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Originally Posted by PHX31
Tempe is growing up substantially... sad to see things like these old buildings go even if single story 60's? style retail strip buildings in this area are not long for the world (even if the old book store building has a decent pedestrian/street feel and is cool looking).
I have very fond memories of my time at ASU and this strip of buildings in particular. The book store, there was a sandwich shop (can't remember the name - it pre-dated the Subway), and of course the little grocery store (Campus Corner) where we'd go after leaving Sun Devil Stadium at halftime, grab a case of beer, and then head back in to the stadium.
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Yes at the risk of sounding like an old fuddy there was a lived in grittiness to a lot of these old tiny shops, AsU is very modern and sanitized now.
In the aggregate its better but there is something about those old dingy crapy buildings that give college a certain aesthetic.
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