By Tim Stellar | Arizona Daily Star
(Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are published for discussions purposes only.)
The first time I came to Tucson, for a job interview in September 1996, I took out a map of the city when the day was over.
I thought I’d go someplace interesting before driving home to Flagstaff. On the map I saw two busy streets intersecting next to the University of Arizona, Speedway and Campbell.
So I drove there, just after dark, hoping for some sort of excitement. I was disappointed to find fast-food joints in strip malls, a fading apartment complex and an old hotel. Nothing interesting. I headed to I-10 and drove home.
