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Grand Avenue is a principal Arterial Road in Phoenix, Arizona , USA , and carries U.S. Route 60 westward. It slices through West Phoenix at a 45-degree Angle making it instantly recognizable on any City of Phoenix map. Grand Avenue represents the final leg of the US 60 into downtown Phoenix. The US 60 was commissioned in 1926 as one of two transcontinental highways in the United States and for over 40 years the highway served as a convenient route from which to import and export goods into the growing valley. As of 2007, Grand Avenue near 7th Avenue and more specifically between Roosevelt Street and Van Buren is experiencing a quiet renaissance as artists, bars, and restaurants begin to fill the historic warehouses, storefronts and other architecturally unique buildings. On the first and third Friday's of every month, Grand Avenue is activated with hundreds of young urbanites and Suburban Sprawl ers clamoring for a cultural experience near Downtown Phoenix . Some of the places associated with the Grand Avenue art scene include: The Trunk Space, Perihelion Arts, Cone Gallery ~ Artists Complex, The Lodge Art Parlor, The Red Door Gallery, The Icon Gallery, The PhIx, The Chocolate Factory, The Paisley Violin, The Melagosa Complex: Stop n' Look and Comet's Corner, The Annex: Soul Invictus, Gallery Marsiglia ~ Art in Jewelry and The Lucky Rabbit, Zen Tattoo, The Paper Heart and Art One. As a result of urban growth and revitalization GAMA: The Grand Avenue Merchants Association formed to address creating a "Grand New Vision" and working together with other neighborhood associations to form a vibrant arts, culture and small business district with a mind towards adaptive reuse of historical buildings, responsible infill projects and both small business and community based outreach. Improvements to Grand Avenue (North of the interstate 10 freeway) are included in the 20-year Regional Transportation Plan of the Maricopa Association Of Governments , including reducing many of the busiest three-way intersections to two-way intersections by constructing overpasses, underpasses, and access roads. In the future, it may be constructed to freeway grade. |
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