Talk:Tempe Town Lake

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Prior to the present Tempe Town Lakee (2007) There was a Ski Lake on the site. It was much smaller and east of the Mill ave. Bridge. It was primarily the work of Ernie Mohamed, a local paving contractor. It developed out of desire to have a place to operate and test Ski boats without a trip to the SRP Lakes on the Salt River and Lake Pleasant on the Agua Fria. This occurred around 1958. The location of Lake was partly responsible for a motel being built on the north bank of the Salt River east of Mill Ave. The motel outlasted the Lake and was demolished for construction of the 202 Freeway. The source of water for the lake was probably the SRP canal which was a short distance north of the river. Some modern articles credit an ASU Professor with the idea for the town lake, but Ernie actually built a recreational lake there. Ernie's lake could hardly be considered a financial success.

bob mcknight```` —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.208.59.203 (talk) 07:43, 14 November 2007 (UTC)