Boyce Thompson's Legacy

ARIZONA HIGHWAYS CONTENTS

Boyce Thompson's Legacy by Willis Peterson Thirteenth in a Series: The Pea Vine Railroad by Bill Ahrendt Pushing track southward from the Santa Fe main line near Ash Fork, the work crews of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix faced a hostile terrain of steep grades and twisting canyons.

Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza by Vicky Hay The handsome centerpiece of the capitol mall in downtown Phoenix serves as an urban park for public gatherings, private strolling, and remembering national heroes and Arizona pioneers.

The Fort Apache Indian Reservation by Julie DeLong Come along on a tour of White Mountain Apache country, with stops to admire the highland scenery, inspect ancient ruins, and study reminders of the Indian wars.

Arizona's Grand Old Movie Houses by Vicky Hay By the 1940s, almost every town had at least one motion picture theater-and some were elegant indeed. Television caused the film palaces' decline. Now historic preservationists are taking a hand.

Thomas Wolfe in Arizona by Jo Ann Brown In 1938 the ever-inquisitive creator of vivid novels of American life visited Arizona's high desert on a whirlwind automobile excursion. It was his last sight-seeing trip.

DEPARTMENTS

(FRONT COVER) Two young members of the White Mountain Apache Tribe enjoy the cool waters of Diamond Creek on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. The story starts on page 18. HERB MCREYNOLDS (OPPOSITE PAGE) The rugged profile of Picket Post Mountain towers above Boyce Thompson Southwestern Arboretum, a renowned leader in research and demonstration of desert plants. To learn more about the arboretum, located near Superior, turn to page 4. WILLIS PETERSON