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Throughout the country, state parks, historic sites, homes, buildings, museums, and similar institutions are struggling to continue operating. Because of general financial problems, many of these institutions are operating on a reduced schedule or in danger of closing. Some are being forced to sell off artifacts and property. Many will not weather these hard times without your help. Places Earth urges everyone to support these vital and important public resources any way you can. Please donate your treasure, time, and talent. Write to your governor and other elected officials telling them to find a way to keep state parks open. It will be your loss. Public Service Announcement | Test space for future ad if donations don't increase. |
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Historic City of Yuma
All photographs taken by Kenneth A. Larson. All rights reserved. © 2005 - 2012.| Yuma, Arizona is a forgotten city at the far southwest corner of Arizona and is rich in history. The completion of the "Ocean to Ocean Highway" Bridge in 1915 over the Colorado River at Yuma joined the two coasts by highway. The city is a major rail link and a border crossing lies a few miles south. Irrigation canals cross the area and it is surrounded by productive agricultural lands. |
 Sanguinetti House. |
 Sanguinetti House. |
 Sanguinetti House. |
 Sanguinetti House. |
 Century House. |
 Century House. |
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 Church. |
 Gandolfo Theater |
 Festival, 2005. |
 Festival, 2005. |
 Street Fair, 2009. |
 Packing up the street fair for 2009. |
 Pancrazi House. |
 Yuma County Courthouse. |
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| Hotel San Carlos. | |
Polhamus House.
Main Street Arcade.
 Saloon. |
 Kress building. |
 Dorrington Block. |
 102 Building. |
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| Yuma Landing Restaurant commemorates the first aircraft landing in Arizona here in Yuma. 195 S. 4th Ave. (in the Historic District), 928-782-7427 | |
 Law Office |
Gowan Company.
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 Old City Hall. |
 New City Hall. |
 Gandolfo Annex. |
 Gandolfo Annex. |
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| Southern Pacific Railraod Freight Station in 2005. | |
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| Southern Pacific Railraod Freight Station in 2005. | |
Southern Pacific Railraod Freight Station in 2009.
 Happy Chef. |
 Happy Greek. |
 Ruins of an old building near a new hotel. I-8 is beyond. |
Yuma Valley Railroad takes tours south - but now closed.
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| Blaisdell Slow Sand Filter Washing Machine in its former location at N. Jones Street in Yuma, Arizona. The Sand Filter was added to National Register of Historic Places in 01-18-1979. | |
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| Blaisdell Slow Sand Filter Washing Machine as it was in February 2009 when it was located under I-8 in a park near East 1st and S. Gila St. in Yuma, Arizona. | |
 Sand Filter. The Ocean to Ocean Highway Bridge in beyond at left. |
 Sand Filter. The Ocean to Ocean Highway Bridge in beyond at left. |
| Yuma Main Canal, Arizona side. March 2005. The siphon carries irrigation water under the Colorado River with the entrance end in Imperial County, California. The canal starts at the Imperial Dam and needs to reach the area southeast of the junction of the Colorado and Gila Rivers. Somehow the canal has to cross one of these rivers and since the Colorado River is more stable in its bank, the decision was made to cross the Colorado River at Yuma Crossing. |
 Yuma Main Canal, Arizona side. March 2005. |
 Yuma Main Canal, Arizona side. February 2009. Note the new hotel. |
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| Three bridges crossing the Colorado River, Ocean to Ocean Highway Bridge, Union Pacific Railroad Bridge, Interstate Highway 8 Bridge. Taken from Yuma Crossing. | |
 Bicycle Race. |
 Bicycle Race. |
 Bicycle Race. |
 Bicycle Race. |
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