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Tempe Beach Park

Posted by Katharine Whiting On 9 August 2009 one Commented

Tempe Beach Park
Originally built in 1931, Tempe Beach Park was completely renovated in 1999 as part of the construction of Town Lake. The park connects to the 5 miles (8.0 km) of paths for bicycling, jogging or in-line skating that circle Town Lake.
The historic baseball field plays host to baseball and softball games, as well [...]

Tempe Town Lake

Posted by Katharine Whiting On 9 August 2009 No Commented

In March 1989, Tempe adopted the Rio Salado Master Plan which represented the culmination of more than 20 years of environmental land planning. Studies of water quality and usage, the Mill Avenue Bridges and ASU recreation ensued and programming began. A groundbreaking ceremony near Tempe Beach Park marked the beginning of construction of the river [...]

Tempe Center for the Arts

Posted by Katharine Whiting On 9 August 2009 No Commented

Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA), completed in August, 2007, with a grand opening on September 9th, 2007, is a publicly owned performing and visual arts center in Tempe, Arizona. The building was designed by Barton Myers Associates of Los Angeles and Architekton of Tempe. A citizens group, formed in 1998, spearheaded a ballot initiative [...]

Tempe at Night

Posted by Katharine Whiting On 9 August 2009 No Commented

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Tempe’s nightlife is full of great hot spots to enjoy. Tempe Marketplace, Mill Avenue and the streets surrounding Arizona State University all have bars and late night dining options along with live music, the Tempe Improv, dueling pianos and interesting street performers on most nights and weekends.
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Gammage Auditorium

Posted by Katharine Whiting On 9 August 2009 No Commented

Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium (widely known as Gammage Auditorium and often called the Gammage) is named for Dr. Grady Gammage, President of Arizona State University (ASU) from 1933 to 1959. The auditorium is located on the main campus of Arizona State University in Tempe at the crossroads of Mill avenue and Apache Boulevard.
It is considered [...]

Coor Hall

Posted by Katharine Whiting On 9 August 2009 No Commented

Named in honor of ASU’s fifteenth president, Lattie F. Coor Hall was officially dedicated and opened on January 7, 2004.
 
The building created new space for classrooms, open computer labs, research, survey research, special purpose facilities, and offices. This facility is also equipped with state-of-the-art mediated classrooms, which are an essential support requirement for ASU’s instructional [...]