Phoenix Arizona Historic Landmark Scorpion Gulch Editorial Photo

nScorpion Gulch store is located in South Mountain Park in south Phoenix, Arizona, on Central Avenue South. Scorpion Gulch was built as a home and store by William Lunsford. Lunsford`s store sold curios, Indian-made items, sodas, and candy. It was still in operation in 1966, when Lunsford was 75. In the 1970s, it became a bar. According to the Phoenix Historic Property Register, Scorpion Gulch was built in 1936, and was first listed on the historic preservation register in October 1990. Historical photographs show a sign on the original building entitled, `South Mountain Trading Post`, under which jewelry, Indian curios, and leather goods are advertised. Scorpion Gulch is a favorite location for wedding and family photos.n