Best Place To Soak Up Urban Ambiance
Downtown Saturday Night
READERS' PICK: In a city in which no one really walks
anywhere, it's no big surprise that Tucson's main people-walk
is the place to soak up urban ambiance. Part open-air market,
part political rally, part festival, part freakshow, Downtown
Saturday Night remains one of the most vibrant things to happen
to downtown. Even though continued efforts to expand the celebration
of mercantilism, grassroots politics and the ever-popular sidewalk
massage to other parts of downtown have been met with pretty abysmal
results, the intersection of Congress and Sixth Avenue--epicenter
of Downtown Saturday Night--remains the bomb. Where else do visiting
blue hairs from Milwaukee looking for Hopi dreamcatchers run into
peroxided skate punks selling hemp oil? Where else can you hear
the Word of God spoken to the tune of a Sun Session B-side, and
be rewarded with a disposable razor and bar of soap for your attention?
Throw in a crew of low-rider Schwinn bikers, several sets of percussion
instruments and a slight breeze, and you'll realize there's no
need to ask where the party's at.
READERS' POLLRUNNER-UP: Fourth Avenue (See Best Annual Festival, Best Place To People Watch.)
