Audio By Carbonatix
Nearly every Phoenix neighborhood has its stereotypes. There are the safe but boring cookie-cutter breeder colonies, the historic neighborhoods we wish we could live in, the up-and-coming ‘hoods trying to shed their ramshackle images, and the areas known as the Williamsburg and Bushwick of Phoenix.
But a new map is taking these unspoken identities a step further with an unfiltered, unapologetic map of metro Phoenix.
See also: ASU Tinder-Style Dating App, Visionthenight, to Debut March 17
The map was created by Arizona native Justin Dougherty and submitted to the controversial Tumblr, Judgmental Maps. The Valley map, which went up Thursday, March 6, already gotten has a fair amount of shares on social media, with reactions ranging everywhere from laughter to, well, not.
We’re thankful for you. Are you thankful for us?
We feel thankful for our staff and for the privilege of fulfilling our mission to be an unparalleled source of information and insight in Phoenix. We’re aiming to raise $30,000 by December 31, so we can continue covering what matters most to this community.
Help us continue giving back to Phoenix.
That’s not surprising, since the map labels everything from the “Mormons” and “dead people” in Mesa to “wealthy drug addicts” and “rich Republicans” in Scottsdale to “Tent City Patrons” of South Phoenix, and “Injuns” in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
For a closer look at a very un-PC PHX, or to submit your own version, visit Judgmental Maps.
