The Team
People who refused to let the school go quietly
This effort belongs to Chandler: alumni, neighbors, students, and advocates who keep showing up.
Kim Evans
Alum and owner who bought her childhood school to stop demolition. Led the Armory restoration that became Chandler’s Route 66 Interpretive Center, proof that hard preservation work can succeed here.
Chandler Alumni & Friends
The heartbeat of the effort. Reunion after reunion, the community has said loudly that this building still matters, and that Chandler will not lose another landmark without a fight.
Tina & Becky
UCO students whose MAD project helped move conversations with the City of Chandler and put fresh planning energy behind a realistic path forward.
Abandoned Atlas Foundation
Documenting the story, amplifying the call for help, and connecting the project to people who know how to restore places like this.
Want to help on the ground?
Whether you bring restoration expertise, funding pathways, or simply deep Chandler roots, there is a place for you in this work.