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Visitors to Globe will feel like they have returned to the days of yesteryear during the 32nd annual Historic Home and Building Tour on Saturday and Sunday, April 9 and 10.

Ellen Kretsch, executive director of the Globe-Miami Chamber of Commerce, said the tour will feature nine stops. It starts at the historical train depot downtown.

“There are five homes featured, along with two commercial buildings and the former Gila County Courthouse, which is now the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts,” Kretsch said.

“The building that was the original Mine Rescue Station for the Old Dominion Mine is a featured stop as well. This building now houses the Gila County Historical Museum.”

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Participants will ride to each stop on the tour, Kretsch said, thanks to a group of volunteer drivers who will shuttle them from site to site.

“We will have a whole lineup of vehicles with volunteer drivers so that visitors can park downtown, get their ticket and take the tour without having to worry about navigating the steep and often crooked streets of this mining town,” she said.

Visitors can tour each home or building, and hosts will share the history and details about the home and its owners.

“You can stay as long as you like at each stop, depending on what catches your fancy, and then catch the next shuttle to the next stop,” Kretsch said.

Although the tour was originally held in February, but over the years it moved to April to take advantage of fine weather and spring flowers, Kretsch said.

“This tour is popular with locals as well as out-of-towners, so we will have several hundred people over the course of two days,” she said, adding that people of all ages come to Globe to tour the historical buildings.

Past tours have even inspired some people to move to Globe.

“We have had people who have been moved to come to the area because of the homes and buildings they saw, and many times because of the wonderful reception they were given by the volunteers who offer their time to the tour,” she said.

Globe Historic Home and Building Tour

When: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, April 9-10.

Where:  Shuttles depart from the train depot, 230 S. Broad St. in downtown Globe.

Admission: $15, $10 for age 12 and younger. Price includes a souvenir copper ticket.

Details: 928-425-4495,  www.globemiamichamber.com .

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Perched in the heart of Arizona, the town of Globe, and its sister community Miami, open the door to the great outdoors and welcoming historic districts.

At the junction of U.S. Highway 60 and State Route 77, Globe is a gateway to Roosevelt Lake, the San Carlos Apache lands and the Pinal Mountains, where there’s no shortage of outdoor activities – from fishing and hunting to hiking and mountain biking.

Globe’s quaint downtown encompasses old-time charm with a historic courthouse, county jail and stately churches. A walking tour of both Globe and Miami will take you through downtown’s highlights, so be at the ready with your camera to capture they-don’t-make-it-like-that-anymore architecture.

Historic cottages and homes can also be seen on the hillsides, further transporting you into life as it was 100 years ago. Get a closer look at the homes during the annual spring historic home tour hosted by the chamber of commerce.

Whether it is a peek into the culture of the San Carlos Apache during the Native American arts and crafts festival Apache Jii in October or a walk through the Old Dominion park located on the site of a historic copper mine, come visit the community that is Arizona to the Core!

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Tour a unique experience from the Territory of Arizona. Opened in 1910, two years before Arizona gained statehood, and served until the Fall of 1981.  The 1910 Jail is open for self-guided tours on Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM.  This location is on the Haunted Registry, and limited evening investigation hours are available by request. Due to the heavy volume of requests please understand that we now require a minimum donation for booking, which will help to maintain and restore the facility.  Your “bail” donation dollars keep our doors open and help us continue the restoration of this great historic facility. Thank you! Check out our Facebook Page!

Apache Gold Casino With more than 500 slot games; blackjack and other table games – and a 200-seat Bingo hall, nobody daubs like Apache Gold! The Black River Grille and The Point Sports Bar are just two restaurants onsite. The onsite hotel is AAA-rated and has 145 rooms; read more on their website or follow them on Facebook !

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The Salado Indian Ruins is a unique glimpse into our native history. You will find interpretive signs in the ruins to better understand the Salado civilization. The Ethnobotanical Garden illustrates native Arizona plants that were used in their daily lives. The Museum is said to house the world's largest collection of Salado pottery & artifacts. Check out the Facebook page!

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The Boyce Thompson Arboretum is located on the Historic Old West Highway. Plan a day to enjoy the native Sonoran desert vegetation, which includes plants from varied desert & dry land displays. Enjoy the beauty during a nature walk or a guided tour. For more hours, fees & other information,  visit their website  or find out more on Facebook !

Bullion Plaza Culture Center & Museum, Miami The historic building opened as a grammar school in 1923, with over 20 classrooms and a theater-auditorium -- through 1994. For most of those seven decades, Bullion Plaza served as a grammar school for Mexican-American and Apache children, reflecting the segregation pattern that prevailed in many Arizona communities, including the public school system during that era. In 1997, the Town of Miami purchased Bullion Plaza from the school district and committed to using it as a cultural center and museum. Since then, volunteers have worked to transform the old school into the Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum. The school building was accepted for listing in the National Register of Historic Places in 2000, and the museum opened its first exhibit in October of the same year. Preview collections and read more on their website  or see photos and read about upcoming events on Facebook !

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The Gila County Historical Museum is located in the historic Mine Rescue Station, which was constructed in 1919 and opened in 1920.  Today, the Mine Rescue Station houses a collection of historic artifacts, photographs, and documents.  The museum also features an extensive research library. There is no charge to visit. The museum receives funding from the City of Globe bed tax, which is used to further the museum operations. Find the online here  or on Facebook here .

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The Cobre Valley Center for the Arts is located in the landmark former Gila County Courthouse of 1906, at the heart of Globe's historic downtown district. Since 1984, this non-profit entity has steadily restored and rejuvenated this architectural treasure while presenting regional artists on the main gallery floor, community theater in the historic courtroom, and dance and music academies. A visit to downtown is not complete without a visit to the Center. The Center is located at the corner of Broad and Oak Streets and can be reached by calling 928-425-0884 or online by visiting their website .

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To the South of Globe, you will find the Pinal Mountains, where you can find tall stands of ponderosa pines and white fir that offer shade and recreation year-round. Hiking, camping, and mountain biking are some of the more popular recreational activities in this area. At least eight trails can be found within one mile of Pinal and Upper Pinal, offering spectacular views, while the Pinal Campground, the larger of the two campgrounds, has 13 camp units, and Upper Pinal has three units. Find more information on the Forest Service website .

Additional Tonto National Forest Campsites Near Globe * Sulphide Del Rey Campground dispersed camping, and with an outhouse toilet, this site is 9.25 miles southwest of Globe, in the Pinal Mountains. From Globe, follow paved Jess Hayes Road southeast to the junction of Icehouse Canyon Road/Forest Road (FR) 112 and Sixshooter Canyon Road/FR 22. Continue on FR 112 for 2.25 miles to the junction of FR 55 and FR 112. Take the right fork and continue for 2½ miles on FR 55, which soon becomes unpaved. At the junction of FR 55 and FR 651 turn left. Proceed 5 miles to the site. Questions? Call the Globe Ranger District at (928)-402-6200. Find more online.

  * Ferndell and also Pinal Peak Campgrounds Higher elevation and closer to the mountaintop along Forest Road 651, these campgrounds have outhouse vault toilets, and campsites are shaded by tall stands of ponderosa pines and white fir and offer access to hiking trails. Both Pinal and Upper Pinal sites are located on a site formerly occupied by the US Army that used it as a heliographic signaling (using mirrors to reflect sunlight) station during the late 1800s. Pinal, the larger of the two campgrounds, has 13 camp units, and Upper Pinal has three units. Questions? Call the Globe Ranger District (928)-402-6200   * Pioneer Pass campsites   Just recently reopened as of June 2023, following nearly two years of road closures after extensive damage to Forest Road 112, these shaded campsites are 9 miles south of Globe and have outhouse vault toilets. From Globe, follow paved Jess Hayes Road to the junction of Icehouse Canyon Road/Forest Road (FR) 112 and Sixshooter Canyon Road/Forest Road (FR) 222. Continue on FR 112 for 2 miles to the junction of FR 55 and FR 112. Stay to the left and continue following FR 112 (which soon becomes unpaved) for another 6 miles to the site. Find more online .

* Timber Camp Recreation Area and Group Campgrounds One of the most popular family and group campgrounds on Tonto National Forest offers both day-use sites and overnight areas. Located in the Timber Camp Mountains and surrounded by ponderosa pine and juniper woodland, this area is a cool getaway in the hot summer months. First-come, first-serve camping area with 13 individual campsites (12 single occupancy, one double occupancy) and a fee payable on site. This area has a large shade pavilion, picnic tables, fire grills and rings, and two accessible vault toilets.

From Globe, head north on Highway 60 toward Showlow for about 20 miles.  The campground is adjacent to Highway 60 and a few miles south of Seneca Lake on the San Carlos Apache Nation. Find more on the website  or call the Globe Ranger District (928)-402-6200

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Roosevelt Lake is the largest lake in Central Arizona. Located on AZ State Route 188 & surrounded by beautiful mountain landscapes, it is the perfect place to go fishing, boating, camping, or just come visit. It is the oldest artificial reservoir in Arizona & is home to the Theodore Roosevelt Dam, which was built in 1911. For more information,  visit their website  or find them on Facebook .

San Carlos Apache Reservation

The San Carlos Apache Nation is Globe’s neighbor to the east. Just a short drive & you can enjoy the beauty of the land. Enjoy the outdoors by camping, or fishing at one of the multiple lakes, or hunting one of the trophy game animals. For further information,  visit their website .

San Carlos Apache Cultural Museum This unique museum speaks of Apache Culture and History. Authentic traditional and contemporary Apache Art is available through the Gift Shop. Burden Baskets, Jewelry, Cradleboards, Fine Art, Apache Violins, Books, and many others. We also offer tours with a limit of 15 people. These tours include an Apache Violin demonstration, and in the future, we will have a reservation Diet exhibit and an Apache Warfare Exhibit. These tours are $150.00. You are more than welcome to come visit or book a group, private tour. Mile Marker 272, San Carlos, AZ, United States, Arizona.  Call (928) 475-2894. Check it out on Facebook !

Tonto National Monument

Tonto National Monument showcases two Salado-style cliff dwellings. Colorful pottery, woven cotton cloth, and other artifacts tell a story of people living and using resources from the northern Sonoran Desert from 1250 to 1450 CE. For more information on the Tonto National Monument,  visit their website  or find them on Facebook.   

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A waltham dad and daughter — ‘teammates for life’ — were eliminated pretty quickly this season, but still accomplished a dream, honoring their late wife and mother..

Alba Cardona loved “The Amazing Race.”

The CBS globe-trotting reality competition gave the native Guatemalan a sense of adventure without having to leave her Waltham home. And soon, daughter Mary Cardona-Foster, and husband Chris Foster were watching with her.

In 2006, Cardona was diagnosed with cancer. She died months later.

So it was emotional when Cardona-Foster, now 27, and her dad, Chris Foster, 60, stood on a beach in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: one of 13 teams on the starting line of season 36 of “The Amazing Race.”

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“I thought: ‘Why not?’” said Cardona-Foster. “The day we submitted our audition tape would’ve been my parents’ 15th wedding anniversary. I feel like my mom was shining down: ‘This is your moment.’”

That October, they got a call to fly to Hollywood. “We were crazy thrilled,” said Foster. From there, “we took off in the private jet with Phil” and other teams.

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“It was sad, but I was thrilled to have this experience with my daughter,” Foster said. Since we filmed, “a day doesn’t go by that we don’t talk about it or laugh about it. We have a tight bond already, but this shored things up.”

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The Moscow Metro Tour is included in most guided tours’ itineraries. Opened in 1935, under Stalin’s regime, the metro was not only meant to solve transport problems, but also was hailed as “a people’s palace”. Every station you will see during your Moscow metro tour looks like a palace room. There are bright paintings, mosaics, stained glass, bronze statues… Our Moscow metro tour includes the most impressive stations best architects and designers worked at - Ploshchad Revolutsii, Mayakovskaya, Komsomolskaya, Kievskaya, Novoslobodskaya and some others.

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Join us for an Old West tour filled with tales from our Territorial Arizona’s historic district in the evening of Oct. 29. In theatrical style, hear recounts of actual sightings, documented history, and portrayals that bring to life (and death) a time gone by. With Globe Arizona’s Old West bawdy past, it is no wonder why we tout a great deal of unexplained activity. Is it the Copper in our soil, is it the unrest of our mined earth, or is it much more? As featured at two different locations by Travel Channel’s hit show: “Ghost Adventures.” Come see for yourself. Be our guests for the evening, walking Globe’s historic downtown for a first-hand experience of the history, the mysterious, and the unexplained.

Brought to you by the Globe Downtown Association, the CVCA’s Copper Cities Community Players, and their partners, this approximately 2-hr walking tour brings history back to life.

Tickets: $20/per person.

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Note: Tickets will be sold both online and at the door; choosing the online option lets you pre-pick your approximate launch window. All walk-up guests will be feathered in with the pre-sale tickets.

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Guests move from lantern-lit location to location, departing from the 1916 Globe Train Depot. Tours start consistently 6-8 p.m. Look for our “EVENT-SPECIFIC” ticket station and line up at the Train Depot.

This tour involves stairs, alleys, uneven pavement surfaces, and a shuttle to bring you back to the starting point at the end of your tour. Please wear comfortable, closed-toed shoes, and bring a flashlight. (Note: Face coverings are not required but encouraged for the indoor parts to this tour). Some of the historic buildings you will be touring are the 1916 Globe Train Depot Complex, the 1910 Territorial Sheriff’s Office and Jail, and the 1906 Territorial Gila County Courthouse.

Children under 10 are allowed in free with a paid adult, with the understanding of tour subject matter; please use parental discretion. For our ADA option for the tour, please understand that we work with volunteers for this fundraising event and will try our best to accommodate any last-minute needs. Please arrange with our office before the tour date, for anything more specific.

Brought to you by the Globe Downtown Association 501c-6 non-profit, and its partners. Special thanks to the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts, Copper Cities Community Players, the City of Globe, Bullion Plaza Museum, Gila County Historical Museum, Copper Mountain Transit, the 1916 Train Depot Complex, the 1910 Gila County Sheriff’s Office and Jail, countless volunteers and supporters, and you, our guests for your financial donations via ticket purchases. 

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Introduction of moscow subway system (metro).

Nowadays the Moscow Metro has 12 lines, light subway and monorail. All stations are unique and beautiful in their own way. Unfortunately, in order to visit them all, you need to spend many days. I invite guests to visit the ones that have the greatest cultural and historical interest from my point of view. Among them are the Revolution Square, Arbatskaya, Kievskaya (Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line № 3); Kievskaya, Belarusskaya, Novoslobodskaya, Komsomolskaya (the Ring line number 5). Let us dwell a bit on each.

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Most recently - in the year 2008-2010 – the Eastern lobby was renovated. Because of the terrorist attacks in the Moscow subway that took place several hours before the planned opening of the East lobby after renovation, the solemn part of the event was canceled.

Subway station Arbatskaya

Subway Arbatskaya is located on the same subway line as the station "Revolution Square." It was founded in 1953. It received the name in honor of the Arbat Street. It has one ground lobby (Western). Initially, the lobby was in a separate building, but the new building of the General Staff of the Ministry of Defense started, the lobby appeared to be in its atrium. The old exits were bricked up; a new entrance was built into the building of General Staff of the street Vozdvizhenka. There is a huge frame with a missing portrait in the ground lobby - until mid-1950 there was a portrait of Stalin. According to some reports, it survived, but closed with plaster.

The lobby was restored and partially reconstructed in 2007-2008.

The depth of the station is 41 meters.

Pylons are finished with red marble at the bottom, decorated with bouquets of flowers made from ceramics. The floor is laid out with gray granite. The walls lined with glazed ceramic tiles, white top and black bottom. The station hall is illuminated by massive bronze chandeliers in the form of rings.

Subway station Kievskaya

There are several subway stations "Kievskaya" in Moscow, located on different branches. This name is quite popular. It comes from the capital of Ukraine - one of Russia's nearest neighbors - the city of Kiev. The name is fully consistent with the idea of the subway station. The interior the station devoted to Soviet Ukraine and the reunification of Ukraine and Russia. The station is decorated with a large number of paintings .Twenty four murals depicting workers of Soviet Ukraine are placed on the arch above the pylons. The wall from the side of platform also contains frescos, mainly with images of fantastic plants. Pylons are decorated with light marble and additionally decorated with colorful ceramic cornice. The butt of the station has a large mosaic, depicting festivities to celebrate the 300 anniversary of the reunification of Ukraine and Russia.

Opened in 1953, this subway station for a long time was the final (1953-2003).

The station has one lobby, combined with the station ring line and located in the building of the Kievskaya railway station. The diameter of the central hall station is 9.5 m, the diameter of side one is 8.5 m. The depth of the station is 38 meters.

= Ring Line Subway =

It opened in 1954. The station received its name after the Kiev station, and locked the Ring line. During the construction of the station many projects were proposed, but the victory in the competition won the Kiev architects who made the construction of the station. It is the only station of the Ring Line which is not located in the Central Administrative District of Moscow.

The station has a pylon structure. Eighteen pylons are decorated with mosaic panels of glazes, decorated on the theme of Ukrainian history and friendship between the Ukrainian and Russian peoples, which started in the mid-17 century.

On the front wall of the central hall of the station a large panel with molding in the form of flags and a mosaic portrait of Lenin in the center are located. There are lines of the Soviet national anthem around the portrait, and under the portrait - the words of Lenin. One of the ways out of the station was designed by French architects modeled on the Paris Subway in 2006.

At one of the mosaics – “The Struggle for Soviet power in Ukraine "- modern passengers observe a mobile phone and PDA in the hand of one of the guerrillas, and on his knees - a laptop. In fact, he uses a field telephone, which was really a heavy thing (guerrillas holds it in two hands), and thing that people see a laptop is the lid of a box with a telephone. However, these phones have begun to produce only in the second half of the 20-ies of XX century. We must assume that the mosaic depicts a foreign field telephone transmitter.

Subway station Belorusskaya

The founded of the station was in 1952. It received the name after the Belarusian railway station nearby. The station has two ground-based lobbies. The Western one goes to Tverskaya  Zastava. It is decorated with beautiful carvings. The Eastern one leads to Butyrskiy shaft and Forest Street. The Eastern lobby is known for its majolica panels.

The station Belorusskaya is located at a depth of 42.5 m below ground. The diameter of the central hall is 9.5 meters.

Pylons are faced with light marble. The walls lined with white ceramic tiles, the floor is covered with ceramic tiles, gray, white and red colors. Lamps placed on pylons, in the form of vases made of glass and marble. The theme of decoration is economy and culture of Belarus. Decorative pattern on the floor repeats the theme of traditional Belarusian embroidery. Decorations of the ceiling consist of stucco decorations and 12 mosaic panels depicting the life of the Belarusian people.

Subway station Novoslobodskaya

Built in 1952, Subway station Novoslobodskaya got its name from the eponymous street:  the station is located at the very beginning of it.

Novoslobodskaya is pylon station of deep foundation (its depth is 40 m) with three arches.

Exit to the street is through the ground lobby with column portico, located on Novoslobodskaya Street lined with gray marble. Pylons of the underground station are faced with marble from the Urals. Thirty two spectacularly illuminated stained-glasses, placed inside the pylon and bordered by steel and gilt brass are splendid decoration of the station. A remarkable mosaic "World Peace" is located at the end of the central hall. The picture depicts a happy mother with a baby in her arms; it was the face of Stalin at the picture: the child gave a hand to him. But in times of Khrushchev the face of the former leader of USSR was removed from the panel. The walls are lined with bright marble; floor is covered with white and black granite slabs, placed in a checkerboard pattern.

Subway station Komsomolskaya

The station was built in 1952 and named in honor of the Komsomolskaya Square, which is situated nearby.

This subway station is the station of the deep bedding. Its depth is 37 meters. The station has column and three- arched design. Cast iron decoration is used in the construction, monolithic slab used as a tray for a collapsible finishing. The length of the boarding hall is 190 meters; width of it is 10 meters. There are 68 octagonal columns at station.

The main theme of the interior of the station is the fighting of the Russian people for their independence. The ceiling is decorated with eight station mosaic mural made from glazes and precious stones. Six of them represent the Alexander Nevsky, Dmitry Donskoy, Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky, Alexander Suvorov and Mikhail Kutuzov, the Soviet soldiers and officers at the walls of the Reichstag.

 Two other panels, depicting Stalin ("Victory Parade" and "Presentation of the Guards Banner"), were replaced after the dethronement of Stalin's personality cult in 1963. New panels depict Lenin's speech in front of the Red Guards and the Motherland on the background of the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower.

The yellow ceiling is decorated with mosaic and moldings. The hall is illuminated by massive chandeliers hanging between the panels; platforms are illuminated with smaller chandeliers. The columns are decorated with marble capitals and trimmed with light marble, as well as the wall station. The floor is laid with pink granite. There is a bust of Lenin at the end of the hall. At the opposite end of the escalator is a large Florentine mosaic of the Order of Victory with red banners on the background. The ground lobby of the station is decorated with bas-reliefs.

In conclusion...

Each of the stations of the Moscow subway is attractive and interesting in its own way. Each has its own long and fascinating history and is beautifully decorated. The Moscow subway is a whole world, which can be talking about for hours. I suggest you short - no more than one hour and a half - and a fascinating journey through the world of the Moscow subway. The pleasure is guaranteed!

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