I live in the UK and i am going to visit my boyfriends family there. He says its nice and modern and had world class ammenities, however, my father was there in the 80's to visit the GM proving grounds (he works for vauxhual) and said it was a god-awful dump. However, the pictures shown to me look like there is some stuff there. So whats it like? Should I pack for the heap or for a night on the town?
2007-11-06 16:57:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Phoenix
I am from Phoenix and was raised there.
Some parts are like your father said, dumpy and some parts are nice.
It is very hot in the summer. You can do almost everything you want here. It does have all the stores and some of the biggest malls in the USA.
One of the malls has 2 roller coasters.
It is a big city and traffic sucks during rush hours.
The winters are nice and warm.
Any more you want to know? you can email me and ask specific questions.
2007-11-06 17:03:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, your dad was there way back in the 80's. There was absolutely nothing but the proving grounds out there. Infact the proving grounds just closed and there's huge plans for that area with shopping, restaurants and a bunch of other stuff.
Phoenix is huge now, and has everything any other big city has, but the beach. It is congested, but that's because so many people like it here, a million plus people can't be wrong.
You should visit Tempe and the old town Scottsdale area when you are here. There's lots to do there. There's the Zoo, the Desert Botanical Gardens, Tempe Town Lake, Plenty of hiking trails, there's always concerts and ball games going on, there's near by lakes and Casinos, Art museums and galleries. It all depends on what you like to see and do.
2007-11-07 10:07:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Phoenix has modernized a LOT since the 1980's. Back in the 1980's, your father was right, the place was a dump. Since then, Phoenix has made great strides - there's now a downtown, a large sports scene, a hot nightclub scene up in Scottsdale, and several musuems. It's not Chicago or New York, but you should still pack for a fun night out.
2007-11-07 17:07:37 · answer #3 · answered by Marc W 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I flew into Phoenix once and it looked pretty modern. When I flew out I was almost in shock as to how big it is. Not to mention that when we were up in the sky I saw one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen in my life. As we were ascending I could see the direction we were heading was cloudy. The clouds we were flying though were illumnated so brightly by the Sun that I thought I was in heaven. Off to the side I could see lightning jumping from cloud to cloud until finally it was strong enough to blast out of the sky and strike some unfortunate soul. That place is on it's way up in the world, that's for sure. Make sure you bring a jacket just in case, but pack for fair weather.
2007-11-07 01:10:42 · answer #4 · answered by sarizmendez19 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a night on the town of course and a dump where was he south phoenix phoenix is not a dump fastest growing city gm proving grounds isnt that like queen queek no wonder
2007-11-09 09:18:50 · answer #5 · answered by pugs5678 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phx, is modern and growing, the town is spead out 5th largest in country, has a nightlife Soctsdale the hub, tempe the younger set(College town) Glendale a sports town? Fotball(American) and hockey(Ice).
Downtown phx. small but growing...As far as Dump? mainly sky has pollution, Hot! has grown alot since your dad was here...bad parts in any city?too..
2007-11-07 07:50:19 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I moved to Phoenix from Boston for awhile. I loved it out there. The weather was great and people were VERY nice. It was like I was in some sort of book... lol
2007-11-09 20:50:30 · answer #7 · answered by no_um_4_u 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is grerat and fun. Weather is great in the winter today it was in the 90's.
2007-11-07 23:29:07 · answer #8 · answered by Steven C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lots of:
Heat
Traffic
Crime
Illegals from Mexico
Not a bad place to visit, but I would NOT reccomend living here.
2007-11-08 01:11:07 · answer #9 · answered by SW1 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Phoenix has made DRASTIC CHANGES since the eighties. It is now high class. Tell your father that he wouln't even know it now.
2007-11-07 01:01:14 · answer #10 · answered by mosaic 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋