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Originally Posted by azcats
Can't resist to chime in here. I do recall a few months back that I got chastised for bringing up the fact that the medical school downtown is the University of Arizona Medical school...and yet,folks right there think it is asu's ...when asu doesn't even have a medical school. (Mayo Clinic medical school students also receiving a masters in hotel management from asu - or, something like that -it is not the same thing) I thought that was somewhat relevant...considering that it was downtown Phoenix.
Not sure of the relevance of discussion of minorities to City Scape/ downtown, etc., however. It was also confusing to me since I live here in L.A. county...and I'm a minority. As a white male, I am part of just 27% of the population. Latinos make up nearly 50% ...blacks 12%...Asians 13%. I still was not sure who was in the minority as I read a study that indicated that Latinos make up of nearly 80% of the population within a 5 mile radius of downtown Phoenix.
However, now that the discussion has started...the reality is that whites with money are going to be very reluctant to move nearby downtown. Maybe, it is a perception rather than reality...however, I own a small unit near downtown...in a very nice neighborhood. I would like to buy more...however, the few nice neighborhoods of downtown Phoenix are very expensive - between Central and 7th Ave. I am very reluctant to buy in Garfield or, south of downtown...or, west of 7th Ave. Even Coronado is hit or miss. If I am afraid to drive in those neighborhoods at night...they're not safe.
...stick to pictures...you guys put up some nice photos....and I get to see what is going on.
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I don't think anyone is confused on UofA's medical school downtown (obviously those you spoke to were misinformed). UofA and ASU were in partnership for research and healthcare innovation but that ended in 2010 when ASU decided to go it alone and in a different direction. But one of AU's buildings downtown still has signage with both schools on it; that might be an issue that confuses a few people. ASU's medical degrees in partnership with the Mayo Clinic has nothing to do with hospitality (hotel management) but instead ASU offers a Master's in Hospital Administration among others: ASU's premed program is designed to meet Mayo's standards.
The Central City precinct is one of the least violent in Phoenix. We have South Mountain and Cactus precincts to fill that bubble. I would say that Garfield is not somewhere I'd live now (because there is little in terms of renovated units) but the western edge isn't horrible. Coronado isn't in downtown. The only downtown neighborhoods with homes are Roosevelt, Willo, Evans-Churchill, etc and they tend to be expensive places. West of 7th Ave (outside of downtown) is FQ Story and Encanto-Palmcroft; two VERY expensive neighborhoods. It is cheaper south of Roosevelt but also more like Garfield.
As for the minority conversation it was concerning a new club opening up in CityScape. VL John speculated that it would be a minority club like a few in downtown Phoenix. However, I have a feeling it will be more like Copper Blues than PHX Nightclub.