EC Photo of the Day: Name This AZ. Landmark…
In honor of the kickoff of the 2014 Arizona Sun Circuit, which is scheduled to begin tomorrow, Saturday, January 25th in Scottsdale, today’s EC Photo of the Day is Arizona-themed. Can you name this Arizona landmark?
Photo courtesy of Gordon Downey.
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According to photographer Joe Orman, the story dates back to the 1950s when a troupe of well-meaning Boy Scouts painted the word PHOENIX along with a giant arrow into the side of the Usery Mountains. The intention of the larger-than-life landmark was to help direct pilots to the Phoenix airport, during a time when other metropolitan landmarks in the area were scarce.
