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Downtown Phoenix has changed quite a bit over the last seven years.
Since Google first sent its Street View cameras through the streets of downtown Phoenix in 2007, buildings have gone up, others have come down, and other areas have completely changed. Now that the Street View car came back through Phoenix this year, we can compare the changes over the years. Check out 10 before-and-after photos of downtown, as captured by Google Street View:
10.
Before: Half-finished expansion of the Phoenix Convention Center
After: Expanded Phoenix Convention Center
9.
Before: Not much
After: CityScape
8.
Before: Not much
After: More CityScape
7.
Before: Qwest building
After: Cigna office
6.
Before: Same old Seventh Street
After: Phoenix Biomedical Campus
5.
Before: Empty lot
After: The Westin
4.
Before: The onetime Sahara Inn
After: Parking lot, and future site of ASU law school
3.
Before: Dirt
After: Maricopa County Sheriff's Office headquarters
2.
Before: Dirt parking lot
After: Civic Space Park
1.
Before: Seemingly never-ending light rail construction
After: Functioning light rail
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