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Phoenix in the 1940s Before the Suburbs | Mesa News
Step back to 1940s Metro Phoenix—before suburbs and freeways, when streetcars rattled down Monroe Street and motormen shook hands on their final runs. Downtown buzzed with cactus-lit streets, citrus packing plants humming with women’s labor, and historic spots like Ted DeGrazia’s Mission in the Sun and the Westward Ho hotel’s skyline views. War shaped the city: Luke Field trained pilots, Scottsdale Airport launched as a training hub, and roads like Williams Field Road got upgraded for defense. Daily life? Newspaper boys biked 21 miles, families feasted at Hotel Casa Loma, and Chandler’s pool…
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