The Phoenix Trotting Park , was a horse racing track built in 1964 in Goodyear, Arizona , United States. It opened in 1965 and was run for about two and a half seasons. The large, futuristically designed structure gave an optimistic look for the 1960s.
15-423: Litchfield Park can refer to: Litchfield Park, Arizona ; or Litchfield Park, Northern Territory , a locality Litchfield National Park , Australia. [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
30-482: Is Tom Schoaf , the vice mayor is Paul Faith . The city council members are: Ann Donahue, Ron Clair, John Romack, Tom Rosztoczy, and Lisa Brainard Watson. The first mayor was Charles Salem . The Litchfield Elementary School District and the Agua Fria Union High School District serve Litchfield Park. Litchfield Elementary School District has some schools located in the city. Litchfield Park
45-514: Is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona , United States. It is located 19 miles (31 km) west of Phoenix . As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 6,847, up from 5,476 in 2010. The town of Litchfield Park is a community outside of Phoenix named after its founder, Paul Weeks Litchfield (1875–1959). He was an executive of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company who came to
60-440: Is also located about 20 miles outside of Phoenix and was built long before any major roads made the area easily accessible to those in the city or its suburbs. Though closed in 1966, the 194-acre property had been continuously owned by either individuals or corporations/businesses. And with the exception of a brief use for a movie, the property had sat abandoned since its closure. As such, without any care, maintenance, or upkeep,
75-470: Is not a member of Valley Metro , the regional transportation system. Valley Metro's Avondale ZOOM neighborhood circulator serves the border of Litchfield Park and Avondale along parts of Indian School Road . The following are the images of the historic structures in Litchfield Park and its surrounding areas: Phoenix Trotting Park Originally planned to be built for a cost of about $ 3 million,
90-644: The Phoenix area at the suggestion of the US Department of Agriculture , but was not successful in motivating local farmers to grow his cotton. Instead, he got Goodyear to form the Southwest Cotton Company in Phoenix, with Litchfield as its president, eventually purchasing some 36,000 acres (15,000 ha) in the general Salt River Valley area, including 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) around the present site of Litchfield Park, then known as Litchfield Ranch. Much of
105-598: The Phoenix area in 1916 in search of suitable land to farm a long-staple cotton that had previously been available only from the Sea Islands off the coast of Georgia and from Egypt . This cotton was needed to strengthen the rubber in the pneumatic tire, of which Goodyear was the world's largest producer. The East Coast cotton supply had been devastated by the boll weevil , and the African supply had been greatly reduced by World War I attacks from German U-boats. Litchfield went to
120-429: The buildings. Emanuel Cartsonis, who had worked with Cusick, became city planner. The plan called for 25,000 homes, a college, a junior college, eighteen elementary schools, ten junior high schools, and six high schools, as well as improvements to the town's golf course and Phoenix Trotting Park at an expense of at least $ 750 million. Goodyear made many mistakes during development, including selling properties right up to
135-523: The city has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km ), of which 0.03 square miles (0.08 km ), or 0.94%, are water. Litchfield Park has a hot desert climate ( Köppen BWh ). Litchfield Park had a population of 6,847 at the 2020 census. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 78.4% non-Hispanic white, 1.1% black or African American, 3.2% Native American, 3.0% Asian, 0.0% non-Hispanic from some other race, 0.8% two or more races and 13.8% Hispanic or Latino. 2020 census The mayor
150-405: The company in 1958, and spent the final months of his life as a resident of Litchfield Park at his home on Fairway Drive. In 1964, Goodyear created Litchfield Park Land and Development Co. to expand Litchfield Park into a 90,000-resident community. Arden E. Goodyear was the head of the company, Patrick Cusick was vice president and general manager, and Victor Gruen was hired to design some of
165-476: The curb line, which means that the city must get permission from property owners before they can put in a sidewalk. They abandoned their plans for expanding Litchfield Park before they were completed and sold whatever land they could. Litchfield Park is bordered to the southeast by Avondale , to the west by Goodyear , and to the north by Glendale . According to the United States Census Bureau ,
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#1732872533443180-422: The events that were held, such as free parking and admission did initially lead to decent attendance, including an opening day showing of 12,000 people. However, a variety of factors led to the inevitable closing of the track. The hot weather of the desert caused events to be uncomfortable to attendees. The location provided limited means to control rain, leading to floods that caused accessibility problems. The park
195-491: The facility ended up costing around $ 10 million. One of the proprietors was James Dunnigan, a horse racing financier from New York. Ivone Grassetto, head of Impressa Eugenio Grassetto of Padua, Italy designed the grandstand and the main racing strip. Associate architect was Victor Gruen Associates of Los Angeles. The construction of the facility was undertaken as a joint venture by Gilbert & Dolan Enterprises and E.L. Farmer Construction Company, Inc. Various incentives during
210-535: The land was bought for as little as $ 25 per acre. The cotton was cultivated with a workforce of mostly Mexican and Native American men. The U.S. Postal Service agreed to the name "Litchfield Park" in 1926. In 1929, the Wigwam Resort was opened to the public. In 1926, Litchfield went on to become the president of the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation, and then chairman of the board in 1930. He retired from
225-408: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Litchfield_Park&oldid=895123229 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Litchfield Park, Arizona Litchfield Park
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