| Chandler Arizona was named after Dr. Chandler | | | | Chandler Mall. Chandler is also home of the first |
| who moved to the area decades ago. The town | | | | Cold Stone Creamery. Whatever your craving is, |
| was put on the map when the prestigious San | | | | Chandler will have it. |
| Marcus hotel was built close to now what is | | | | One of the most anticipated event of the year is |
| considered down town. When the hotel was first | | | | the Ostrich Festival. I know that might sound a |
| built it was in the middle of the desert | | | | little out of place for Chandler, but Chandler had |
| accompanied only buy desert cacti and shrubs. | | | | ostrich Farms back in the day. In celebration of |
| Today it is a historic hotel tucked behind growth | | | | Chandler's roots, people from all over the phoenix |
| and development. Chandler has become a modern | | | | valley come to watch ostrich races and enjoy a |
| society aided by the employment of the tech | | | | carnival. Rides and plenty of good food abound. |
| industries. | | | | Live music fills the air each night and unique |
| Chandler center for the arts is just a stones trow | | | | vendors line the streets. It is a fond memory for |
| away from the San Marcus Hotel and Golf | | | | Chandler residents who remember the festival as |
| Course. It is used as a theatre from concerts to | | | | kids. It is a one of a kind festival that the entire |
| ballet. The structure is filled with hundreds of | | | | family can enjoy. It last for a few days and |
| thousands of dollars worth of chandeliers. The | | | | happens one time a year. |
| entire city benefits from the structure as it is | | | | Chandler also was a farming town. There is still |
| even used for the local high school concerts and | | | | evidence of this in the way the city is laid out. |
| art displays. | | | | There are a few farms here and there that |
| Fine dining isn't foreign to Chandler, but some of | | | | remain that give Chandler that rural look. Chandler |
| the best restaurants are ran by Mom and Pop. | | | | has a building code that includes a strict height limit |
| One can choose from authentic mexican at | | | | to buildings and commercial fronts. You won't see |
| Elmer's Tacos or Guedo's Tacos, One of the best | | | | any sky scrapers in Chandler, but you will find a |
| pizza places is Nello's just up the street. Or the | | | | south west fill to everything from the shopping |
| more popular restaurant chains like the Cheese | | | | centers to the neighborhoods. |
| Cake Factory and BJ's Pizza are found at the | | | | |