Avondale is one of the Tri-Cities in the West Valley, along with Goodyear and Litchfield Park. The town began with the name of Coldwater, its name when fisrt settled in the late 1880s. When the post office moved to nearby Avondale, the name Coldwater was discontinued.
Address: Tri-City West Chamber Of Commerce, 501 West Van Buren, Suite K, Avondale, AZ 85323, United States
Phone: 1 (623) 932-2260, Fax: 1 (623) 932-9057
Coolidge (pop. 6,927) is the home of the Casa Grande Ruins. The town of Coolidge is also west of the Pinal Pioneer Parkway.
Address: Coolidge Chamber of Commerce, 320 West Central Avenue, Box 943, Coolidge, AZ 85228-0943, United States
Phone: 1 (520) 723-3009, Fax: 1 (520) 723-9410
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is located in Coolidge. The ruins include the Casa Grande, the largest remaining structure built by the prehistoric Hohokam Indians. It is four stories high and 60 feet long, and designed to align with the sun and moon at specific times.
Surrounding the main building of the Casa Grande Ruins are the remains of a walled village. A prehistoric ball court is still visible with a viewing platform located above it.
Address: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, 1100 Ruins Drive, Coolidge, AZ 85228-3200, United States
Phone: 1 (520) 723-3172, Fax: 1 (520) 723-7209
Hours:
9am-5pm
Always closed on: Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Tips: Admission fee is valid for 7 days from date of purchase.
Gila Bend (pop. 1,747) is located on a bend of the Gila River southwest of Phoenix. It is regularly the hottest spot in the United States.
Nearby is the Gatlin Site archaeological ruins, an important Hohokam farming and manufacturing center between AD 800 and 1200. The town is working to develop the site including an interpretive trail.
Gillespie Dam on the Gila River.
Address: Gila Bend Chamber of Commerce, 644 West Pima, Box A, Gila Bend, AZ 85337-0019, United States
Phone: 1 (928) 683-2255, Fax: 1 (928) 683-6430
Guadalupe is a Mexican-American and Yaqui Indian community just south of Phoenix. The Yaqui Indians founded the town when they fled their homeland to avoid persecution and enslavement. The town was named for the Virgin of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico.
Address: Guadalupe Chamber of Commerce, 9050 South Avenida del Yaqui, Guadalupe, AZ 85283, United States
Phone: 1 (480) 730-3080, Fax: 1 (480) 730-3096
The Sun Cities Art Museum features exhibits of American, Asian and other art.
Address: West Valley Museum Of Art, 17420 North Avenue of the Arts, Surprise, AZ 85374-2577, United States
Phone: 1 (623) 972-0635, Fax: 1 (623) 972-0456
The retirement town of Sun City, 11mi/18km northwest of Phoenix, came into being in the 1960s, and now has a population of 50,000 senior citizens. Offering the attractions of leisure, a pleasant life style, an agreeable climate and beautiful scenery, it is almost entirely residential, with no schools or kindergartens, still less industry. Another settlement of the same kind, Sun City West, has grown up in the immediate vicinity.
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