The further west you go out from Phoenix, the more depressing the housing developments become. By the time you get past the 101 along McDowell, the majority of the developments are either half empty houses or incomplete - graveyard testaments to the housing downturn. By the time you near Buckeye, the majority of the housing developments never broke ground.
It was clear that there was an intent to build lots of housing, though, as the malls that were to be the shopping focus of the area exist. I'm sure they were meant to hold chain big box stores, but their current occupants are dollar stores. We rarely head down that direction to shop, but we had many coupons, so we decided to hit the Old Navy for some children's clothes.
Imagine my surprise when we exited the store to find tumbleweeds blowing through the parking lot. That's not a metaphor. There were actual tumbleweed blowing by.
This is either a metaphor for the state of our economy, or a symbol that we're currently living in the middle of nowhere. Either way, it can't be a good sign for the mall.
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