If you have ever spent any time in Phoenix, Tempe or ASU you will know Monti's La Casa Vieja, a restaurant that has been in business as long as I have been alive, in a historic building built in 1871. Well, tonight was their last night. The property has been sold to a developer but the original structure is supposed to be preserved.
A little history:
http://www.montis.com/history.php| | | quote | Monti's La Casa Vieja is located in Tempe, Arizona, in the city's original pioneer home and the oldest continuously occupied structure in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The original adobe hacienda was built as a home by Charles Trumbull Hayden in 1871. Hayden settled in the area to establish a flourmill and a ferry service for crossing the Salt River, which flowed year-round at that time.
In 1876, Hayden married Sallie Davis, and the couple turned their residence into a hotel, blacksmith shop, post office and general store. The community became known as Hayden's Ferry. The following year, the Hayden's son Carl was born in the hacienda. Carl would go on to become a sheriff, cavalry soldier and congressman, serving more than 57 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. The Arizona Republic ranked Carl Hayden first on a list of the most important people in Arizona history. |
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A news story with video:
http://www.azfamily.com/goo...iness-282942371.html[This message has been edited by williegoat (edited 11-17-2014).]
