The former Sacred Heart Catholic temple was the only structure that was not demolished when the Golden Gate barrio disappeared. The Mexican-American neighborhood was razed to make room for the expansion of the Sky Harbor International Airport and the Sky Harbor Center. The empty building was added to the Historic Property Register in 2007. Photo by Eduardo Barraza | Barriozona Magazine © 2004

A vanished Phoenix barrio: Visions of life on 16th Street

(Phoenix, Arizona) — Like a desert in miniature in a city of almost one and a half million inhabitants, an unpopulated area in Southeast Phoenix draws attention due to its solitary appearance. Surrounded by Buckeye Road, 16th Street, Grant Street, and Sky Harbor Circle, and between the Sky Harbor International Airport and the baseball stadium, … Continue reading A vanished Phoenix barrio: Visions of life on 16th Street

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