Liz Stapleton Ogden, Author at A Peek at the Peak Magazine

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Reminiscing: The Character on the Corner by Liz Stapleton

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From A Peek at the Peak, June 1989 By Liz Stapleton Ogden Years ago, when Pinnacle Peak Road an unmarked, dusty road leading east up to Pinnacle Peak Patio and Reata Pass and then down the long hill to the Verde River, a very colorful and rare character resided at what is now the intersection of Scottsdale and Pinnacle Peak Roads. The lone, faded sign at that corner read “Curry’s Corner,” after one of the old...

Nov08

Reminiscing: One Character After Another by Liz Stapleton

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From A Peek at the Peak, July, 1989 by Liz Stapleton After Don Pablo was gone from Curry’s Corner, but before the auction, the bank installed a caretaker named June Santos. This was necessary not only because of the value of the collections housed in the buildings, but also because of the rumors that Don Pablo (the “Dutchman of Curry’s Corner”) had buried gold somewhere on the premises. The lure of a possibe...