May 2019
Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard Completed
Celebration Marks Project And New Entrance to Taliesin West
A Peek at the Peak, Cover, May 1994 Issue
As published in A Peek at the Peak, May 1994 Issue
Courtesy City of Scottsdale
The City of Scottsdale and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation celebrated the completion of Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard at a public dedication Thursday, April 14, at 5:30 p.m., at Taliesin West, Scottsdale.
Mayor Herbert R. Drinkwater and Richard Carney, chief executive officer of the Frank Lloyd Wright Founda tion, hosted a traveling trolley tour of the new road improvements. This was followed by a hosted reception at Taliesin West featuring remarks by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, archives director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.
Named after the 20th century’s greatest architect, Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard extends approximately 3.5 miles from Scottsdale Road back to Shea Boulevard and in cludes the entrance to Taliesin West — a National Historic Landmark and headquarters of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foun dation.
A Peek at the Peak, May 1994 Cover Photo. GPPHA donates $25,000 to McDowell Sonoran Land Trust.
Approved by voters in 1989, the $5. I million project completes a four-lane road which features raised medians, curb, gutter, and sidewalks. Special attention was paid to creating a road which complemented the desert environment, something Wright himself stressed in his work. This is primarily seen in the color of the streetlights and in the median landscaping. The road was also constructed below existing grades to minimize visual and noise impacts.
“Frank Lloyd Wright could have lived anywhere, and he chose to live here,” Mayor Herbert R. Drinkwater said.
“He adopted Scottsdale as his home and spent the last 30 years — the most productive of his life — here. This road is a tribute to his many contributions.”
“Mr. Wright was honored internationally during his lifetime,” Carney said. “However, the tributes he valued most were always from his neighbors. The honor of having Scottsdale name this beautiful new road ‘Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard’ would have touched him deeply.”
A Peek at the Peak, May 2006 Cover. Frank Lloyd Wright Spire on the southeast corner of Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard & Scottsdale Road. The landmark was built years after Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. was opened as part of The Promenade development. Photograph by Tony Nelssen.
About the May 1994 Issue
By Les Conklin
President, Greater Pinnacle Peak Association
The May 1994 issue of A Peek at the Peak was 20 pages in length and printed in black and white ink on glossy stock. Members of GPPHA recieved their copies in the mail. Copies were also available at banks and retail outlets in the Pinnacle Peak area. The publications staff consisted of Paul Gaulber – Production Manager, John Ryan – Billing and Don Schoenau – Advertising. Writers were Cynthia Lukas, Mayor Herb Drinkwater, Mary Ruth Kilmow, Ralph Zeller, Dr. Clarence Novotny, Marcita Ryon, Beverly Jordano, Bob Swift and Chuck Hawley. There was no editor. Don Schoenau more or less pulled the magazine together. The cover story was written by Cynthia Lukas and provides information about the developments that were in process at the time. Most of the money that funded the $25,000 donation to the Preserve came from Pinnacle Peak property owners who were grateful that their homes had not burned in the Rio Fire. This article will be summarized in a separate piece.
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