of 85044. ...
Attractions Ahwatukee enjoys easy access to the South Mountain Park trail system, where mountain biking, horseback riding, and hiking are allowed. The area also has four public golf courses, many neighborhood parks and community centers, a public swimming pool, and a fairly active shopping and nightlife area near the "village core" at 48th Street and Ray Road. A mountain biker climbs on an off-road track Mountain biking is the sport of riding bicycles off paved roads. ...
horse, see Horse (disambiguation). ...
Beautiful natural scenes are common hiking destinations Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ...
Golf (gowf in Scots) is a game where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. ...
Miscellaneous Surrounded to the northwest by South Mountain Park, blocked to the east by I-10 and to the south by the Gila River Indian Community, Ahwatukee Foothills is geographically isolated from the city of which it is part of, Phoenix. Due to its relatively few access points (mainly through a few bridges across Interstate 10), it has been called The World's Largest Cul-de-sac. This may change, however, if the planned South Mountain Freeway is built along the south edge; this freeway would provide a bypass around downtown Phoenix and connect Ahwatukee to the west valley cities of Avondale and Glendale. INTERSTATE JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # I-5 CA 18-19 I-15 CA 57 I-25 NM 145 I-20 TX 187 I-35 TX 570-572 I-45 TX 768 I-55 LA 210 I-65 AL 20 I-75 FL 296 I-95 FL 363 Legend BROWSE STATE HWYS...
For the musical group, see Cul de Sac (group). ...
Arizona State Highway 202, or Loop 202, is the partially constructed beltway encompassing the eastern Phoenix Metropolitan area. ...
Avondale is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona. ...
Glendale is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona. ...
Ahwatukee is home to many Arizona Cardinals players and coaches due to its proximity to the team's Tempe training facility. City Tempe, Arizona Other nicknames {{{nicknames}}} Team colors Cardinal Red, Black, and White Head Coach Dennis Green Owner Bidwill Family Fight song {{{song}}} Mascot Big Red Local radio Flagship stations: KMVP (860 AM), KTAR (620 AM), and KMIA (710 AM)-Spanish Announcers: Kent Derdivanis and Ron Wolfley-Radio (English); Gabriel...
Ahwatukee is also home to toy manufacturer and comic book artist Todd McFarlane, widely known as the creator of Spawn. Spawn #1 (1992), featuring one of McFarlanes most popular creations Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961 in Calgary, Alberta) is a cartoonist, comic book writer, artist, and media entrepreneur. ...
Spawn is the main character of a comic book of the same title from Todd McFarlane Productions. ...
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