Say Hello and Goodbye

Ironwood and Ocotillo, former home of The Links Golf course and a few do it yourself instant car lots.




Note: many of the photos this week are taken from my car. Yes, the windows need cleaning.


Let's start with the goodbyes. Say goodbye to The Links as we know it. Won't the snowbirds be sad when they come back this fall to find their favorite winter golf course is gone. We had previously heard that they were going to creates some shopping and high dollar homes. Only time will tell.
Water truck spraying where the impromptu car lot used to be.

There has been much action on the corner of Ironwood and Ocotillo in the past two weeks. I've spotted major bulldozing and land stripping in preparation for... ?

Say HELLO! Hello to the Queen Creek Library that is currently under construction. Looking good.

Let's get those stupid taggers off the streets and into the library for some reading.

Say Hello! Hello to the Barney Family Sports Complex. It's bigger than I thought it would be.

Say Hello! Hello to the new high school being built on Gantzel. It's coming along nicely.

Say Hello! Hello to Ironwood Crossing a new development in Queen Creek. What housing slump?

Something for everyone - From the Low 100's, Mid 100's and Low 200's.

Now this is something I have never seen before. I hope the firemen have a key.

Welcome to Stepford.

Some random construction on Gantzel.

Well, we keep hearing about the housing crisis and money crunches but that hasn't stopped anyone from building in Queen Creek. I wonder if an E-coli scare would slow things down.... but I'll save that for another blog.

Signs of the Times in Queen Creek

Queen Creek has a definite struggle between being the agricultural community it once was and a community of urban sprawl.

Here are a few photos and commentary for January 2008.
Let's start with Queen Creek Road, East of Signal Butte soon to be "Recreation Station".

The sign states: This park has been identified as an ACTIVE PARK site. Active park amenities may include, but are not limited to: lighted sports fields, recreation buildings, dog park, lake, restroom facilities, aquatic facilities, sports courts, trailhead, maintenance facilities, skate park and equestrian amenities. Master plan and Amenities to be determined by the end of 2007. (HUH?)

Meanwhile across the street....... a sign from the Arnold Anglin Dairy farm.

The Dairy's sign is providing FAIR WARNING to developers and relocators that if you move next to a working dairy farm you may smell cow poop and share your neighborhood with cows! Don't bitch later that it smells. If you move next to a WORKING DAIRY your gonna smell cows and other stuff! Right on Arnold!

(Friendly reminder - they were here first!)Meanwhile across the street again...... TA DA! The Barney Family Sports complex. It looks nothing like the illustration on the sign. I hope the Dairy does not have to complain about stinky kids running around sweating making noise and kicking balls around.

Does it look like the illustration on the sign to you? Keep it moving folks. Let's move a little west on Queen Creek going towards Ellsworth.

TA DA! More orange barrels! I feel a road widening coming on.
My favorite bottleneck at quarter till 7 on a work week. (Road Closed? What the....)

Arghhhh! Why is there a backup here on a Saturday? It makes no sense.Next stop... Ellsworth to Germann. What's new here this week?

Coming soon! An Italian Bistro. Viva Italiano, no more Chef Boyardee for me.

Well, that concludes the signage tour January 2008. I really need to get a life :)

Please enjoy a few more photos from around the area.

Queen Creek Road, A sure sign of future construction or destruction.

A fresh tumbleweed farm near Williams Gateway Airport.

Another sign of future construction - a fence and a big ole truck parked in a field.
Some views near the 202 and San Tan Village Shopping area.

Homes creeping up on farm land.
Free Advice: Watch out for orange barrels, avoid Ironwood and be kind to farmers on tractors... they were here first! See you in bumper to bumper on Monday.