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As a technique, adaptive reuse is practical. In the Downtown Phoenix Warehouse District, adaptive reuse is a passion for the area.

View Comments It’s stylish, and it’s trendy. People want to eat and party in downtown Phoenix and work and live there too. But in the not-so-distant past, this high-rise landscape had a far different vibe. Thirty years ago, the business district rolled up its sidewalks after 5 p.m. Weekends were equally quiet. The few signs of life were the occasional happy hour celebrants at Tom’s Tavern, visiting conventioneers and patrons of the Herberger Theater, the Phoenix Symphony or the Phoenix S...