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Old Adobe at Ballpark Plaza Maps Scottsdale History
The aging adobe near Community Center Park once served as a school, factory, guest ranch, library, and arts center since before 1896. Owned by the Blount and George families, it hosted Scottsdale’s first guest ranch and later a civic center before becoming a condemned structure. Now children play there as the building deteriorates and the earth reclaims the site amid a local preservation feud.
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Ballpark Plaza
Second ‘Sts
Community Center Park
George Blount
Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Department
City Hall
E. Main