by Megan Kudelka | May 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
In 1994 contact was made with Mr. Bill Goforth. He was living in Dove Creek, Colorado. At the age of 94, he was still able to share many fond memories of Tortilla Flat. Click for...
by Megan Kudelka | May 27, 2021 | Letters and Pictures
Leo Burnett is a legendary advertising agency based in Chicago. They created icons like Tony the Tiger and The Pillsbury Doughboy. In May 1977 Tortilla Flat got a letter from Leo Burnett about using our name in a commercial. Click for...
by Megan Kudelka | May 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
During the Great Depression, Phoenix’s WPA office was producing a guide for Arizona but there was a problem with Arizona: nobody knew how Tortilla Flat got its name. Ross Santee of the Federal Writers Project mailed Tortilla Flat’s postmaster a letter asking for...
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