1950s
Population of metropolitan area almost doubles to about 260,000 and new home construction becomes a major part of the economy. A 1979 forecast predicts 1.5 million people by 2012, but about 1 million live here now.
Intersección de Swan y Sunrise roads, febrero de 1980.
Lew Elliott / Tucson Citizen 19801950s
Population of metropolitan area almost doubles to about 260,000 and new home construction becomes a major part of the economy. A 1979 forecast predicts 1.5 million people by 2012, but about 1 million live here now.
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