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Tucson sits within the Sonoran Desert, precipitation or not. While rainfall totals do give you the textbook definition of desert, it is not the only trait of a desert, and this desert in particular. The saguaros are just as many in Tucson as they are in Phoenix.
That said, Phoenix is the dominant center of the region.. The center of banking and finance for the southwest region, the center of the natural resource industries in the region... And in its own way, Phoenix acts as the face of the desert southwest. Even as southwestern culture is getting harder and harder to find, here.
Phoenix is younger than Tucson and Albuquerque, but older than Las Vegas. Has its roots as the agricultural powerhouse of the southwest and really got its start as a farming community. It doesn't have the same "old pueblo" vibe that Tucson has, but it is unique in its own way. Culturally, I would say it still has more in common with the southwest than it does with the west coast cities.
Las Vegas is the undisputed entertainment capital of the region. Not a whole lot else going for it, in my eyes.
Tucson, however, is my pick for the best desert city. It's dynamic, and changing for the better in ways that the others are not. They're reinventing their downtown area, investing heavily in high tech industries, and trying to pave the way for a new type of southwestern city. I picture Tucson becoming the next Portland or Austin sometime in the next 20 years or so.
Albuquerque is gorgeous, but it hasn't changed as much as Tucson has. There hasn't been the same investment in urban neighborhoods and redevelopment of blighted areas. Gorgeous region, but time moves slower there. Part of its charm, and many choose to live there for that reason, I'm sure.
Tucson sits within the Sonoran Desert, precipitation or not. While rainfall totals do give you the textbook definition of desert, it is not the only trait of a desert, and this desert in particular. The saguaros are just as many in Tucson as they are in Phoenix.
That said, Phoenix is the dominant center of the region.. The center of banking and finance for the southwest region, the center of the natural resource industries in the region... And in its own way, Phoenix acts as the face of the desert southwest. Even as southwestern culture is getting harder and harder to find, here.
Phoenix is younger than Tucson and Albuquerque, but older than Las Vegas. Has its roots as the agricultural powerhouse of the southwest and really got its start as a farming community. It doesn't have the same "old pueblo" vibe that Tucson has, but it is unique in its own way. Culturally, I would say it still has more in common with the southwest than it does with the west coast cities.
Las Vegas is the undisputed entertainment capital of the region. Not a whole lot else going for it, in my eyes.
Tucson, however, is my pick for the best desert city. It's dynamic, and changing for the better in ways that the others are not. They're reinventing their downtown area, investing heavily in high tech industries, and trying to pave the way for a new type of southwestern city. I picture Tucson becoming the next Portland or Austin sometime in the next 20 years or so.
Albuquerque is gorgeous, but it hasn't changed as much as Tucson has. There hasn't been the same investment in urban neighborhoods and redevelopment of blighted areas. Gorgeous region, but time moves slower there. Part of its charm, and many choose to live there for that reason, I'm sure.
San Antonio Doesn't Fit The Powers That Be Vision Of A Desert City
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Originally Posted by imaterry78259
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San Antonio Doesn't Fit The Powers That Be Vision Of A Desert City , you see San Antonio gets too much rainfall......Desert Cities must get 10 inches and below to qualify says the all powerful experts.......San Antonio Texas Gets 32 Inches Yearly
San Antonio (and Austin) are in the prairie. It's hard to look at the surrounding landscape and think desert.
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San Antonio Doesn't Fit The Powers That Be Vision Of A Desert City
