Tempe history: Christmas at the Petersen House ... When Charles Trumbull Hayden first ascended the Butte to survey his surroundings there were a number of Mexicans farming the locale.

Tempe, Arizona” While many gathered for Christmas dinners, some Tempe residents preferred to dine out, as we learn in this succinct 1910 notice posted by the Casa Loma Hotel at 4th Street and Mill.

Following the Tempe Historic Preservation Commission's unanimous vote supporting the designation on Thursday night, there are only a few more steps to go before the butte is placed at No. 34 on ...

Hutson founded the Friends of Tempe Butte in 1985. He has served as its president, ... The purpose of the group is to place Christmas symbols on Hayden and Bell buttes in Tempe every year.