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The building would later be renamed in honor of Calvin C. Goode (1927–2020) who was the second African American to serve on the city counsel. Goode was on the council from 1972–1994. In 1994 after completion of the current Phoenix City Hall, the Goode building became space for additional city offices and services. The City Council still ...
Phoenix has a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh), [1] [2] typical of the Sonoran Desert, and is the largest city in America in this climatic zone. [3] Phoenix has long, extremely hot summers and short, mild winters. The city is within one of the world's sunniest regions, with its sunshine duration comparable to the Sahara region.
Located in Downtown Phoenix, the 20-floor, 368-foot (112-meter) [2] building was designed by architectural firm Langdon Wilson. Construction began in 1992 and was completed in 1994. [ 3 ] It replaced the former city hall, now known as Old City Hall . [ 3 ]
On the downtown streets in America’s hottest city the temperature has hit 109 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s 1 o’clock in the afternoon in late June and the sidewalks are mostly empty, but an ...
The city's Street Transportation Department has sent out crews on a unique mission: to spray a special solution onto dark Phoenix turns to ‘cool corridors' to combat urban heat island effects ...
Phoenix (/ ˈ f iː n ɪ k s / ⓘ FEE-niks [8] [9]) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,662,607 residents as of 2024.It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital in the country.
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The Maricopa County Courthouse and Phoenix City Hall was a joint effort of Maricopa County and the City of Phoenix, a "monumentally scaled" building taking up a full city block downtown. [2] As city and county government matured, officials realized that a building of sufficient size was necessary to house county and city functions in an ...