Video: Former Tucson movie theater torn down, new casino to go up in its place
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Pascal Albright
Features Reporter
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Demolition of the former Century Park 16 theaters on Grant Road began Feb. 20 near Interstate 10. The Pascua Yaqui Tribe plans to build a new casino in its place. Tribal Council members and the mayor of Tucson spoke moments before the construction crew began tearing down the walls.
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The Pascua Yaqui Tribe plans to build the casino on Grant Road, near Interstate 10, where Century Park 16 theaters once stood. A hotel is also planned.
La tribu Pascua Yaqui planea construir el casino en Grant Road, cerca de la Interestatal 10, donde alguna vez estuvieron los cines Century Park 16. TambiΓ©n estΓ‘ previsto un hotel en la segunda fase.
A proposed 280-mile extension Interstate 11 from Wickenburg to Nogales would skirt the Tohono Oβodham community.
