Packages can be shipped and postcards sent through the current-day post located in the mercantile. Post Office was established in the late 1920s. Tortilla Flat also had a zoo, complete with a bear and many other animals back in the 1920s,” she said.Ī U.S. To this day the creek holds secrets and some of the original foundation from the old days. “(T)he town was originally built on the opposite side of the road but was washed away in a flood. There are many tales and legends of Tortilla Flat’s colorful history, she said. We learn new things about the town’s history every day and there’s still more we don’t know,” she said. Most of what we know about Tortilla Flat has been passed from generation to generation by those who lived here or around the area. “The town was never large enough to be officially recognized by the state, which is why we have such a hard time finding original town records. “The area was originally established in 1904 as a settlement for the workers who hand-built Roosevelt Dam,” Ms. With a positive attitude and empathy in our hearts we will continue to be thankful for what we have and supportive to those in need,” Ms. Challenging times mean we need to work together and get through them together.
“We’ve learned to lean on each other as a team and as a community. Much has been learned about best practices in reopening the businesses on State Route 88 (North Apache Trail), east of Canyon Lake. We provide essential items in our country store so we were able keep it open the whole time in order to provide those important items to our visitors,” she said. “Late March into April we served to-go food from our BBQ patio on the weekends but when the weather gets warm the patio is closed. “We have been closely listening to the guidance of our governor and had to close the restaurant and mercantile late March and re-opened in mid-May,” owner Katie Ellering said. Twitter: Western town in the Superstition Mountains 30 minutes from Apache Junction - with its own restaurant and saloon, museum, country store and mercantile - had some areas closed due to COVID-19 restrictions this summer but are now open to the public.
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