By Gary Nelson | East Valley Tribune
After more than a decade of disuse and decay, there are at last signs of hope that Mesa’s infamous Fiesta Village shopping center can be revived.
Meanwhile in Tempe, the site of the former Lake Country Village is seeing exactly that – rebirth as an urban-style, mixed-use center where people can literally walk out their doors to work, shop or dine.
Both centers were huge draws in the heyday of suburban strip malls, offering restaurants, theaters, trendy shops and convenient places to hang out with friends and family.
Then, drawn by newer, bigger and even more trendy attractions, the fickle crowds went away Fiesta Village and Lake Country Village died.
