Costco to Host Book Signing for Paradise Valley Architecture Author

PHOENIX - Nov. 20, 2014 - PRLog -- The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is Paradise Valley Architecture from local authors Douglas B. Sydnor. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images and memories of days gone by.

Three surveyors in the late 19th century were so attracted to the area's desert beauty that they named it "the Paradise Valley." Starting in the 1920s, adobe homes were constructed in various revival styles.

In 1936, the Camelback Inn resort set a high-quality standard with an inviting and relaxed character. Other guest lodges arrived, including the Hermosa Inn and the El Chorro Lodge. The 1950s brought more luxurious resorts, including the Paradise Valley Racquet Club and the Mountain Shadows Resort. With the threat of Phoenix or Scottsdale annexing the area, the citizens started debating incorporation in 1949 and were successful in 1961.

Churches, schools, town facilities and single-family homes followed. Numerous town ordinances were adopted to preserve a quiet, desert lifestyle such as burying all utilities, restrictive zoning and hillside preservation.

Join the Author for a Book Signing!

Where:  Costco

4570 E. Cactus Road, Phoenix, AZ 85032

When:  Saturday, December 6^th, 2014; 1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9781467111263/St-Louis-i...).

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Discover more than 8,500 small towns and downtowns at http://www.arcadiapublishing.com.

Paradise Valley Architecture

by Douglas B. Sydnor

Images of America Series

128 pages/ softcover

Published: June 3, 2013