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Did you know
that just 90 years ago, Historic Downtown Chandler (of course, it wasn't
"Historic" back then) was more a dusty train stop than the bustling, charm-laden
square it is today? How could you, that was a long time ago. But a lot has
happened since then.
Here's
something even more interesting, when people came from all over the country to
buy up real estate during the sale that created Chandler Ranch, Dr. Alexander
John Chandler handed out ice cream cones to some 300 prospective buyers. And you
know, it worked! I'd buy Chandler real estate for a free ice cream, too.
Wouldn't you?
Nowadays Chandler real estate is typically the stucco-and-tile design typical in
the Arizona desert. Most homes have swimming pools and attractive desert
landscaping. Horse properties abound in the southern parts of Chandler. The most
affluent area of Chandler real estate are the San Marcos Estates.
Chandler real estate has homes to suit every taste and budget.
Condominiums
are available downtown, in the suburbs and around some of the golf courses, some
with golf course views. There are mobile and manufactured homes. Some are on
individual parcels you can own and others are in communities with all the
amenities.
Single family homes range from older homes on individual lots near or in
downtown to spectacular custom homes on multi-acre properties. There are many
modern homes in well planned communities near schools and close to shopping.
You'll also find homes on large parcels of property if you want to create your
own mini-estate.
Land is also available in Chandler. You can buy a lot or a larger parcel and add
your dream home, built just for you. Real estate investment in Chandler still
makes sense. There is land ready to develop, residential units and commercial
and industrial sites and buildings to lease or buy.
Once
Dr. Chandler sold off the land to create the community that carried his name, he
set to work on plans for a well thought out town, using the "City Beautiful
Movement," making Chandler park recreation what it is today. This movement was
popular at the time among those visionary types. Streets were laid out on a
grid, surrounding the town square. Businesses sprang up quickly, anchored by the
San Marcos Hotel, which at the time was one of the first winter-destination
resorts in the country. The Governor of Arizona, royalty and movie stars came to
Chandler in 1913 for the hotel's dedication. Even the Vice President of the
United States stopped by. How about that! It even spurred Chandler's first
motto: "Where summer spends the winter." That's pretty nifty.
So many things were happening in Chandler one would have thought it was the envy
of the Phoenix area. Well, duh. Dr. Chandler (really, a veterinarian by trade)
was tinkering with the relatively new science of irrigation engineering and was
instrumental in building an early system of canals in what was then an arid
desert. He created an agricultural Mecca from sand and tumbleweeds, which today
is very apparent when visitors and residents enjoy the wonderful Chandler park
recreation activities. Who knew?!
The good doctor was also ranching…ostriches. No really. Ostriches were the big
deal then - at least the feathers were. They were all the rage in ladies' hats
and boas and such. And the Goodyear Tire Company leased 8,000 acres of Chandler
real estate and was growing a strain of Egyptian cotton in Chandler that was
used for tires and such in World War I. I would tell you that Dr. Chandler
proposed to Goodyear executives back then that they get into the blimp business,
but that would be stretching things a bit.
But
Dr. Chandler did enjoy his golf (what doc doesn't…am I right?). He played the
course at the San Marcos - the first in the state with grass fairways - on a
pretty regular basis. He'd be pretty impressed with the course today, relatively
unchanged with the irrigation canals still running across fairways and gobbling
up balls. The trees are quite mature - it's probably the Valley of the Sun's
shadiest course, and the fairways and greens are immaculate.
Golf, one of the
main Chandler park recreation activities. There are has more than a half-dozen
quality courses and literally hundreds more within a short drive. The
Nicklaus-designed course at Bear Creek golf club features 36 holes and is
gaining in popularity since its inception just a couple years ago.
Noted architect Frank Lloyd Wright spent some time here, becoming close friends
with Dr. Chandler. The two drew up plans for several projects, though most fell
through when the depression took its toll on the local economy. Wright also
formed his Taliesin Fellowship group of young architects while in Chandler,
before permanently moving the group to the McDowell Mountain foothills in
neighboring Scottsdale in 1939.
By the time the 1940s rolled around, Chandler was a thriving farming community,
and when Williams Air Force Base opened just outside of town, the community saw
an influx of military personnel - many who would make Chandler their homes after
the war.
In
the 1950s and '60s Chandler was pretty much a laid-back 'Ozzie and Harriet' kind
of place, but a funny thing happened in the 1970s. Not ha-ha funny, more
peculiar, really. The Rogers Corporation opened an electronics plant. Then, a
few years later, Intel, Motorola and Microchip started manufacturing microchips
in Chandler and the City's image moved from sleepy agricultural community to
high-tech oasis - we actually use that line sometimes, "High Tech Oasis of the
Silicon Desert."
So moving into the 21st Century, we kind of came full circle…a sandy desert to a
vigorous economy that grew on the coattails of computer chips which as we all
know are made of…sand! But of course, we're not one of those "all our eggs in
one basket" kind of places (and we're not naming names here). We have a
tremendous retail base that we'll get to in a moment. And we're diversifying
things with such notable non-techy employers as Wells Fargo, AmeriCredit,
Charles Schwab, MCI and Toyota Financial.
So there's the cake, here's the frosting.
Lodging: Chandler offers a wide array of hotels and inns anchored by the San
Marcos Hotel and Conference Center, featuring the aforementioned golf, as well
as tennis, fine dining and many other goodies.
Shopping
and Dining: Looking to cool off from all the Chandler park recreation
activities; head to the Chandler Fashion Center Mall. Ooh, do we have a mall.
Anchored by Nordstrom, Robinsons-May, Dillard's and Sears, the Chandler Fashion
Center is 1.3 million square feet of shops, restaurants, theaters and other cool
stuff. But really, there's so much more to say about this. Next to the mall are
a cluster of high-end shops and restaurants known as the Boulevard Shops. And
across the street are Great Indoors and other shopping choices known as Chandler
Gateway. Cater-corner to all of that is Chandler Festival with a pretty hip
restaurant row and a number of larger retailers including Nordstrom Rack and
Ultimate Electronics.
More Shopping and Dining: Casa Paloma and the Falls at Ocotillo are two upscale,
outdoor plazas at opposite ends of the City (by the way, Chandler's population
is just over 200,000 - now why didn't I mention that sooner?). Unlike most
anything in the Phoenix metro area, both offer high-end shops, galleries,
markets and eateries that are perfect for those looking for a more unique
experience.
Just a Little More Shopping and Dining: Historic Downtown Chandler and the
adjoining Olde Towne Market Square (remember, that's where we started out)
offers dozens of one-of-a-kind shops, restaurants and galleries in a
true-to-life old-square feel.
Other
Stuff: So much to do, so little categories to place them in. For fans of history
and nostalgia, we have the Chandler History Museum, the Arizona Railway Museum
and Dugan's Dairy - a real working dairy featuring tours and a gift shop for
everything Holstein. Then there's the great Chandler park recreation spots such
as Tumbleweed Tennis Center with 15 lighted courts and full-service pro shop,
Chandler Skatepark (rated among the best in the nation by one of those "yo
dude," skateboarding magazines), five aquatics complexes including the Arizona
Republic's "Best in the Valley" Hamilton Aquatic Center, and the Chandler Center
for the Arts featuring three theaters and a gallery that is host to national and
international acts.
Close-By Stuff: Chandler borders Phoenix, so it's a quick drive to see, say, the
2001 world champion Arizona Diamondbacks play baseball. You can also check out
the Phoenix Suns, Coyotes, Mercury and Cardinals do their thing with a drive of
about 20 minutes or so to each venue. Take two or three more hours and visit
amazing caverns, ski resorts, Mexico, the Grand Canyon, wineries, and - hold on
to your 10-gallon hat - Tombstone, Arizona!
Well, there you have it. A pretty good place to live if I do say so myself.
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Here's
something even more interesting, when people came from all over the country to
buy up real estate during the sale that created Chandler Ranch, Dr. Alexander
John Chandler handed out ice cream cones to some 300 prospective buyers. And you
know, it worked! I'd buy Chandler real estate for a free ice cream, too.
Wouldn't you? 
Condominiums
are available downtown, in the suburbs and around some of the golf courses, some
with golf course views. There are mobile and manufactured homes. Some are on
individual parcels you can own and others are in communities with all the
amenities.
Once
Dr. Chandler sold off the land to create the community that carried his name, he
set to work on plans for a well thought out town, using the "City Beautiful
Movement," making Chandler park recreation what it is today. This movement was
popular at the time among those visionary types. Streets were laid out on a
grid, surrounding the town square. Businesses sprang up quickly, anchored by the
San Marcos Hotel, which at the time was one of the first winter-destination
resorts in the country. The Governor of Arizona, royalty and movie stars came to
Chandler in 1913 for the hotel's dedication. Even the Vice President of the
United States stopped by. How about that! It even spurred Chandler's first
motto: "Where summer spends the winter." That's pretty nifty. 
But
Dr. Chandler did enjoy his golf (what doc doesn't…am I right?). He played the
course at the San Marcos - the first in the state with grass fairways - on a
pretty regular basis. He'd be pretty impressed with the course today, relatively
unchanged with the irrigation canals still running across fairways and gobbling
up balls. The trees are quite mature - it's probably the Valley of the Sun's
shadiest course, and the fairways and greens are immaculate. 
In
the 1950s and '60s Chandler was pretty much a laid-back 'Ozzie and Harriet' kind
of place, but a funny thing happened in the 1970s. Not ha-ha funny, more
peculiar, really. The Rogers Corporation opened an electronics plant. Then, a
few years later, Intel, Motorola and Microchip started manufacturing microchips
in Chandler and the City's image moved from sleepy agricultural community to
high-tech oasis - we actually use that line sometimes, "High Tech Oasis of the
Silicon Desert." 
Shopping
and Dining: Looking to cool off from all the Chandler park recreation
activities; head to the Chandler Fashion Center Mall. Ooh, do we have a mall.
Anchored by Nordstrom, Robinsons-May, Dillard's and Sears, the Chandler Fashion
Center is 1.3 million square feet of shops, restaurants, theaters and other cool
stuff. But really, there's so much more to say about this. Next to the mall are
a cluster of high-end shops and restaurants known as the Boulevard Shops. And
across the street are Great Indoors and other shopping choices known as Chandler
Gateway. Cater-corner to all of that is Chandler Festival with a pretty hip
restaurant row and a number of larger retailers including Nordstrom Rack and
Ultimate Electronics. 
Other
Stuff: So much to do, so little categories to place them in. For fans of history
and nostalgia, we have the Chandler History Museum, the Arizona Railway Museum
and Dugan's Dairy - a real working dairy featuring tours and a gift shop for
everything Holstein. Then there's the great Chandler park recreation spots such
as Tumbleweed Tennis Center with 15 lighted courts and full-service pro shop,
Chandler Skatepark (rated among the best in the nation by one of those "yo
dude," skateboarding magazines), five aquatics complexes including the Arizona
Republic's "Best in the Valley" Hamilton Aquatic Center, and the Chandler Center
for the Arts featuring three theaters and a gallery that is host to national and
international acts. 
