By Jim Walsh | East Valley Tribune
Another nostalgic property that harkened back to Mesa’s frontier past is fading into memory.
The Rockin’ R Ranch, and Old West themed dinner theater, has been torn down and will be replaced by Zen on Baseline, a trendy gated townhouse community.
Rockin’ R Ranch, which closed in December after a 35-year-run, has been leveled so that Pacific Rim Properties can complete a cultural and aesthetic transformation at the 6.9-acre site on Baseline Road, east of Recker Road.
But first the developers must obtain a zoning change from commercial to multi-family residential, with the Mesa City Council scheduled to vote on whether to introduce an ordinance at Monday’s meeting.
