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These streets are world-famous and drive tourism to their cities. Why can't lower downtown Phoenix duplicate these models? Prior to and during the 1950s, downtown was the bustling center of Phoenix. It had shopping, entertainment, government and jobs. Population was at 100,000. During the post 1950s era, several forces caused the deterioration of the lower downtown core. As the population exploded, Phoenix and the other Maricopa County cities moved from a downtown focus to one centered on the many regional malls that were being developed...