Crackerjax amusement park opened on Scottsdale Road in the airpark area in the 1990s, and closed in the 2020s to make way for a residential development. (Joan Fudala/Submitted) ...

After its business suffered during the pandemic, CrackerJax amusement park – which featured batting cages, mini golf and an arcade – ended its 30-year run in 2022.

Kurtzdale, anyone? If Scottsdale was a board game, anywhere you landed on a stretch of North Scottsdale Road – you’d be paying rent to George Kurtz. In a strong bid to be the monopolist of this area, ...