Just ignore the Wells Fargo building rising above the old Maricopa County Court House. |
The new Phoenix City Hall |
Old Phoenix City Hall |
Luhr's Tower |
This Abbey is on the corner of 3rd and Munroe is built on the site of the original one dating from the mid 1800s. |
The First Presbyterian Church dating from 1869. As I was taking pictures outside, the caretaker came out and invited us to come into the Sacristy and look around. Isn't the sky beautiful. |
This stained glass window isn't on a outside wall, there's five feet of space behind it but the lighting makes it stand out beautifully. |
These two windows remind me of Frank Lloyd Wright's work. His home and museum are not far from here in Phoenix. |
The side of the high rise has a mural painted on it. |
The overpasses and bridge abutments have lovely colorful artwork worked into them. |
Chase Field - home of the Arizona Diamondbacks Baseball team |
Part of Arizona State University |
St. Mary's Basilica. I love how the old churches have the look of adobe rather than stone and brick - very bright and clean looking. |
US Airways Center - home of the Phoenix Suns NBA team |
Phoenix Convention Center, spanning either side of the street - a very busy place in the winter as northerners come to conventions in the sunny south. |
I forget what this building is, but it's quite beautiful. |
Hope your long weekend is a good one.
Pat
14 comments:
This was a lovely sightseeing experience and you took some very artistic shots! I was amazed to hear that Saturdays are so quiet! Where I live, they tend to be one of the busiest days of the week, especially in the morning!
Pat thanks for posting those photographs
it is lovely to see what it is like on your side of the world.
Enjoy the rest of your trip and mind that spider!!
I've seen some of those but haven't known their name. Good times.
Very interesting Pat and so nice that there was no traffic! Wasn't that Presbyterian friendly?
Enjoy last day!. Hot here next 10 days so it won't be so bad coming home!
I don't get down there often but when I do I enjoy it. Especially on Sat or Sun when there is little traffic...
Lovely old buildings ..... so different to old buildings here!
Hi Pat. Phoenix looks like a great place to visit, and I enjoyed the photos that you took. I particularly liked the one of the Abbey and the Church. I agree with Desiree, where I live, Saturdays (especially mornings) are one of the busiest times of the week.
I feel like I was there, seeing the sights. Thank you!
I love your world and your pictures.
buildings sure look nice and clean in the desert
Thank you so-ooo much for the tour of Phoenix. My daughter has a tenative job offer from there, so she and I enjoyed your photos. It's nice to know the streets weren't as busy with traffic on a Saturday morning. Perfect for exploring. Glad you got out and about. Watch out for that spider.
We take the loop around Phoenix to get out of there as quickly as possible and I never dreamed of taking a tour. LOL Thanks for doing that for me. One of the main things I would want to see would be the Maricopa County Jail and meet Sheriff Joe:)
Hi Pat....such great shots of our fair city. The building that you did not recognize is the old Phoenix Union High School. I've been in the Phoenix area almost all my life and it is amazing to see how the city has changed.
Hugs,
Jo
Thanks for taking us along on your day in the city!
Also very interesting to read about Lloyd's work.
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