Downtown Phoenix (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738585239)

On a bed of a primordial ocean floor and in a valley surrounded by jagged mountains, a city was founded atop the ruins of a vanished civilization. In 1867, former Confederate soldier Jack Swilling saw the remains of an ancient canal system and the potential for the area to blossom into a thriving agricultural center. Pioneers moved into the settlement searching for new opportunities, and on October 20, 1870, residents living in adobe structures that lined dirt streets adopted the name Phoenix, expressing the optimism of the frontier. For decades, downtown Phoenix was a dense urban core, the hub of agricultural fields, mining settlements, and military posts. Unfortunately, suburban sprawl and other social factors of the post-World War II era led to the center's decline. With time, things changed, and now downtown Phoenix is uniquely positioned to rise again as a prominent 21st-century American city.

Author: J. Seth Anderson, Suad Mahmuljin, Jim McPherson
ISBN-10: 0738585238
ISBN-13: 9780738585239
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 01/02/2012
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.19h x 6.50w x 0.31d