Chandler, Arizona - Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

  • The street signs in Chandler are brown-colored instead of the more traditional green or blue (similar to Berkeley, California).
  • Chandler has three In-N-Out Burger restaurants. It is one of 18 cities outside of California where In-N-Out has located.
  • Chandler was the spring training home of the Milwaukee Brewers from 1986 to 1997; the stadium (Compadre Stadium), built in 1985 in the master-planned Ocotillo neighborhood, still stands as of 2009, unused and in a state of disrepair after only being used for twelve seasons. Some of the minor league practice fields on the site were taken over by the city after the Brewers' departure to create a local park, the Snedigar Recreation Center.
  • Australian comedian Karl Chandler was brought to the town in November 2012 to help commemorate Chandler, Arizona 100th birthday.

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