Then and Now

For his landmark book, "Arizona Then and Now," photographer Allen Dutton traveled across the state to recapture archival images from their exact original location. Watch as early century images transform into contemporary photography.

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Season II

Hells Canyon
Central Arizona
Hells Canyon, Central Arizona

Crown King Railroad
Bradshaw Mountains
Crown King Railroad, Bradshaw Mountains

Canyon Diablo
East of Flagstaff
Canyon Diablo, East of Flagstaff

Clifton
Clifton

Oatman
Oatman

Globe
Globe

Humboldt
Humboldt

Yuma
The Colorado River
Yuma, The Colorado River

Springerville
Springerville

San Xavier del Bac
South of Tucson
San Xavier del Bac, South of Tucson

Tempe
Mill Ave. and 5th Street
Tempe, Mill Ave. and 5th Street

Pinal City
Pinal City

Ajo,
Original Settlement/Cornelia Mine
Ajo, Original Settlement/Cornelia Mine

Clarkston/Rowood
Highway 85 near Ajo
Clarkston/Rowood

Phoenix photographer Paul Scharbach and writer John H. Akers collaborated on the book "Phoenix Then and Now" for a collection of stunning photgraphs capturing the amazing growth in the Valley of the Sun. Aerial photography by Jim Todd.

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The Mesa Arizona Temple
The Mesa Arizona Temple

Mesa
Main Street
Mesa, Main Street

Glendale
Glendale and 58th Aves.
Glendale, Glendale and 58th Aves.

Scottsdale
Brown and Main Streets
Scottsdale, Brown and Main Streets

Mesa
Downtown
Mesa, Downtown

Tempe
ASU and Grady Gammage Auditorium
Tempe, ASU and Grady Gammage Auditorium


Season I

Allen Dutton's book "Arizona Then and Now" recaptures archival images from their exact original location. Watch as early century images transform into contemporary photography.

Roll your cursor over the THEN image to reveal the exact location as it is NOW.


Prescott
Prescott Railroad Depot
Prescott Railroad Depot

Williams
Williams Railroad Depot
Willaims Railroad Depot


Central
Southern Pacific Railroad tracks
Central Southern Pacific Railroad tracks

Kelvin
Copper Mine
Kelvin Arizona


Eden
General Store and Post Office
Eden Arizona


Tempe
Looking west from "A" mountain
Tempe Looking west from


North Scottsdale
North Scottsdale


Yuma
Business district
Yuma business district


Ehrenberg
Ehrenberg


Swansea
Swansea


Bisbee
Brewery Gulch
Bisbee Brewery Gulch


Flagstaff
Main Street
Flagstaff Main Street


Apache Trail
Apache Trail