[PHX31]

/\ it's been said before, and you kind of mentioned it, But for the past half century or more Tucson didn't have the type of development growth and potential that Phoenix had. They kinda stagnated (relatively) which allowed their built environment to survive. They didn't have the crazy "upzoning" that led to land banking and speculation which led to demolition. How many times in Phoenix has a developer proposed some grand plan, receive further land entitlements, demolish existing structures, then sit on their speculatively valuable land? Tucson doesn't have the regional or national importance of Phoenix nor the growth/economy, but they sure have more old stuff. Which can surely be cool.

Pretty much any Arizona city has a better pedestrian feel, built historical environment, and less empty lots. I think the best is actually Prescott