After landing in Phoenix last night, my traveling companion and I stopped in Scottsdale for some late night mexican food. A necessity after spending half the day on a plane. On the way to Glendale, around to my hotel, we drove through what I now know understand to be “New Scottsdale”, the “ritzy” part of town; lots of new finished construction and that sort of thing. Two and three story buildings full of Neiman Marcuses and Crate & Barelses and trendy places to eat with obscure spanish sounding names, full of slick modern architecture built out of cheap looking materials … Continue reading →