On the opposite side of the Arizona 101 Loop is The Pavilions at Talking Stick, a 1.1 million square foot retail center. There is the 36-hole Talking Stick Golf Club, which was designed by noted golf course architects Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw. The tribe has built a “cultural and entertainment destination.” The Salt River-Pima Indian Community has a real estate footprint in this city, 20 minutes east of downtown Phoenix, that makes the 67-acre Cit圜enter look like a strip mall. Las Vegas Review-Journal: Tribe’s Talking Stick Resort Wields Powerful Economic Clout