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Arizona Mid-Century Modern Domes (page 2)

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Mobil gas station
Winslow, AZ
The Mobil gas station convenience store was probably another trading post originally. It is located on the road to Meteor Crater, just south of the Meteor City Trading Post described above. There used to be another dome like this in Houck, AZ. These dome trading posts were all probably owned by Armand Ortega. [map]

former Valley National Bank
Tempe, AZ
2004: 2024:
This Valley National Bank was designed by Weaver and Drover. It was built in 1962 and was the first geodesic dome built in Arizona. This building later housed a Bank One branch. Later, it housed the Arizona State University Visitors Information Center. In 2007, the University demolished the building for new development. However, the roof was saved and moved across the street to the ASU apartment complex, Vista del Sol, where it is used as an event area canopy. For more, see this website. [map]

Gila Vista Junior High School
Yuma, AZ
This round, dome-topped concrete building at Gila Vista Junior High School is used as the library. It appears to be from the 1960s. [map]

J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, AZ
The J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome at Northern Arizona University was built in 1977 for over $8 million. The roof is a triangulated grid system, made with pine beams and iron supports. The dome has 132 doors around its perimeter. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Robert L. Duffy High School
Phoenix, AZ
Although these buildings are not mid-century modern, I'll include them anyway. Robert L. Duffy High School was built in 2010. The roofs of these four monolithic domes are painted to look like Earth, Neptune, Saturn, and Jupiter. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Washington Elementary School
Winslow, AZ
The Washington Elementary School was built in the 1970s. [map]

Domes
Casa Grande, AZ
The Casa Grande Domes were built in 1982 for an electronics assembly plant that never opened. They have been abandoned for many years. Some people believe they are haunted. For more, see this website. [map]

Sedona Domes
Sedona, AZ
The Sedona Domes consist of ten egg-shaped domes. Although too late to be considered mid-century, I'm including them anyway. The interconnected, monolithic domes were built in 1995 as a residence known as Xanadu. The domes were originally painted different bright colors. Around 2015, they were painted brown. By 2023, they were painted white. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

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