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The old-timers still call it “the Bullet.”
The name refers to the shape of a developed portion of a 640-acre parcel of Surprise desert, the rest of which is empty except for occasional grazing cattle.
The land was once owned by Luke Air Force Base, and long-neglected landing strips are still visible from the air.
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