The largest cities of the United States

Phoenix – Arizona

Part 1

Nicknames: “p-town” - “The Big Bird” - “Valley of the Numb”

“The Valley” - “Phoenix Valley” - “Valley of the Sun”

Staat Arizona

Logo van Phoenix

Phoenix – “Camelback Mountain”

Phoenix – “Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum”

Phoenix is de hoofdstad van de staat Arizona in het zuidwesten van de Verenigde Staten van Amerika.

De stad is met 1.461.575 inwoners (schatting 2005) de grootste van haar staat en heeft naar schatting in de agglomeratie: 3,79 miljoen inwoners.

Daarmee is zij een van de snelst groeiende steden in de VS.

Phoenix is de 6e stad in de VS.

De skyline van Phoenix

Phoenix – Centrum

Phoenix – “Botanical Garden”

Demografie:

Van de bevolking is 8,1 procent ouder dan 65 jaar en bestaat voor 25,4 procent uit eenpersoonshuishoudens.

De werkloosheid bedraagt 2,9 procent (cijfers volkstelling 2000).

Ongeveer 34,1 procent van de bevolking van Phoenix bestaat uit hispanics en latino's,

5,1 procent is van Afrikaanse oorsprong en 2 procent van Aziatische oorsprong.

Het aantal inwoners steeg van 988.983 in 1990 naar 1.461.575 in 2005.

Phoenix – “Renaissance Square”

Phoenix – Omgeving

Het centrum van Phoenix

Phoenix – “School Power Generator”

Klimaat:

In januari is de gemiddelde temperatuur 12,0 °C, in juli is dat 34,2 °C.

Jaarlijks valt er gemiddeld 194,6 mm. neerslag (gegevens op basis van de meetperiode 1961-1990).

Phoenix – “Squaw Peak Mountain”

Phoenix – “State Capitol Building”

Phoenix – Vliegveld

Phoenix – “Cardinals Stadium”

Downtown Phoenix South of Jefferson Street

US Airways Center in downtown Phoenix

Central tower at Phoenix Sky Harbor 2007

Phelps Dodge Tower

Chase Field

Notable locations in Phoenix-Arizona:

Gila Valley Lookout.

Alhambra Substation.

Arizona Biltmore Golf Course.

Arizona Center for Women.

Arizona Country Club.

Arizona Falls Power House.

Arizona Highway Maintenance Durango Yard.

Arizona Highway Patrol Headquarters.

Arizona State Fairgrounds.

Arizona Substation.

King Memorial Center.

Loma Vista Substation.

Pueblo Grande.

Maryvale Shopping City.

Bellair Golf Course.

Maryvale Golf Course.

Pinnacle Peak Substation.

Heard Scout Pueblo.

Black Canyon Golf Course.

Phoenix Trap and Skeet Club.

Sports in Phoenix-Arizona:

Club-Sport-League-Stadium:

Arizona Cardinals, Football, National Football League: NFC, University of Phoenix Stadium.

Arizona Diamondbacks, Baseball, Major League Baseball: NL, Chase Field.

Phoenix Suns, Basketball, National Basketball Association, US Airways Center.

Phoenix Coyotes, Ice Hockey, National Hockey League, Jobing.com Arena.

Phoenix Mercury, Basketball, Women's National Basketball Association, US Airways Center.

Arizona Rattlers, Arena Football, Arena Football League, US Airways Center.

Phoenix Roadrunners, Hockey, ECHL, US Airways Center.

Arizona Sting, Lacrosse, National Lacrosse League, Jobing.com Arena.

Phoenix Flame, Basketball, International Basketball League, Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Museums and other points of interest in Phoenix-Arizona:

The Phoenix Pride Commission maintains a list of 30 landmarks and attractions designated as Phoenix Points of Pride through resident voting.

There are many other noteworthy locations in the metropolitan area.

Saguaro in Phoenix

Barrel cactus in PhoenixArizona Biltmore

Arizona Historical Society Museum

Arizona Opera

Arizona Science Center, designed by Antoine Predock

Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds

The Bead Museum - Glendale, Arizona

Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park

Burton Barr Central Library, designed by Will Bruder

Camelback Mountain

Castles N' Coasters amusement park

Chase Tower (formerly Bank One Center), the tallest building in the state of Arizona

Desert Botanical Garden

Encanto Park

Fleischer Museum

Hall of Flame

Heard Museum

Hotel San Carlos

Mystery Castle

Papago Park

Phoenix art museum

Phoenix Mountains Park and Recreation Area

Phoenix Museum of History

Phoenix Zoo

Pueblo Grande Museum and Cultural Park

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

St. Mary's Basilica

South Mountain Park, the largest municipal park in the world with 16,500 acres.

Symphony Hall for the Phoenix Symphony at the Phoenix Civic Plaza

Taliesin West and Gammage Auditorium, both designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

Tovrea Castle

Wrigley Mansion

Churches in Phoenix-Arizona:

San Francisco Xavier

Good Shepherd Convent

Parks in Phoenix-Arizona:

Coffelt Lamoreaux Park

Indian Bend Park

El Prado Park

El Reposa Park

Cave Buttes Recreation Area

Stephen Park

Tumas Park

Coronado Park

Piedras Grandes Picnic Ground

People from Phoenix-Arizona:

(Part 1)

A

Ken Adamson (football player)

Ken Adamson

Jeremy Affeldt (baseball player)

Jeremy Affeldt

Mark Alarie (basketball player)

Mark Alarie

Muhammad Ali (boxer)

Muhammad Ali

Oscar P. Austin (US Marine)

Oscar P. Austin

Gene Autry (singer)

Gene Autry

Ryan Avery (singer)

Ryan Avery

B

Stephen Baldwin (actor)

Stephen Baldwin

Brian Bannister (baseball player)

Brian Bannister

Gerald Richard Barnes (bishop)

Gerald Richard Barnes

Eddie Basha, Jr. (chairman)

Eddie Basha, Jr.

Jaime Lyn Bauer (actress)

Jaime Lyn Bauer

Betsey Bayless (secretary)

Betsey Bayless

Jerryd Bayless (basketball player)

Jerryd Bayless

Rod Beck (baseball player)

Rod Beck

Mike Bell (football player)

Mike Bell

Chester Bennington (musician)

Chester Bennington

Dierks Bentley (country music artist)

Dierks Bentley

Mike Bibby (basketball player)

Mike Bibby

Michael Biehn (actor)

Michael Biehn

Amanda Blake (actress)

Amanda Blake

Alektra Blue (pornographic actress)

Alektra Blue

Billy Boat (wheel driver)

Billy Boat

Don Bolles (reporter)

Don Bolles

Danny Bonaduce (actor)

Danny Bonaduce

Michelle Branch (singer)

Michelle Branch (1)

Michelle Branch (2)

Sally Brophy (actress)

Sally Brophy and Mike Road

Travis Brown (football player)

Travis Brown

Chelsea Brummet (actress)

Chelsea Brummet (1)

Chelsea Brummet (2)

Chelsea Brummet (3)

Kevin Burdick (singer/pianist)

Kevin Burdick

Steve Bush (football player)

Steve Bush

Brett Butler (baseball player)

Brett Butler

Jimmy Button (motocross racer)

Jimmy Button

C

Randy Camacho (politician)

Glen Campbell (singer)

Glen Campbell

Trung Canidate (football player)

Trung Canidate

Michael Carbajal (boxer)

Michael Carbajal

Fred Carr (football player)

Fred Carr

Lynda Carter (actress/singer)

Lynda Carter (1)

Lynda Carter (2)

Lynda Carter (3)

Henry Cejudo (wrestler)

Henry Cejudo

Eddie Cheever (racing driver)

Eddie Cheever

Dennis Claridge (football player)

Dennis Claridge

Tony Clark (baseball player)

Tony Clark

Floyd I. Clarke (director FBI)

Floyd I. Clarke

Gary Clarke (actor)

Gary Clarke

Jessi Colter (country music artist)

Jessi Colter (1)

Jessi Colter (2)

Steve Colter (basketball player)

Brenda Combs (ambassador of inspiration)

Brenda Combs

Bruce Connole (singer)

Joan Ganz Cooney (tv-producer)

Joan Ganz Cooney

Alice Cooper (musician)

Alice Cooper

Randi Coy (teacher)

Randi Coy (1)

Randi Coy (2)

Eric Crown (co-founder/current chairman Emeritus of Tempe)

Eric Crown

Tim Crown (co-founder/current chairman of the Board of Tempe)

Max Crumm (singer/dancer/actor)

Max Crumm

D

Matt Dallas (actor)

Matt Dallas

Amy Davidson (actress)

Amy Davidson (1)

Amy Davidson (2)

Amy Davidson (3)

Brian Davis (football player)

Brian Davis

Jason DeCorse (guitar player)

Jason DeCorse

Major Charles Alva Dale and SSG David Stanley Demmon (US Army soldiers)

Charles Alva Dale

David Stanley Demmon

John Denver (singer)

John Denver

Angela Devi (adult model)

Angela Devi (1)

Angela Devi (2)

Richard Djerf (mass murderer)

Adam Driggs (Republican member)

Adam Driggs

Allison DuBois (author)

Allison DuBois

E

John David Ebert (philosopher)

John David Ebert

Barbara Eden (actress)

Barbara Eden

Clancy Edwards (track and field sprint)

Paul Ernster (football player)

Paul Ernster

Andre Ethier (baseball player)

Andre Ethier

Brittany Evans (model)

Brittany Evans (1)

Brittany Evans (2)

Brittany Evans (3)

F

Terry Fair (football player)

Dennis Farina (actor)

Dennis Farina

Jeff Fassero (baseball player)

Jeff Fassero

Darrell Ferguson (convicted murderer)

Darrell Ferguson

Terri Fields (writer)

Terri Fields (1)

Terri Fields (2)

Gary Figueroa (water polo player)

Gary Figueroa

Joel Filani (football player)

Joel Filani

Nick Firestone (race car driver)

Joshua Fourrier (tv talk show host)

Jeff Freundlich (songwriter)

The Publishing all-stars line up for a photo after their panel.

(L to R) Ted Lowe, President of Choicetracks; Judy Stakee, Sr. V.P., Warner Chappell; Michael Laskow; Jeff Freundlich, President, Wired Whirled Music;

Cassie Lord, General Mgr., 5 Alarm Music; Michael Eames, President, Pen Music Group.

Channing Frye (basketball player)

Channing Frye

G

Emil Ganz (Mayor)

Emil Ganz

Adelina Garcia (singer)

Adelina Garcia (1)

Adelina Garcia (2)

Jennie Garth (actress)

Jennie Garth (1)

Jennie Garth (2)

Jennie Garth (3)

Steven Gätjen (tv-host)

Steven Gätjen

Gary Gentry (baseball player)

Gary Gentry

Steve George (keyboardist)

Steve George

Lillian Moller Gilbreth (female engineer)

Lillian Moller Gilbreth

Geri Glass (model)

Geri Glass

Barry Goldwater (US Senator)

Barry Goldwater

Barry Goldwater, Jr. (former Congressman)

Barry Goldwater, jr.

Jesus Gonzales (boxer)

Jesus Gonzales

Phil Gordon (politician)

Phil Gordon

David Gossett (golfer)

David Gossett

Mark Goudeau (serial killer)

Mark Goudeau

Mark Grace (baseball player)

Mark Grace

Gregg Groothuis (wrestler)

Gregg Groothuis

H

Loretta King Hadler (actress)

Loretta King Hadler

Scott Hairston (baseball player)

Scott Hairston

Sammi Hanratty (actress)

Sammi Hanratty

Nick Harris (football player)

Nick Harris

J. Michael Harter (country music artist)

J. Michael Harter

Paul Harvey (radio announcer)

Paul Harvey

J. D. Hayworth (politician)

J.D. Hayworth

Julius Hegyi (conductor/violinist)

Julius Hegyi

Solly Hemus (baseball – manager/coach)

Solly Hemus

Manny Hendrix (football player)

Manny Hendrix

Pat Hennen (motorcycle roadracer)

Pat Hennen

Jim Hensley (businessman)

Jim Hensley

Charles Hickcox (swimmer)

David Hilker (musician)

Edwin Alfred Howard (corporal US Marine Corps)

Bob Howry (baseball player)

Bob Howry

Brodie Foster Hubbard (singer/guitarist)

Brodie Foster Hubbard

Mary Sue Hubbard (author)

Mary Sue Hubbard (1)

Mary Sue Hubbard (2)

J

Kevin Jackson (wrestler)

Kevin Jackson

Drisan James (football player)

Drisan James

Robert James (football player)

Robert James

Richard Jefferson (basketball player)

Richard Jefferson

Eric Johnson (football player)

Eric Johnson

Joanna Johnson (actress)

Joanna Johnson (1)

Joanna Johnson (2)

Joanna Johnson (3)

Paul Johnson (politician)

Paul Johnson

Steve Jordan (football player)

Steve Jordan

William Joseph (pianist)

William Joseph

For part 2: click here

For part 3: click here

For more and latest information see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona &

http://www.city-data.com/city/Phoenix-Arizona.html

Vlag van Phoenix

Kees Wittenbols.

Januari 2009

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