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Echoes of Life in Phoenix - Living, Loving and Growing in the Barrio
Dr. Joe Abril, author of “Echoes of Life in Phoenix” has captured an era and neighborhood
long gone from the "Valley of the Sun" (Phoenix, Arizona). He writes about a ʺbarrioʺ and
its residents, who are either gone by choice or have been displaced by the ʺadvancementsʺ
of Phoenixʹ municipal civilization. Much of the ʺold barrioʺ was taken by eminent domain to
build the first freeway in Phoenix. The streets were paved and sidewalks were built.
…You are about to enter a world gone‐by…a world that was the beginning of structuring a
great and important Southwestern United States metropolis. The farms and ʺwatering holesʺ
are gone. The make shift baseball diamonds, and other athletic fields, erased from the area
forever. There are Los Angeles styled freeways throughout the areas where the barrios once
existed. The people and families have been displaced to other areas of the city. They are
gone but not forgotten. Dr. Abril introduces us to many of the colorful characters that were
once the backbones of the barrio. It is very clear that these characters greatly influenced
Dr. Abril and the life that he chose. Most of these unique individuals have gone to their
final resting places but long will they live in the memories of the minds nd the vivid
imaginations of their surviving descendants, who have heard these stories by word of mouth.
Now generations to come, whether they are from families of the barrio or not, will be able
to learn about these individuals that contributed to the day to day culture that we have
enjoyed and continue to enjoy…
Author: Joe Abril, Ph.D
Foreword: Stella Pope-Duarte
Títle: Echoes of Life in Phoenix, Living, Loving, and Growing in the Barrio
Pages: 164 - 22 images
ISBN - 13: 978-0-9771167-8-2
Price: $ 16.99 + 3.99 s/h (add $1.00 s/h fee per each additional book purchased.)
To receive more information or to order this book by mail, call 480 - 983-1445
Personal checks or Money Orders must be made payable to:
HISI
PO Box 50553
Mesa, Arizona 85208-0028
Dr. Joe Abril, author of “Echoes of Life in Phoenix” has captured an era and neighborhood
long gone from the "Valley of the Sun" (Phoenix, Arizona). He writes about a ʺbarrioʺ and
its residents, who are either gone by choice or have been displaced by the ʺadvancementsʺ
of Phoenixʹ municipal civilization. Much of the ʺold barrioʺ was taken by eminent domain to
build the first freeway in Phoenix. The streets were paved and sidewalks were built.
…You are about to enter a world gone‐by…a world that was the beginning of structuring a
great and important Southwestern United States metropolis. The farms and ʺwatering holesʺ
are gone. The make shift baseball diamonds, and other athletic fields, erased from the area
forever. There are Los Angeles styled freeways throughout the areas where the barrios once
existed. The people and families have been displaced to other areas of the city. They are
gone but not forgotten. Dr. Abril introduces us to many of the colorful characters that were
once the backbones of the barrio. It is very clear that these characters greatly influenced
Dr. Abril and the life that he chose. Most of these unique individuals have gone to their
final resting places but long will they live in the memories of the minds nd the vivid
imaginations of their surviving descendants, who have heard these stories by word of mouth.
Now generations to come, whether they are from families of the barrio or not, will be able
to learn about these individuals that contributed to the day to day culture that we have
enjoyed and continue to enjoy…
Author: Joe Abril, Ph.D
Foreword: Stella Pope-Duarte
Títle: Echoes of Life in Phoenix, Living, Loving, and Growing in the Barrio
Pages: 164 - 22 images
ISBN - 13: 978-0-9771167-8-2
Price: $ 16.99 + 3.99 s/h (add $1.00 s/h fee per each additional book purchased.)
To receive more information or to order this book by mail, call 480 - 983-1445
Personal checks or Money Orders must be made payable to:
HISI
PO Box 50553
Mesa, Arizona 85208-0028
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