Chandler's Historic Sites

Located in the historic downtown area.

Located in Downtown Chandler, just west of Arizona Avenue.

The Bank of Chandler and the Chandler Improvement Company shared this building until 1925.

The Parkway Theatre occupied the building from 1945-1979.

The post office operated from 1920-1954 and the newspaper operated there until 1955.

Located east of Arizona Avenue and north of Chandler Boulevard

This neighborhood was considered more affluent contemporary. The namesake of "Silk Stocking District" came from locals saying...

"If you can afford to pay $4,000 for a house, you can afford silk stockings for your wife."

Located at the Chandler Fashion Square Mall complex, adjacent to the Chandler Museum.

The McCullough-Price House was built as a winter residence for William D. McCullough of Detroit in 1938 and acquired by Arthur and Louise Price in 1950.

Renovations to the historic house created a formal state-of-the-art research and archive site for the Museum while maintaining its status on the National Register of Historic Places.

The museum is a 10,000-square-foot facility just north of the historic McCullough-Price house with nearly 13,000 square feet of outdoor spaces, including a 10,000 square-foot courtyard that ties the two buildings together and provides a shaded gathering place for visitors and outdoor programming.

Located on Ryan Road east of Arizona Avenue, in the Tumbleweed Park Complex.

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The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Corporation bought 8,000 acres in December of 1916. The next year the company town of Goodyear was being constructed.

In 1922, Dr. Chandler and his Improvement Company announced plans to divide and sell parts of the Goodyear Ranch. 

The grocery was purchased in 1932 by two brothers, Ike and Eddie Basha, and later became Arizona's first grocery chain.

 The area continued to develop, and ultimately took the name Ocotillo.

Present day Ocotillo Road was later paved to connect the town with Chandler.

Located on Basha Road, south of Ocotillo Road.

 The town of Goodyear featured a palm tree lined boulevard that ran along an irrigation canal. A main square was built just to the east of this boulevard. Along the boulevard near the square were a grocery, a movie theater, a pool hall, and a church. 

Located on Saragosa Street, currently the Salvation Army Chandler Community & Youth Center.