City of Scottsdale Useful Information
Useful links: Scottsdale Public Library; Scottsdale Brush & Bulk Pick-up; Scottsdale Electronics Recycling; Villa Monterey — a Historic Preservation District; Scottsdale Trolley’s — 5 Things to Know (video); Scottsdale Trolley Routes
History of Villa Monterey
Up until the early 1960s, what we now know as Villa Monterey, was unused land. Then, David Friedman, developer and owner of Butler Homes stepped in and changed the landscape. A trip to California’s Monterey Peninsula provided a vision for housing not yet expressed in our southwest desert. Although the homes Butler saw shared common…