Driving Chandler's Streets was a collaborative project with the Chandler Museum and the history department at Chandler Gilbert Community College. Students researched the origins of street names in Chandler and conducted oral histories with members of families for whom the streets were named.
Alma School Road
Arizona Avenue
Basha Road
Chandler Heights Road
Cooper Road
Dobson Road
Elliot Road
Folley Street
Germann Road
Gilbert Road
Hunt Highway
Knox Road
Kyrene Road
McClintock Road
Ocotillo Road
Pecos Road
Queen Creek Road
Ray Road
Riggs Road
Rural Road
Warner Road
Willis Road
 | Downtown streets were paved in 1921, nine years after the town was opened for settlement. Maricopa County completed the paving, since Chandler was not yet an incorporated town. Town leaders waited until after the work was completed to incorporate, ensuring that the County would pay for the paving. The photo looks north on San Marcos Place. Visible on the left is the Bank of Chandler, and the San Marcos Hotel is in the background beyond the bank. |