A walk through time in Tempe Garin Groff , Tribune No doubt countless tourists have wandered past one of Tempe’s oldest buildings without knowing a U.S. president stayed there once, as did “Buffalo Bill” Cody. The building is best known today for the Shoe Mill store or Cafe Boa, and at a glance, it doesn’t seem historic. But the Hotel Casa Loma building was once the top tourist spot in town and even hosted President William McKinley in 1901. History buffs hope more locals and visitors will learn more about the city’s rich but often hidden past with a historic walking tour proposed to start later this year. The idea comes from an unlikely source: a developer building high-rise condos downtown. Avenue Communities wants to call attention to the area’s historic sites with plaques or signs t...
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