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Scottsdale's early roots and a family's three generation stay
In 1920 Scottsdale had electricity telephones and bottled gas says George Thomas the city's oldest native. He recalls resisting incorporation fought urban renewal lost land to the Doubletree Inn footprint and watched East Coast newcomers settle while ranching remained the family's focus.
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Liz Doup
Scottsdale
George Thomas
Thomas
George Jr
Phoenix
Valley Bank
Brown Avenue
Indian School Road
Brown
Little Red
Thomas Jr