The photos below were taken in the late 1960's and 1970's. They are were
some of the last buildings still standing. You can see the tall office
buildings going in all around. Most of these original
structures are now gone. Stores moved out of the downtown area because of lack
of parking and crime. For all the tearing down and rebuilding, not one
homeless person was displaced. Phoenix started to become run down about 1958
and steadily deteriorated as people started shopping at the new malls in
safer neighborhoods.
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Last mansion left on Central.
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Central and Roosevelt
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Kress and Newberry's
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Luhrs Hotel
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Central and Virginia
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Palms Theater
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Old Sears store
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Original building, now remodeled.
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Adams and 1st Ave.
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Central south of Van Buren
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Central looking north 1970.
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Monroe looking east.
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Central.
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Central looking south.
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San Carlos Hotel 1970.
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Monroe St.
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Central & Monroe 1970.
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Washington Hotel 1970.
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Chris Town
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Los Arcos
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Westown, wanna buy some land cheap?
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Arizona Biltmore fire 1973
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Chris Town Mall art show 1973
Kind of sad photos for some reason |
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Rialto being torn down, newspaper photos
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The end of the American Kitchen and Traders Indian Store
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First Federal Savings on Central 1965
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Goldwater's Park Central 1960
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Phoenix downtown 1958. 90% of the buildings are now gone.
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Turf Paradise under construction 1956
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