Intersección de Swan y Sunrise roads, febrero de 1980.

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.


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