JAVELINAS     Installed at Dorsey Station - Changes Series

    I looked out my window one night and saw a bunch of javelinas eating my garden.  These pigs were just going crazy!  1990s

NIGHTLIFE     Installed at Dorsey Station - Youth Series

    As I wondered into Nita’s Hideaway, the body heat was so overwhelming, the bass and screaming were pounding into my skin.  The amazing feel of being surrounded by everything that you love; music and people. 2000s

MUSIC SCENE     Installed at Dorsey Station - Youth Series

    The music scene in Tempe is beyond amazing.  So many small bands that make it big.  So many different kinds of music.  So many concerts to got to, whether small or big.  2000s

OLD MILL EXPLORATION     Installed at Dorsey Station - Youth Series

    After entering the dark window, my eyes began to water with the stale stench of the basement.  We had gone to explore the old Mill in Tempe.  Once we had looked around, we found a long dark ladder.  My hands were frozen and colored with fear and dirt.  However, we made it to  light we had been climbing towards.  I was fulfilled.  2002

ESCALANTE REAL ESTATE  Adapted and installed at Smith/Martin Station

This (Escalante) neighborhood has the largest volume of home sales during 2000 of any Apache Blvd. neighborhood with nine sales.  The average sales price was $91,750 or $83.79 per square foot.  There was one home on the market in January 2001 for $99,900 or $88.41 per square foot.

WAR

    Arcadia high school, last March aired a video announcement I was quite offended by.  They said if you are not for the war in Iraq you are a bad person and should not attend our school.  I waited until the night before April fool’s I painted ‘FIGHT WAR NOT WARS’ in large black letters on the schools main brick wall.  Because of what I believe in, I went to jail, like Ghandi.  2002

GREENBELT BOATING  Adapted and installed at Price Station

    We have a greenbelt in our backyard.  And when it rains a lot, it forms a river in the greenbelt and we would take out our inflatable boat and float down the river. 2000s

MOVIES ON MILL  Adapted and installed at Smith/Martin Station

    Every friday night I find me and my friends rushing to the movie theaters on mill to catch late showings of old movies. 2000s

HUBCAP     Installed at Dorsey Station - Changes Series

    Someone tried to steal our hubcap while I was in the car!  2003

TOWN LAKE  Adapted and installed at Price Station

    We sat all day watching the rippling water of Tempe Town Lake. 2000s

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS REAL ESTATE  Adapted and installed at Smith/Martin Station

During 2000, there were five home sales within the University Heights neighborhood averaging $124,000 in price or $87.18 per square foot.  Both this area and Hudson Manor have the strongest for-sale housing market.

HUSDON MANOR NEWS

I was given a Hudson Manor newsletter in January, and I would be happy to share some of my stories of the neighborhood with you.      2004