In the heart of the city lies Avondale’s historic corridor, home to many small, independent shops and businesses, supported by the Historic Avondale Merchants Association, which aims to maintain the welcoming cultural environment in this area. Street art is splashed across the walls and the street are dotted with quaint shops and restaurants offering a uniquely authentic yet contemporary experience.
Estrella Mountain Regional Park encompasses 19,840 acres of beautiful desert and mountain scenery. Located near the union of the Gila and Agua Fria Rivers in the southwest Valley, the park includes seasonal wetland or riparian area during our winter and monsoon rains. The majority of the park remains pristine desert, very similar in appearance to the landscape seen by the first settlers and explorers of the area. #FunFact: Estrella Mountain Regional Park became the first regional park in the Maricopa County Park System in 1954.
Our focus now is to create a science museum for the residents of our area and to provide service to the more than 100 K-12 West Side Schools. Many parents say that visiting a distant science museum for a school group is not practical and is difficult to have a meaningful experience in the few hours during a visit. Bringing a Science Museum and Maker Space to the west valley is a major step in the right direction. Our goal is to provide awareness and discovery of science and innovation that kids and adults need for jobs in the 21st century workplace.
The Three Rivers Historical Society is made up of dedicated volunteers who are preserving the history of the Southwest Valley in the greater Phoenix area. The cities of Avondale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park and Tolleson have grown at the confluence of the Agua Fria, Salt and Gila rivers.
The Litchfield Park Historical Society opened its Museum in October 2012 in the historic site called ‘Aunt Mary’s House’, a part of the original Rancho La Loma estate built by Paul Weeks Litchfield. Two rooms house semi-permanent exhibits relating to the early days of Litchfield Park. Two rooms house semi-annual changing exhibits allowing us to displayed more of the historical artifacts and items in our collection. Archives contain over 4,000 items such as logs, photos, letters, records, films and other memorabilia and more than 175 oral-history interviews.
