Rollie's Camera

Sedona's red rocks made careers behind the camera, and this shop belonged to one of the first. Bob Bradshaw ran his photography business here, his images of the canyon country appearing in Arizona Highways and his own books. For half a century he was also part of Sedona's movie trade, when Hollywood used the buttes as a stand-in West; he scouted locations and supplied the horses that turned up on screen. Rollie Houck bought the shop in 1961 and gave it the name it still carries, a storefront tied to how the world learned to picture Sedona.

What the plaque says

Rollie's Camera. This was originally Bob Bradshaw's photo shop and living quarters. Bradshaw's photos appeared often in Arizona Highways, and he published several books of Arizona images. Bob was involved in Sedona's film-making business for 50 years. He sold horse rides from stables behind this studio. Rollie Houck bought the shop in 1961.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Sedona — steps away
  Red-rock skyline, Little Hollywood, and the town Sedona Schnebly gave her name to
• Oak Creek Canyon — 6.6 mi
  The switchback drive from red rock to ponderosa on State Route 89A
• Tuzigoot — 17 mi
  A hilltop Sinagua pueblo over the Verde, dug out of the ground in the Depression
• Montezuma Castle — 18 mi
  A five-story Sinagua cliff dwelling, misnamed for an emperor who was never here

More markers nearby

• Carl Richards' Garage — steps away
• Jordan Sales Building — 0.2 mi
• The Sinagua — 0.2 mi
• Hart Pump House — 0.5 mi