Friday November 21, 2008

Tempe Mortgage Related Information and Fun Facts

More Tempe AZ Mortgage information can be found on our site dedicated to the Tempe area!

Tempe Hayden Flour Mill

Tempe Real Estate Trends

Tempe Real Estate Trends @ Trulia

Tempe Fun Facts

Interesting and fun facts about Tempe include:

  • Pioneer Darrell Duppa is credited with suggesting Tempe’s name, adopted in 1879, after comparing the Salt River valley near a 300-foot-tall butte, to the Vale of Tempe near Mount Olympus in Greece.
  • In 1885, Arizona Territorial Legislature chose Tempe for the site of the Territorial Normal School, which became Arizona Normal School, Arizona State Teachers College, Arizona State College and finally Arizona State University.
  • On New Year’s Eve, the city hosts the Insight Fiesta Bowl Block Party, one of the nation’s largest New Year’s Eve parties.
  • As of the 2006 census estimate, there were 169,712 people who lived in Tempe
  • Valley Metro operates bus routes and is building the METRO Light rail system that will serve Downtown Tempe and Arizona State University, providing service to Phoenix and Mesa when the initial segment opens in December 2008. The most popular light rail website is RailLife.

Tempe Dining

Tempe is home to virtually every kind of dining experience — from fast food to fast casual to formal dining. A couple of local links to restaurant guides include:

AZ Eats

Eat In Tempe

Other Tempe Links

Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau

City of Tempe

Tempe Chamber of Commerce

Arizona State University

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