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Strange chimney quarrel leads to breezeway decor
Betty Blake profiles a whimsical Scottsdale note where a chimney and house feud ends in a decorative breezeway. The story covers local shops opening in Camelback Center, art classes, a symphony tea, Desert School of Art classes, and community happenings with residents like the Gaffeys, Mitchells, and Pratts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Blake
Hazel
Tracy Gaffey
Gaffeys
New Mexico
Camelback Center
Margo
Horace
Peggy Smith
Bert Grassley
Ings
Lew
Matilde
the Desert School of Art
Symphony Orchestra Guild
Arizona Biltmore
Brahms
Thyra Pliske
Forrest Thornburg
Scottsdale
Ann Mitchell
Elizabeth
Haas
Vivienne Jennings
Kax Herberger
Rita Hebbard
Cappy Brownlee
Marie Thorne
Kent
William Glassford