Ahwatukee History Project
Ahwatukee History Project - A. Wayne Smith Discusses The Pit & Planning The Lakes Golf Course Design
In this episode, A. Wayne Smith and Marty Gibson Discuss the Pit and The Planning of the Lakes Golf Club in Ahwatukee and the role the role the Lakes played in managing the rain runoff from the Southeast portion of South Mountain. The Pit Mr. Smith refers to is the large 40-acre hole in the ground on the East side of 1-10 Between Warner and Ray Roads. It was used by the Arizona Department of Transportation as a borrow pit. A borrow pit meaning, they removed (borrowed) the soil from the pit to construct the overpasses and exits and entrances to 1-10. Listen in as Marty and Mr. Smith discuss Mr. Smith’s reminiscences about this interesting time in Ahwatukee history.
Hi, I’m Allen Henderson, the Broker at Henderson Real Estate. A few years ago I was spending a quiet afternoon in a bookstore. I came across a book about the history of Ahwatukee. The Title was Phoenix's Ahwatukee Foothills.
The book was written by Martin Gibson. It tells the story of the history of Ahwatukee. It tells of the early Kyrene Farming Community, the people who settled here, farmed here and played here.
It tells the story of a California developer who came here in the early 1970’s and built a golf course and a retirement community in the barren desert.
It tells the story of Mountain Park Ranch, Lakewood, The Foothills, Club West and the stories of the people with the vision to make it all happen.
It tells the story of the Army tank test track that became a heavy equipment test track that eventually became Chandler Blvd and Desert Foothills Parkway.
I was captivated.
After discovering the book, I went around Ahwatukee trying to see the places that Martin Gibson had written about. I tried to imagine those early days and the people and events. I thought there must be others who had the same curiosity I had.
Eventually, I thought about doing a series of videos based on the book. I wanted to show the before and after pictures and videos to bring the history of Ahwatukee to even more Ahwatukee residents.
I reached out to Paul Maryniak, the Executive Editor at the Ahwatukee Foothills News. Paul graciously in touch with Mr. Gibson and discuss my ideas.
Marty was enthusiastic and agreed to collaborate with me and do a series of videos.
Our objective was to showcase the people and life in Kyrene farming community and the rapid development that occurred to make Ahwatukee what it is today.
It is a work in progress. We have several episodes completed and we are planning many more.
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Here is my friend Marty Gibson with a quick comment about his objectives as we start "The Ahwatukee History Project."
Allen Henderson
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Photos Courtesy of: Martin Gibson and A. Wayne Smith, Berma Slawson Evans Family Collection, Vance Family, Landiscor, Inc., Presley Family, Gates Family, Ahwatukee Foothills News, Don Cox, Evans Family, Cooper Family, Jim Spadafore, Salt River Project Research Archives, Kyrene School District, Owens Family, Lois, and Joseph Garner, Barbara Brinton Hackett, and Arizona Department of Transportation.
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