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d moved to the Valley from Cleveland in 1975 to attend ASU in pursuit of his childhood goal of becoming an archaeologist. After four years of archaeological fieldwork, a desire to help others with communication disorders similar to those he had overcome led him to the field of audiology. There were no full-time positions available upon graduation, so Ed began his career pursuing part-time contracts, including a two-year stint as an adjunct faculty at ASU, before establishing a private practice audiological clinic that he ran for 35 years. Away from work, Ed enjoys collecting and researching antiques and vintage items. On occasion, looking into the background of an object has resulted in a story worthy of sharing, and he has published a dozen articles on ancient coins, Southwestern Native American pottery, and antique souvenir spoons of Arizona and Colorado. Items of local historical interest came his way a few years ago when Ed was offered a half dozen brightly colored cement bowls said to have been made by tuberculosis patients in Sunnyslope. Documenting the history of Desert Mission Pottery was genuinely working in his own backyard as the pots were fashioned less than a mile from his home. Ed is currently pursuing other topics in the North Mountain area while serving as vice-president of the Sunnyslope Historical Society.
atrick grew up in El Paso, Texas and on a family ranch near Cloudcroft, New Mexico. He attended the Florida Institute of Technology and earned a BS in computer science and an MS in mathematics. He initially pursued a career in technology, developing integrated circuits and embedded systems, before transitioning to real estate. The industry recognized him as the #7 agent in Arizona in 2013. Along with his wife, Lisa, he has been involved in home rehabilitation, flipping more than 20 properties in recent years. Initially, Patrick did many of the upgrades himself. The couple owns a small rental portfolio and also invests in commercial properties. They purchased the Sunnyslope geodesic domes in 2017, which they operate as a shortterm rental. Patrick’s family has a vacation home near Saranac Lake, New York. Their property includes the Trudeau Camp, formerly owned by Dr. Edward Trudeau who founded the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium for TB patients in 1885. A local friend is Ursula Trudeau, the step mom of Garry Trudeau of Doonesbury comic strip fame. Patrick sang with the Scottsdale Symphony Chorale and is a licensed pilot. He has volunteered as part of the leadership team at motivational speaker Tony Robbins events for the last 15 years. He’s also worked as a commercial white-water guide and rock-climbing instructor. Sep-Oct 2019
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rucking and pipelines, Sky Harbor and Grand Avenue, Casa Grande and Tucson, to name just a few. Our magazine has had numerous special issues devoted to industries, neighborhoods, and cities in our eight-year, 34-issue run. But our Fall 2017 Sunnyslope special issue was the surprise biggest media splash. Our magazine was featured on the front cover of North Central News, thanks to former editor Teri Carnicelli. The staged photograph had me handing a copy of our special issue to Mary Anne Ramirez, owner of Books on 7th Avenue in Sunnyslope, which became the first outlet to carry our magazine. The Sunnyslope issue of ACC magazine sold like hotcakes. Besides the more than 5,000 copies we mail to interested parties, inquisitive buyers at Books on 7th Avenue snatched up the remaining copies of our magazine. Demand was so high that Mary Anne reprinted 300 additional issues to have available in her book store.
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Like any summer blockbuster movie or hit sitcom, we’ve decided to mine familiar territory to see if lightning strikes twice. Early indications are that it has. While Teri recently left the North Central News to care for her mother in California, she suggested our second Sunnyslope issue as a fertile topic to her replacement, Colleen Sparks. Colleen was not only intrigued with the idea, but she devoted an article to its release in the September 2019 issue. But that’s enough about our magazine’s success. What our readers are really interested in is, did we find enough fascinating features to fill our second Sunnyslope special issue? I think so, and I’m confident you’ll agree. The first Sunnyslope special issue focused on the community’s more exotic businesses and characters: Richard Barker’s Cloud 9 Dining Room atop Shaw Butte, Dr. Kenneth Hall’s North Mountain Hospital and El Cid Bowling Alley, and Jimmy, the beer-drinking burro at
Abel’s Gas Station along Cave Creek. This time around, we concentrated on essential stories about the creation of Sunnyslope. The articles revolve around the Desert Mission, which served the area’s many tuberculosis sufferers beginning in 1925. The Desert Mission evolved into HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center, and we explore its forays into cutting-edge crafts and architecture in the late 1930s. This issue owes a great deal to the Sunnyslope Historical Society, a pillar of the community since 1999. The group is led by its high-energy president, Rene Blain, who is effervescent about Sunnyslope’s past— and future. We’re also indebted to its vice-president, Ed Dobbins, a recently retired audiologist who has a passion for local history; he authored three features in the issue. The non-profit historical organization was founded by Connie Kreamer and Barbara Guiterrez in 1989. The group blossomed in 1999, when it acquired two historic buildings and some real estate. The People’s Drug Store, built in 1953, and a nearby house constructed in 1945, were later moved to Eighth Street and Hatcher Road, which became the Connie and Jim Kreamer Sunnyslope Historical Society Campus. Thanks to all the volunteers who have contributed to the historical society over the years. We couldn’t have produced this special issue without your inspired efforts in preserving local history – and we dedicate it to your vision.
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dream home, which is now called the Sunnyslope Domes. These structures were popular in the 1970s, and Life magazine did an article on dome homes in their July 1972 Patrick Harvey issue, which included a photograph of the estled against the Phoenix Mountain Sunnyslope domes. The original project consisted of two Preserve on the east side of Sunnyslope is an unusual home: a pair of geodesic domes with a breezeway between them; domes separated by a tower. Although they there was no heating or cooling. The design offer stunning vistas of Sunnyslope, the of the domes, plus cooler temperatures as buildings are not visible from the street. a result of Phoenix’s lesser “heat island” The unique structures were envisioned and effect, allowed this decision to be a practical built in the late 1960s by a couple, John alternative. Each dome was vented at the and Francine Hardaway, who both taught top so hot air could escape. The domes are composed of a 2 English at ASU. “John, who moved to Phoenix from x 4-inch wooden frame, sheeted with Branson, Missouri in 1944 and graduated plywood on both sides. with a Ph.D. from ASU, was interested in Utility connections are the plywood architecture,” Francine says. “And I had inside the attitude that we are English professors, sandwich, which is foamed and if something is written down, we can to improve insulation. The read and understand how to do what is exterior was coated with written.” So, they decided to build their fiberglass cloth and resin, then painted. The geodesics were Top: Exterior image of the domes, 2017. Right: The Life magazine article on geodesic domes constructed from a kit,
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which came with special adapters allowing a 2 x 4 to be attached to a ring made from pipe. In some exposed areas, the pipe rings are visible. The Hardaways did almost all the work themselves, including trenching the water line by hand, and building the retaining walls in a style reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright. They hauled materials in John’s VW bus, which he also used to take their Afghan hounds for walks. He would drive, and the dogs would chase the vehicle. Once the domes were completed,
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Above: Construction of the geodesic domes, late 1960s. Top right: The Hardaways dig the water line, late 1960s. Bottom right: Francine hangs out while John works on the dome, late 1960s.
the Hardaways installed a laundry in the breezeway between the domes. Cleaning clothes still wasn’t mundane. “At one point, a rattlesnake took up residence in the washing machine!” Francine says. One dome was used as the kitchen, and the other dome was the living and sleeping space. Each dome is about 600 square feet of floor space. A unique characteristic of the domes is that when a picture is hung on the slanted walls, the bottom dangles away from the wall. This necessitates screwing it into the wall at the bottom of the frame. Additionally, there are no flat walls for furniture such as a buffet or bookcase. As a result, the Hardaways built some internal walls for storage areas. After Francine got pregnant with their first daughter, Samantha, another bedroom was needed. The North dome was expanded by adding a bedroom. A hole was cut and framed in the north end of the dome, and a large bedroom with rock
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walls was constructed similar to the retaining walls. The Hardaways had a second daughter, Chelsea, and subsequently constructed the tower between the domes. This unique space has a bathroom and a small sitting area on the ground floor, and a spiral staircase that leads up to a spacious bedroom and a viewing deck. “Each dome was protected by a then cutting-edge push-button combination lock,” Chelsea says. “I can still remember the ‘password’ to get into the kitchen!” Chelsea recalls the domes had shag carpeting and furniture consisting mostly of cushions. “The family used to put on plays for friends there,” she says. “The door pulls for each dome and the tower were not regular knobs, but custom designed works of art made just for our place.” Other improvements were made over the years, including expanding the kitchen area, enlarging the front windows, and adding a carport. At the insistence of John’s daughters, he finally capitulated and installed air conditioning units as well. After John passed away, the property
was sold in 2003, and again in 2004. For many years, the property was not occupied. My wife, Lisa Harvey, and I bought the property in 2017 and did some minor rehabilitation, of which the most critical aspect was coating the entire exterior surface with elastomeric since the fiberglass had started to deteriorate. My wife is a talented interior decorator, and found inventive ways to place furnishings, photos, and other items, to give each space a unique feel. The domes are currently leased as a short-term rental, with each space available separately. “Dome Sweet Dome” is the kitchen dome, and has a midcentury feel and a Murphy bed. The North dome has a Western Feel, and has been dubbed “Dome on the Range.” It includes a separate bedroom plus a kitchenette. The center living space is named “Hardaway Tower,” in honor Below: Hardaway Tower of the original spiral staircase, 2017. builders. Middle: Dome Sweet Dome, 2017. Bottom right: Exterior image of the domes, 2017.
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clinic that also featured stunning rock walls, near Fourth Avenue and Hatcher Road, just west of the adjacent hill. The building now houses Maricopa County Adult Probation – Sunnyslope. Giordano says that the doctor was a smoker, and he thinks Fusco eventually died from cancer. When asked about the three columns atop the hill that separates the two buildings, Giordano says that maybe it was the start of a ramada for the medical centers. “You want the story behind ‘Slopehenge?’” says Mary Anne Ramirez, proprietor of Books on 7th Ave. “My husband and I almost bought that property years ago before they built the homes around the base. We heard that a former owner had started building on the hilltop without any permits. The city forced him to halt construction after only four columns had been erected. Only three columns survive. “ Another Sunnyslope mystery solved.
Top and Below: The Fusco Medical Clinic and Ralph’s Liquor and Drugs, 1955. Bottom left: Emanuel Dobos in front of the former medical clinic’s rock wall, 2019.
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he sleek mid-century building that once aided Sunnyslope’s medical needs has seen better days. The windows are boarded up, including the drive-thru that most recently dispensed adult consumables from Sun Liquor. However, the new owner has grand plans for this building, located at the southwest corner of West Hatcher Road and Sierra Bonita Circle, just east of the adjacent hill. “As soon as some of my other projects are finished, I hope to fix this place up,” Emanuel Dobos, the owner, says. Despite the building’s condition, it retains some excellent features, notably an eye-catching rock wall on the east side. The building opened in 1953 as the Joseph Fusco Memorial Clinic and Ralph’s Liquor and Drugs, designed by architect Frank D. Fazio. The 6,000 square-foot structure was built at a cost of $80,000 by the Schnaufer Construction Co. for Dr. L.
Donald Fusco. Fusco staffed the medical clinic with two other physicians and a dentist. Another tenant was Ralph Granados, owner of the Sunnyslope Rexall Drug Store at Dunlap Road and Seventh Street, who opened a second outlet in the community. The ultra-modern drug store included a soda fountain, according to a 1953 article in The Arizona Republic. Some long-time Sunnyslope residents, like Chuck Giordano, have fond memories of the clinic. “I was born there, along with my two sisters,” he says. Giordano says that Dr. Fusco was a big part of the Sunnyslope community, and was his doctor for several decades. “I was a difficult patient as a kid,” he confesses. “When Fusco wanted to give me a tetanus shot, I ran around the office and hid underneath some furniture. My dad had to take off work and come down to calm me down.” Giordano’s father owned the Arbor Steakhouse, at Central Avenue and the Arizona Canal, which is now the Spoke & Wheel Tavern + Eatery. Fusco eventually moved to a larger
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