By Phoenix Magazine Staff
From Glendale to Gilbert, downtown neighborhoods across the Valley have flourished over the past decade, sprouting high with local restaurants, boutiques, theaters and that all-important “cultural density.” Now, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, they need our love more than ever.
Phoenix
Leading off our celebration of Valley downtowns is the Southwest’s signature metropolis – that precisely gridded, one-time hay-shipping hub north of the historical Salt River.
WHAT IS DOWNTOWN?
City officials are fond of using the term “between the 7s” to describe the Downtown core – everything between Seventh Street and Seventh Avenue, with the Warehouse and Roosevelt Row districts as its south and north boundaries, respectively.
