Mesa Real Estate
Mesa Real Estate
Mesa’s roots go back several thousand years to the Hohokam Indians, who built hundreds of miles of canals across the desert. Some of these canals are used to this day. The first pioneer settlers came from St. George, Utah to establish a Mormon settlement in the late 1870s. In 1941, Falcon Field Airport was built to provide training for the British Royal Air Force. Also that year, Williams Air Force Base was built to do the same for U.S. pilots. Since then, several aeronautical companies moved to the arid, warm climate of Mesa. Boeing’s Mesa facility was the site of the development of the Apache Longbow helicopter. Mesa has grown to become the 3rd largest city in Arizona and the 39th largest in the country. With a population of over 460,000 people, Mesa is larger than other more recognizable cities such as Miami, St. Louis and Atlanta. A discussion of Mesa would not be complete without mention of professional baseball’s Cactus League. Hohokam Park is the spring training home of the Chicago Cubs. Spring training brings hundreds of thousands of fans to Arizona, and Mesa is right in the heart of it.
There’s always plenty to do in Mesa. Each November, an Old West Days weekend celebrates the city’s rich pioneer and territorial history, which includes the Arizona Gunslingers Quick Draw Competition. For a host of outdoor activities, Usery Mountain Regional Park offers over 3,600 acres situated by the Goldfield Mountains and Tonto National Forest. A tubing trip down the Salt River is both beautiful and relaxing. The Mesa Arts Center is a must see for theatre, concerts, classes and more. Thousands of people of all faiths visit the Mesa Arizona Temple during the holiday seasons to view the largest outdoor Easter pageant in the world, and marvel at an exquisite Nativity display accented by hundreds of thousands of Christmas lights.
Shopping and dining opportunities are abundant as you might expect in a city like Mesa. Check out the Mesa Riverview for unique examples of both. Major malls exist at both the east (Superstition Springs) and west (Fiesta Mall) sides of town. Mesa is also home to a wide variety of restaurants and night clubs. Whatever your tastes, Mesa has a selection of fine dining options to choose from.
Mesa offers a rich, cultural background, beautiful parks and scenery, and all the amenities of a large city with the feel of a comfortable western town.
