Phoenix’s Sunnyslope neighborhood in danger of losing its quirky character

Valley National Bank played a crucial role in home and business financing / Phoenix Modern City.net
Valley National Bank played a crucial role in home and business financing / Phoenix Modern City.net

By Robrt L. Pela | Phoenix New Times

This might be a story about the beginning of the end of Sunnyslope as we know it. Call it the Dumbing Down of Mayberry, or How We Lost Another Round to the Big Box Guys. Call it progress, or community evolution, or stop reading now before I get to the part where the urbanists begin mewling about gentrification.

Actually, what’s happened is the opposite of gentrification: Walmart has come to Sunnyslope. It’s the new anchor at a large-ish outdoor strip mall, and its 24-hour service has brought with it a fully lighted parking lot and almost 100 new jobs for locals. But not everyone in this quirky community — a wide spot on Phoenix’s west side that has managed to maintain a real small-town presence in what used to be the heart of our city — is thrilled.

Continued:

Share this!

Additional Articles

Top master-planned communities for 2024

By AZ Big Media Here are the Top 10 master-planned communities in Arizona, based on public voting for the 2024 edition of Ranking Arizona, the state’s biggest and most comprehensive business opinion poll. Ranking Arizona

Read More »
News Categories

Get Our Twice Weekly Newsletter!

* indicates required

Rose Law Group pc values “outrageous client service.” We pride ourselves on hyper-responsiveness to our clients’ needs and an extraordinary record of success in achieving our clients’ goals. We know we get results and our list of outstanding clients speaks to the quality of our work.