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If it’s been a while since you’ve been down Mill Avenue in Tempe, you may not recognize it.
Thanks to Google Maps taking several trips down Mill over the last seven years, we can compare 2007 Mill Avenue to 2014 Mill Avenue. Check out 10 of the biggest changes:
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10.) Hayden Flour Mill
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Before: Sad mill.
After: Happy mill.
9.) Third Street and Mill
Before: Zero buildings.
After: One building.
8.) Third Street and Mill
Before: Half a light rail station.
After: One full light rail station.
7.) Fifth Street and Mill
Before: The never-finished towers.
After: The eventually finished towers.
6.) Fifth Street and Mill
Before: Some bricks.
After: A lot more bricks.
5.) Sixth Street and Mill
Before: A newsstand.
After: LOL, what’s a newsstand?
4.) Seventh Street and Mill
Before: Borders.
After: What’s a book store?
3.) Seventh Street and Mill
Before: Several things.
After: Completely new things.
2.) University and Mill
Before: Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday.
After: Keep up Google, this place already closed.
1.) University and Mill
Before: Nothing.
After: Something.
