High And Dry -- And Dangerous - Tempe Daily News - June 3, 1978 - (2 of 2)
DateMay 1978
MediumEmulsion on paper
Dimensions5 x 5 in. (12.7 x 12.7 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Catalog number2001.19.3254
DescriptionFrom a photograph caption appearing in the Saturday, June 3, 1978 issue of Tempe Daily News: (Note - this photo was related to, but not published with the article)High And Dry -- And Dangerous - The Valley's unusually rainy winter season made for a spring of abundant blossoms in Tempe - but it also set the stage for what could be a busy late spring and summer for Tempe Fire Department. Weeds and wild grasses grew rapidly too, and are now drying out as the days get drier and hotter - creating veritable "tinderboxes" like vacant lot above on University drive, where slightest spark could set a fire, endangering neighboring residences. TFD urges residents to clean up lots, and yards too, of overgrown and dangerously dry grass, weeds and brush. City will clean up vacant lots deemed a nuisance if owners are out of state - but only after owners have been given a warning that if they don't take care of the clutter, city will do it for them and put a lien against property,
and are given 30 to 60 days to comply.
The film negative of this photograph is housed in box 2G8-B.
Status
Not on view
