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The Ahwatukee Foothills Village is bordered by Interstate 10 to the east, South Mountains to the north, and the Gila River Indian Community as well as Loop 202 to the west and south. [1] Ahwatukee is geographically isolated from the rest of Phoenix, and was once seen as appropriate for semi-rural development. [16] [28]
The House of the Future (also known as the Ahwatukee House of the Future) is a home of the future in Ahwatukee, an urban village in Phoenix, Arizona.The idea was originated by Randall Presley, the developer of Ahwatukee to promote his then-new development and bring more residences to the then-less populated Ahwatukee neighborhood.
Originally called Phoenix Mountain Park, it was formed in 1924 when President Calvin Coolidge sold its initial 13,000 acres (53 km 2) to the city of Phoenix for $17,000. It has since been expanded through bond programs during the 1970s into the early 1980s. It is located south of central Phoenix, hence the name.
Ahwatukee Foothills, which is an urban village of the City of Phoenix, is normally considered to be part of the East Valley as well. [ 4 ] Valley Metro defines its East Valley service area for its ADA Paratransit service to include Chandler , Gilbert , Mesa , Tempe , and Scottsdale.
Arizona's 9th congressional district was created as a result of the 2010 census. The first candidates ran in the 2012 House elections, and the first representative was seated for the 113th Congress in 2013. Formerly located in the Phoenix area, the 9th district has been in western Arizona since 2023.
Its rival Desert Vista High School was opened to serve the growing southwestern part of Ahwatukee in 1996. Prior to Mountain Pointe's opening, Ahwatukee was part of the service areas of Corona del Sol High School (five miles away from Mountain Pointe and east of the Interstate 10 freeway) and Tempe High School. In the spring of 1994, Mountain ...
While the old 4th was easily the most Democratic district in Arizona, the new 4th was far and away the most Republican district in Arizona, and one of the most Republican districts in the West. In all presidential elections contested since the 2010 4th was created, it gave the Republican presidential nominee his highest margin in the state.
The City of Phoenix once operated the Maryvale Golf Course, a championship-length course that was designed by William F. Bell, who also designed Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California. [30] The 130-acre facility [31] opened in 1961, [5] but the City of Phoenix eventually ran the golf course at a loss of $250,000 per year. [32]