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Continuing my absolutely fascinating (not) series on Arizona State University, Downtown Phoenix campus, this photo is of the southwest corner of the University Center building at Polk and Central Avenue. I think the UC is kind of like an old office high rise or hotel and ASU has converted it into what appears to be the campus' centerpiece. The UC houses a bunch of classrooms, including my BIO 201 class that starts Monday. Yikes!
The the bookstore is the window you see in the first floor and just to the left of it is a Starbucks (of course). This is one block north of Van Buren, facing east. There is construction everywhere in this area! And it's not just ASU renovating buildings. The city has a bunch of streets torn up and there appear to be two new skyscrapers being born. If all this doesn't breath life into this part of downtown Phoenix then I don't know what will.