1964 Map of Currys Corner

About this map

Paradise Valley serves as the broad setting for this mid-1960s desert landscape, capturing a moment of transition before the full sprawl of the suburban era. The map shows a sparse network of section-line roads such as Pima Road and Scottsdale Road crossing open terrain punctuated by the granite heights of Pinnacle Peak. Small pockets of development are visible at Currys Corner and the Ironwood Golf Course, while the Paradise Valley High Sch stands near the southern edge. A significant piece of early agricultural infrastructure, the Old Verde Canal, snakes through the valley floor, marking the historical efforts to move water through this arid environment. The presence of numerous wells and the Pinnacle Peak Substation indicates the encroaching infrastructure required for the region's coming residential growth.