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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
makeshift 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: $ 16.95 + 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) 939-9689
Personal checks or Money Orders must be made payable to:
HISI
PO Box 50553
Mesa, Arizona 85208-0028
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
makeshift 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: $ 16.95 + 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) 939-9689
Personal checks or Money Orders must be made payable to:
HISI
PO Box 50553
Mesa, Arizona 85208-0028
Hispanic Institute of Social Issues
