Storytime With The Twins, Volume 1: 734 W. Cambridge Ave

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7 3 4 W . C A M B R I D G E A V E . Once upon a time, cotton grew high in the fields at 7th Ave and Thomas. Cotton was one of the 5 Cs that the prewar economy was based on in Phoenix: cotton, citrus, cattle, climate and copper. Cotton was used extensively during WWI to manufacture wartime necessities like tires, airplane wings and airships . The cotton industry crashed, primarily due to reduced demand, after the war. FARM TO DEVELOPMENT From J.W. Morris ACRES 101 From Dr. James Norton ACRES 110 OF PHOENIX ACQUIRES LAND CITY Many acres of these cotton fields were owned by a successful local grocer, J. W. Morris. Morris sold 101 acres to the city of Phoenix in 1934 for $400/acre . 104 additional acres were sold to the city by Dr. James Norton, of Norton Dairy, in 1934, for $350/acre. Norton also sold 6 acres of his Norton Dairy farm to the city for $350/acre. Twins & Co. Realty PARK ENCANTO Phoenix Parks and Recreation, with the assistance of its president at the time, William Hartranft, created the vision of Encanto Park. Construction started in 1935 and was completed in 1938. The Enchanted Island amusement park opened in 1948 and is still a local attraction. Twins & 1 W W W . T W I N S A N D C O M P A N Y . C O M
7 3 4 W . C A M B R I D G E A V E The J. W. Dorris House Est. 19111912 Future homesite of 734 W. Cambridge Ave. In 1943, J. W. Morris sold 20 acres of former cotton farmland along 7th Ave, and 25 acres along Thomas Rd, to developers, John H. Lester and L.M Hamman; the Encanto Vista subdivision was born. There was a deed restriction on the land that specified that any homes built must be of a “$6,000 class or better”, and in time of war, that just wasn’t possible. E N C A N T O V I S T A I S B O R N W W W . T W I N S A N D C O M P A N Y . C O M 2
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