HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Chandler canal to receive historic landmark designation

Goodyear was name of cotton-farming settlement southwest of Chandler

This historic aerial photo shows buildings in the Goodyear area, which was southwest of the original town of Chandler. The Chandler City Council recently gave final approval to an overlay historic district that will protect the Goodyear Canal that remains along Basha Road.

Courtesy of City of Chandler

There is more than one Goodyear in the Valley.

At a recent meeting, the Chandler City Council approved a new designation for the eastern one.

At its June 15 meeting, the Chandler City Council tentatively approved an ordinance that creates the Goodyear Canal Historic Preservation District Landmark zoning overlay. That will allow the city to take over the historic canal.

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