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... a planned freeway just to the south was canceled back in the 1980's, and all the houses that had been taken by eminent domain were auctioned off. The
by basseq 10y ago
... a planned freeway just to the south was canceled back
in the 1980's, and all the houses that had been taken by
eminent domain were auctioned off. The new tenants
didn't take care of their neighborhoods like the owners
used to.
This blows my mind. So the local government forced people out of their homes, then said, "Nevermind!"?
- taxicabjesus 10y agoThe freeway was also going to take out a private high school, which has many influential members of the community as alumni. It was not even a necessary freeway - parallel to I-10, but only a few miles to the north. I might be wrong about the details (I was a kid at the time), but this page confirms that a freeway in this general area was canceled 'due to neighborhood opposition': https://www.arizonaroads.com/arizona/az50.html https://www.arizonaroads.com/arizona/az50.html