The history of Woodlawn Park
Approved for development in 1946
Womack Construction Co. built the first mass housing subdivision in Phoenix. 150 frame-stucco 2- and 3-bedroom houses were offered in Woodlawn Park on 40 acres at 15th Ave. to 11th Ave, Indian School to Clarendon. Originally Costing $6,950 to $7,350.
Post WWII Housing
The flood of veterans returning home brought a drastic change to homebuilding patters in the valley. Subdivisions had previously grown by one structure at a time sprouted hundreds overnight. Woodlawn Park, the valley’s first master planned subdivision began as simple frame and stucco houses quickly developed and offered to our veterans returning home.
📸 : Original Plat Map of Woodlawn Park
Simple beginnings.
Woodlawn Park homes were offered with very simple options, they were offered with granite driveway, no carports, no furnishings, no carpeting and no air conditioning. Cooler ducts were built into the homes but buyers had to purchase a cooling unit separately; lenders wouldn’t put it on mortgages at that time.
📸 : 7th Ave & Osbourne (looking north)
