the little people

Coranado Pool, 12th Street & Oak, Downtown Phoenix

Almost everyone in the Valley seems to have a pool. Everyone but inner city kids. The City of Phoenix saw to it to provide one as a place to go for relief from the extreme summer heat. They made it free for kids under 12 years old, sometimes even providing a bag lunch too.

This summer the pool never opened. In fact, city budget cuts have caused some pools to close down permenately. It's always those who have the smallest voice that the government seems to target first!

taken 01/11/2006