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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1983
Page
13
While snowbird golfers enjoy Rio Verde near Phoenix, idle unemployed line up outside free soup kitchens. The placid greens reflect the town's slow economy as a new development reshapes the area.
The Phoenix area showcases wealth and rapid growth alongside high unemployment and crowded camps for families aided by the Salvation Army. Retirees fill communities like Sun City and Cave Creek while developers plan luxury golf course projects near Pinnacle Peak. Population density, rents, and air pollution frame the stark contrasts.
In Phoenix the city pushed transients out of downtown with new laws and relocated shelters, but hundreds remain downtown. Mike Williams, 23, lives in a Salvation Army lot and relies on St. Vincent de Paul meals as the city limits shelter independence, despite efforts to empty the area.
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