Architect's Row

Business

Harold Ekman, Ralph Haver, Ed Varney, Weaver & Drover, and Fred Guirey all housed their architecture firms on the south side of Camelback in the mid-50s. Al Beadle designed one of his first commercial buildings just a few doors down. See 111, 201 506 and 341 E. Camelback, plus the building across the street (yeah, the Castle Boutique). Though the Haver / Weaver&Drover / Varney offices at 128, 221 and 207 have been replaced with an unremarkable Auto Zone building and perhaps See's Candies, one one of Haver's rare two-story designs has since been rehabilitated by Red Modern Furniture -- as must-stop for any visitor to Phoenix. The Schreiber Brothers office building is just up the street on Central as well.

Haver, Eckman and Beadle

Modern Phoenix Neighborhoods

Map of all known neighborhoods and buildings of Modern Phoenix from the midcentury modern era. Created from Modern Phoenix staff research in addition to the research of Don Ryden, City of Phoenix, Donna Reiner and the Guide to the Architecture of Metro Phoenix by the AIA. Out of respect for homeowners, individual homes are typically not listed but densely-modern neighborhoods are. Visit www.modernphoenix.net for more information on our city.