Area cities put focus on preserving history

Coolidge Historical Society Museum
Coolidge Historical Society Museum

By Daniel Dullum | Florence Reminder

Bob Flatley, Coolidge city manager, had more than a few words of advice when his turn to speak came up during a panel discussion on historic preservation as part of Pinal Partnership’s monthly breakfast series.

“I’d like to tell all of you what not to do,” Flatley said. “At one time, (Coolidge) was the largest city in Pinal County for years until they became very happy with themselves and decided that when Interstate 10 was built, it should be pushed as far away as possible. Because of that, our historic downtown, and a lot of our historic buildings, died.

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