Show Low’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Show Low. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusShow Low is a city in Navajo County, Arizona. It lies on the Mogollon Rim in east central Arizona, at an elevation of 6,345 feet (1,934 m). The city was established in 1870 and incorporated in 1953. According to the 2020 United States census, the population of the city was 11,732.
Show Low was established in 1870. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 10,660 to 11,732 (+10%). Half of its homes were built before 1997.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Show Low yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Show Low’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Show Low’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewArizona, varios 1989 07, 1989: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Show Low
See all 1 →Show Low, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Show Low
1 place in Show Low is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Arizona, varios 1989 07 (1989) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.