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Neighborhood -- Mesa (Ariz.) -- History

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Pete Guerrero, 1979 April 20, 2006 March

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Identifier: MSM97-154
Abstract Mr. Guerrero came to Mesa in 1914 at the age of 18, and has lived at 37 N. Mesa Drive for 65 years. He describes the area surrounding his home, the streets, and the evolution of transportation in Mesa. He recalls the Stanley Steamer automobile owned by Mr. Spillsbury, the co-owner of LeSueur-Spillsbury Department Store, where Mr. Guerrero worked at one time. Because Mr. Guerrero could speak English, Spanish and the Indian dialect, he was hired to help Mr. Fred Bracket in the A&B Grocery...
Dates: 1979 April 20; Digitization: 2006 March

Oral history of Dolly Beville Robertson, 1985 March 4, 2006 March

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Identifier: MSM02-43
Abstract Robertson begins by recounting her family's move from California to Arizona in 1911. Her father, Paul Baxter Beville, a citrus farmer, moved to Mesa to grow citrus because the land was plentiful and the temperatures were ideal. Robertson recalls that her father became a community leader, serving on the Mesa City Council and as mayor in the mid-1910's. She mentions several prominent Mesa families and local businesses including Everybody's Drugstore, the Toggery, Wendel's jewelry store,...
Dates: 1985 March 4; Digitization: 2006 March