Copper Star Sign on Flickr.
Cool new(er) sign in front of #Cenpho’s Copper Star Coffee on 7th Ave. in Phoenix.
A recent trip to Cerreta’s Candy Company in historic Glendale, AZ.
Hayden flour mill.
Old Town Tourist Toys
Scottsdale Road: Camelback to Indian School Rd. 85251
It’s tourist season in Old Town Scottsdale and the shops are booming with boots, belt buckles, nostalgic nick knacks and more.
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394, On the Left
An interestingly shaped cactus gives hikers directions in the mountains near Apache Junction, AZ.
393, The Scottsdale Six
8101 East McKellips Road, Scottsdale, AZ
One of the last operating drive-ins in the Phoenix area closed August 28, 2011 when the owner was unable to renew his lease.
Scottsdale 6 opened in 1977 on land leased from members of the Salt Rive Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
391, Fajardo’s Cafe
6706 N 58th Dr., #Glendale,AZ 85301
Zip Hernandez sold his homeade Mexican food from this original location since 1949. Zip died of cancer in 2006 and the neighborhood lost a historic mark. In 2009 Alfredo Fajardo, son of Zip’s longtime cooks, Jesus and Beatriz Fajardo, decided to reopen the cafe using original recipes.
The building reminds me of someone’s house, complete with a yard, tucked in the middle of a residential neighborhood just minutes away from the downtown area where many visit the Glendale Glitters, Chocolate fest among other annual festive traditions.
I went to high school with Alfredo’s sister Angelica Fajardo Bowman, one of the sweetest people you will ever meet. Angelica, also an owner, and works side by side with her family at the cafe. It’s evident their customers love and respect the Fajardos and the cafe.
Next time you are near downtown #Glendale, please stop in and treat yourself to wonderful homeade Mexican food. I have a particular craving for the chorizo breakfast burrito.
Like their Facebook page, where you can see their hours of operation. http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Fajardos-Cafe/126952959487?sk=info
20th St. and Indian School Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85016
In honor of “My Week with Marilyn.” I encourage you to visit this awesome mural painted on a wall of in Central Phoenix.
389, Calle 16 Mural Project on Flickr.
2814 North 16th Street Phoenix, AZ 85006
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www.calle16.org/muralproject.html
