1960-1980

Learn how Phoenix attracted people and businesses from across the world, experiencing prosperity as well as growing pains.

Web strip with Pat M 1960-80s

Phoenix History 1960 – 1980: A Paper by Nick Warren
Phoenix 1960-1980:  A Photo Presentation by Nick Warren
12 Incredible Photos Documenting Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s visit to Phoenix, Arizona and speech at Arizona State University on June 3, 1964

Phoenix 101: The Phoenix 40 — an article by Jon Talton
Organized crime in Phoenix during the 1970s — an article by Jon Talton  and the Don Bolles murder case timeline.
The Arizona Collection:  A PBS Eight Interview transcript featuring life in Phoenix during the 1970s.