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ARIZONA FALLS
In 1884, while forging Arizona Canal across uncharted territory, railroad entrepreneur William J. Murphy first engineered Arizona Falls by dropping the canal over a 20-foot shelf of rock he encountered in the outskirts of town. From the onset, the site was taken for a prime rendezvous by water parched pioneers.
In 2003 after being under wraps for over a century, a joint venture between SRP (Salt River Project) and the Phoenix Arts Commission reinvented the public space for a new millennium. A new hydroelectric power plant was strategically designed to unmask the falls, which had been hidden by its defunct predecessors.
Many times removed form its raw state, today the main juncture at the falls is known as the water room, a cool sandstone enclosure planted with a uniform garden of stone seats. A waterfall roars to the back of the room, while the sidewalls sweat with moisture in diminutive rivulets. Farther forward, two more sheets of water race off the tracks to curtain away corners, completing the historic falls 21st century renovation. ( AAA Highroads magazine).
Located at 56st Street and Indian School Road.
More photos to follow. Very interesting place. I was standing in the water room. Behind the water you can see the old gears for the gate.
More info: www.srpnet.com/water/canals/azfalls.aspx
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ARIZONA FALLS
In 1884, while forging Arizona Canal across uncharted territory, railroad entrepreneur William J. Murphy first engineered Arizona Falls by dropping the canal over a 20-foot shelf of rock he encountered in the outskirts of town. From the onset, the site was taken for a prime rendezvous by water parched pioneers.
In 2003 after being under wraps for over a century, a joint venture between SRP (Salt River Project) and the Phoenix Arts Commission reinvented the public space for a new millennium. A new hydroelectric power plant was strategically designed to unmask the falls, which had been hidden by its defunct predecessors.
Many times removed form its raw state, today the main juncture at the falls is known as the water room, a cool sandstone enclosure planted with a uniform garden of stone seats. A waterfall roars to the back of the room, while the sidewalls sweat with moisture in diminutive rivulets. Farther forward, two more sheets of water race off the tracks to curtain away corners, completing the historic falls 21st century renovation. ( AAA Highroads magazine).
Located at 56st Street and Indian School Road.
More photos to follow. Very interesting place. I was standing in the water room. Behind the water you can see the old gears for the gate.
More info: www.srpnet.com/water/canals/azfalls.aspx
© All rights reserved