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Article: N.M. city may be a model for Provo
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- June 10, 2004
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PROVO -- The tale of two cities separated by 600 miles is mostly a
story about their differences.
The Southwest flavor of Albuquerque's desert scenery seems to
engulf the 450,000 residents who have made this New Mexico city their
home.
The landscape looks different a state away in Utah, however, where
Provo's population of 105,000 stands in awe of the majestic mountains
that once greeted the city's early pioneer settlers.
But Provo and Albuquerque do share a common quandary.
Each has a downtown area that once thrived as a city center but
has since spiraled into disrepair. Streets once lined with local
shops are often vacant -- the victims of suburban sprawl.
Or so it once was in Albuquerque ...