I came across some playing cards with a unique design at a Tempe, AZ Goodwill. The cards were lying around loose on a shelf, so I snuck a few in my pocket (shhh!). The cards depict an ornate Spanish tile design with an architectural rendering of a fountain using said tiles in front of a building with a “Republic and Gazette” sign. These cards were a promo item from The Arizona Republic newspaper, and they date from prior to the 1990s, when the companion afternoon paper The Phoenix Gazette was shuttered. Oddly, though I worked at the Republic for 11 years, I don’t recognize this building!
