Sunday, November 16, 2008

Phoenix Municipal Court


This court building in downtown Phoenix bears the name of Valdemar A Cordova who served on the Phoenix City Council from 1955 to 1959 and then went on to be a County Superior court judge. In 1979 he was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the Federal bench making him the first Arizona Mexican-American to hold such a position and among the first nationwide. This building was completed 1999 and holds 38 courtrooms. Included in this building project was the renovation of another building that I’ll show you tomorrow.

7 comments:

  1. That's a grand and very imposing building! I wouldn't want to be going there if I was in the wrong.

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  2. I like those curved glass windows.

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  3. It certainly solid enough. The curved glass windows redeem it, give it a little lightness.

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  4. Thank you very much for stopping by my blog and leaving such a nice comment. Comments like yours keep me going as a blogger. Thanks. P.S. Jack and I lived near Fort Hauchuca/Sierra Vista, AZ from 1974-1979.

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  5. Thank you very much for stopping by my blog and leaving such a nice comment. Comments like yours keep me going as a blogger. Thanks. P.S. Jack and I lived near Fort Hauchuca/Sierra Vista, AZ from 1974-1979.

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  6. I haven't seen that building before, it's subtle, which is nice.

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  7. Nice big building. thanks for stopping by my blog yesterday.

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