Arizona Contractor & Community Fall 2015 V4 I3 | Page 49

Another Brick in the Wall:
the Phoenix Brick Yard Legacy
William Horner

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hat does a
Big Chief
Cola bottle
produced long ago in
Prescott have to do with
construction? This glass
antique was unearthed along
with other vintage glass
bottles, one high heel
shoe, rare handmade bricks,
and old clay pipes during
excavation for the redevelopment of
the former Phoenix Brick Yard (PBY).
The site, located on Seventh Avenue
just north of Interstate 17, and was
recently a beehive of activity with
contractors building new industrial
facilities (see “Landmark Phoenix Brick

Yard Redeveloped,” page 24, ACC Spring
2015 issue). To learn about the history and
future plans of this venerable Phoenix
business,
Arizona
Contractor
&
Community (ACC) magazine interviewed
PBY executives including current owner
Don Campbell (DC), Vice President Clinton
Campbell (CC), and Sales Manager Chris
King (CK).
Part I – History of the Phoenix Brick Yard
ACC: How did Phoenix Brick Yard start?
DC:  My  grandfather,  Clinton  Campbell
started out as a general contractor in the
1890s. Cli