WE ARE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES FOCUSED ON RAISING THE VISIBILITY OF MIDTOWN PHOENIX.

The Midtown Neighborhood Association (MNA) was incorporated to provide information, education and outreach on community safety, neighborhood relations and welfare, development and other issues of interest to the community, and assists and supports other community organizations in promoting the common welfare and good of neighborhood residents. MNA is organized exclusively for educational, charitable, research, and exchange of information purposes consistent with its status as an Arizona nonprofit corporation. MNA is a 501(c) 3 corporation for Federal tax purposes.

At one time, Central Avenue (originally called “Center Street”) was home to dozens of stately mansions, similar to the still-existing Ellis-Shackelford House. Dwight and Maie Heard created what would become an internationally renowned heritage center – Heard Museum. Park Central Mall signaled the beginning of a new kind of shopping, while Phoenix Towers brought high-rise living to the Valley, and the public library morphed into the world-class Phoenix Art Museum. At the same time, residential communities such as the Alvarado, Ashland Place and Willo neighborhoods spread farther north, heralding the suburban lifestyle that would eventually define Greater Phoenix.

Though significant in Phoenix’s development, Midtown gets less attention in the history books. However, in 2016, Midtown celebrated Derek D. Horn’s new book Images of America Midtown Phoenix with Arcadia Publishing, a publishing company “…committed to making history accessible and meaningful through publishing books that celebrate and preserve the heritage of America’s people and places.” Your copy of this photographical history book is available at www.arcadiapublishing.com, www.amazon.com and local bookstores.