There is a neighborhood in east Phoenix that was once a date palm grove. In fact this whole area was dedicated to citrus and dates and much of it was part of Phoenix Date and Citrus. The property was sold to Charles Gilliland in 1923 and it became known as the Gilliland Groves. It was 108 acres producing citrus and dates and at one time was the largest date grove in the United States.I took this photo from 44th Street so that you could see the expanse of trees that dominate the area. You can see the roof tops of modest single family homes that were built in the area during the 1970’s. In the distance you can see a dense grove of trees. In that area, the buildings that belonged to the original date farm are still standing and have been lovingly converted into condominiums.
Over the next few days, I’ll take you on a tour of that historic area so you can see what it is like living among the tall date palms and the old eucalyptus trees.
All that concrete makes me feel sad about the demise of the grove.
ReplyDeleteIt must have been magnificent when it was all fruit trees
ReplyDeletei love the number of palm trees in the area. i also really like the historic houses so I hope you share a few of those gems.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what it would be like to live under all those magnificent palms.
ReplyDelete"I’ll take you on a tour of that historic area so you can see what it is like living among the tall date palms and the old eucalyptus trees."
ReplyDeleteYum, looking forward to it.
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