Casa Grande’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Casa Grande. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Casa Grande was founded in 1879 during the Arizona mining boom due to the presence of the Southern Pacific Railroad. In January 1880, the community of Terminus, meaning "end-of-the-line," was established with just five residents and three buildings. In September 1880, railroad executives renamed the settlement Casa Grande after nearby Hohokam ruins with the same name. Casa Grande grew slowly and suffered several setbacks both in 1886 and 1893 when fires ravaged the town, destroying all wooden housing structures within. When the mining boom slowed in the 1890s, the town was nearly abandoned, but, with the advent of agriculture, the town survived and was incorporated in 1915.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Casa Grande’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Casa Grande’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCasa Grande. Community building, …, 1936: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Casa Grande
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Casa Grande, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Casa Grande. Community building, adobe construction (1936) and it appears here side by side.
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National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (1), the Library of Congress (3) and the National Register (8). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.