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Artist: Peter Martori
This photo shows Macayo's restaurant along Central Avenue. I grew up in Phoenix and spent a lot of time along Central. We rode our bikes to Park Central, took the bus home from the movies, cruised endlessly in long loops up and down the main strip. Later we drove our kids to school, the library, the Art Museum. Central is the Main Street you can't imagine a city not having, filled with the mundane, quirky and unique images that burn into memory over a lifetime.
The countdown to Best of Phoenix continues! Last year, we profiled 100 Creatives who made a mark on the local arts scene. This year, we'll have 100 creative representations of Phoenix. No scope or requirement on medium or size -- we'll include photography, painting, sculpture, video, installation, literary, and more. What do you see when you Imagine PHX?
99: Jon Ashcroft's Suspended in Geography
98: William LeGoullon's Table
97. Jason Hill's Phoenix Financial Center
94. Fausto Fernandez's Grid City
93. Chikara Kakizawa's Ship Out of Water
92: Dayvid LeMmon's Process / Gentrification
89.
Arnold Guerrero's Camelback Mountain88.
Sean Deckert's Ginae vs. the 12th Street Gang
87.
Pete Petrisko's Admiral of Phoenix86.
Quincy Ross' Lone Skyscraper85.
Andrew Armstrong's Illustrated Cityscape
84.
Thomas Schultz's Phoenix Artifact83.
Adrian Lesoing's N. Evergreen82.
Suzanne Falk's Kon Tiki Hotel81.
Lindz Lew's Bon Voyeur80.
Kevin Patterson's Phoenix Swamp Beast79.
Ramy Sidarous' Three Windows78.
Will Mejia's Orpheum Theatre77.
Steve Weiss' Portrait of Louis Lee76.
Larry Willis' Apparition on East McDowell75.
Claire Warden's Untitled No. 374.
Randy Zucker's Dancing Saguaro73.
Robert Brandan Martinez's Medical Cannabis Tax Stamp72.
Edward Jensen's Phoenix Financial Center70.
Mark Dudlik's Phoenix Rebound66.
Eric Iwersen's The Saguaros Have Been Here the Longest61. A Military Parade in Phoenix (c. 1888)
58. Brad Armstrong's Phoenix Carnival
57. B. Spiderman's "... And I Never Did Get That Pony Either"
56. Colton Brock's 810 N. 4th St.
55. Melanie and Michelle Craven's Twin Cactus
54. 407 E Roosevelt St.
53. Betty Schlueter's "The Sonoran"
52. Saskia Jorda's "You are Here - Part I: Migration"
51. Tempe's Mill Avenue (c. 1930)
50. Michael and Kemper Goodwin's City Hall
49. Cornelius Keyes' Dust Storm Over Phoenix
48. Melissa McGurgan's Home Suite Home: PHX
47. Fred Tieken's Western Civilization
45. Brian Brook's Phoenix Arm
44. Kristin Heggli's Downtown Architecture
43.
Jill Johnson's Downtown Is ...39.
Sebastien Millon's "Phoenix. It's Fabulous."32. Laura Spalding Best's "Tarnish No. 1"
Have a suggestion for a Phoenix icon by a local creative? Leave it in the comments section or email Claire.Lawton@newtimes.com
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