Louis Eugene Crandall

Education

Arizona State University.

Career

Crandall was born July 27, 1929, in Mesa, Arizona, to Louis Packer Crandall and Louise Marie Crismon. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Arizona State University, and in 1963 at age 28, he founded Legend City, an amusement park in Phoenix. The park struggled financially and Crandall was forced out of management before the park"s closing in 1983.

Achievements

• He is founder of both Legend City and the Crandall Historical Printing Museum, and he currently serves as president and Chief Executive Officer of the latter.