The Adams: A Downtown Hotel With a 125-Year Legacy

Located on the north wall of the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel, this mural pays tribute to the hotel’s legacy, which dates back to 1896 and was rebuilt twice. It also memorializes the life of a historic figure, Malinda “Malindy” Curtis, whose spirit is said to...

The Greatest Disaster: Downtown’s 1910 Adams Hotel Fire

A luxurious hotel when it was built in 1896, the Adams Hotel burned to the ground in 1910. The proprietor rebuilt a hotel at the same location and reopened it in 1911. It was eventually razed in 1973 to make way for a third hotel, the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown....

The Day a Phoenix Bank Sent Downtown Spinning

On April 29, 1958, those in Downtown Phoenix gazed upward in awe at the new advertisement towering over the city. Valley National Bank of Arizona unveiled its 35-foot octagon neon sign atop the Professional Building. The revolving, 26-ton sign located 221 feet above...
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