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Edward A. TovreaEdward A. Tovrea (died 1932) was an eccentric Phoenix entrepreneur and socialite. Through the 1920s, Tovrea owned a meat packaging company in Phoenix. One of the most important meat companies in Phoenix, the Tovrea packaging company had a rather large fleet of trucks and a large presence in the meat packaging industry. By around 1925, an architecht bought some land around the area where Tovrea's meat packaging company was located at. The new landlord had hoped that prominent people, such as Hollywood stars and politicians, would acquire the property that he built, a mansion styled like the old European style castles. Many celebrities came to inspect the house, but they complained, among other things, of the smell coming from the Tovrea packaging company. As a consequence, Tovrea himself ended up buying the mansion, a circled shape building that is located at 4633 E. Van Buren street in Phoenix. In 1928, Tovrea's wife was murdered, unravelling one of the largest scandals of that era in Arizona. Tovrea was not a suspect in the murder; nevertheless, coverage of the newspapers and media of the era, combined with the unexpected death of his wife, severely affected his health, and he died in 1932. Subsequently, his son, Edward Tovrea jr., and his son's wife, bought the house. The house is now a museum, the "Tovrea Museum". It is still quite visible, specially when heading west from Glendale to Scottsdale or to Sky Harbor International Airport. Tovrea, edward A.
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