Pennington Drugs is at left. It's now Drachman School and Santa Rosa Park. The non-stop trip to Phoenix as still a few years away. and S. Scott Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 28, 2020. Westbound SR84A (now I-10) at Congress Street in 1954. Many of the buildings no longer exist. This is the northeast corner of Congress Street and Stone Avenue looking northeast, including the empty US Bank and Pima County Public Defender's Office, formerly the Tucson Federal Savings building. Tucson Center for the Performing Arts, 400 S. 6th Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. it was formerly All Saints Catholic Church. Postal Service even has an official abbreviation for the stravenue (that would be STRA), though mail carriers outside of Southern Arizona dont need to concern themselves with it. But in 1796 no bells were rung or bonfires lit. Tucson and Pima County have had a long and well-deserved reputation for poor-quality streets and roads. This is a photo of Stone Avenue looking south toward Broadway Boulevard. The Pima County Public Works Center on the northwest corner of Stone Avenue and Alameda Street. Historic archive aerial photos of Tucson Tucson andthe Santa Catalina Mountains from 17,500-feet, looking north front about the rodeo grounds (bottom of photo) in March, 1956. One stravenue origin story is that Roy P. Drachman reportedly dreamed it up in 1948 as part of Pueblo Gardens, Rockliffe said his grandfather was part of the in-crowd in Tucson, I guess youd say, but he started out humble.. at the Pantano Wash in Tucson, 1981. In May 1949, the Tucson Daily Citizen ran a piece explaining the new street type, which it described as gobbledygood (sic) for diagonal.. The historic Coronado Hotel at 4th Ave. and 9th St. in Tucson, had seen better days by 1987. She was married four times, including to Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage. Simpson Street is at the center of the photo, leading to Carrillo School (known for the annual Las Posadas procession), just beyond U.S. Highway 84 (now I-10). Downtown Tucson buildings on Pennington Street looking west from Scott Ave towards Stone Ave, ca. Downing, lead guitarist of Judas Priest plays at the Tucson Community Center Arena June 9, 1980. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. A look back at Tucson-area streets from the photo archives of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen. This is the intersection of Broadway and Sixth Avenue looking northwest. The face of downtown Tucson has changed over the decades. Under the updated rules, casitas can be as large as 10% of their lots total square footage. The countys Development Services Department says it was looking for a smarter way to set building-permit fees. Harrison Road is at the bottom of the photo. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. The agency says the new model will assist in better regional transportation planning for motorists and other modes of transportation. Arizona Highways magazine featured Del Webbs Tucson development, Pueblo Gardens, in the November, 1948 edition. The new Grant Road underpass at the Southern Pacific RR in December, 1962, as seen looking west on Grant Road east of the tracks and Interstate 10. 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The stage is set for The Who at Sun Devil Stadium Oct. 31, 1982. An Arizona grand jury opted not to indict an ex-Tuscon cop this weekRyan Remington shot dead a wheelchair bound shoplifting suspect in 2021 Remington, 32, shot Richard Lee Richards, 61, nine times in a mall parking lotThe former police officer was subsequently fired for use of excessive forceThis week, manslaughter charges were dropped due to insufficient evidence He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). Calendar item that ran in the Arizona Daily Star June 29, 1973. The barrio in the foreground was bulldozed to make way for the Tucson Convention Center and Symphony Hall. Notes: "Democratic." Cf. Thayer Manca Residential plans a $4.9 million renovation to the 424-unit Entrada Apartments. Standard Oil gas station and Albert Steinfeld Hardware at 100 block of N. Stone in 1957. The street that angles from left to right is South Osborne Ave. August 27, 1977: Somewhere under all those people is the football field at Arizona Stadium during the Fleetwood Mac concert. All the buildings were demolished as part of the city's urban renewal project in the 1960s and 70s. Tucson High School on 1st Ave. and 6th St, in 1946, with the gymnasium to the south, long before expansion projects led to the sprawling campus that it is today. A snapshot of the downtown Tucson in its original form in 1966, probably weeks away from the demolition of the first of hundreds of homes and businesses to make way for the Tucson Convention Center and city-county building complex. No, the concert wasn't in Tucson, but we included them anyway. Both buildings were demolished in 1958 to make way for a parking lot. The caption on the photo reads, "Today, the University (of Arizona) has more buildings than vacant land." Ron Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards with the Rolling Stones perform at the Tucson Community Center July 21, 1978. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. Empty lot on the north west corner of E Broadway Blvd. The land is now sports fields. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Jul 10, 1970, p. 4 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . Longtime Tucson land surveyor Don Rockliffe said details like road names are often handled by the planner who is hired to draw up the subdivision map. The parking at 35 E. Pennington, Tucson, in May, 1956. A new plan to develop charging stations along Interstate 10 could help motorists with alternative-fuel vehicles fill up along Interstate 10 be. By 1958, it had 42 employees and a newly built downtown office at Main Avenue and Pennington Street, though that building was lost to urban renewal about a decade later. Lemmon at 5,400 feet elevation on Feb. 18, 1967. I can remember seeing Cherrybell Stravenue as a child and thinking that was all so strange, said Rockliffe, who retired in 2019 after 39 years as a land surveyor for Tucson Electric Power. It's still true today. Ph: 520-573-4155 [email protected] Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. The plans for the building are to have commercial businesses on the ground level with office space in the upper floors. Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi called Beck distinctively brilliant. Kiss singer and guitarist Paul Stanley says Beck blazed a trail impossible to follow. Kinks guitarist Dave Davies and Whitesnake singer David Coverdale both said they are heartbroken over Beck's death. Carlos Santana jams during a performance at the Pima County Fairgrounds Sept. 1, 1991. The fairways are taking shape. A bustling Stone Avenue and downtown Tucson in December, 1946. Search archives Browse archives The Fox Theatre in downtown Tucson buildings taken June 1965. Tony Blanton was his grandfather. Here and nowhere else in America, apparently thats known as a stravenue. Shown in 1975, owboys drive 250 cattle down a frontage road near Ruthrauff Road in Tucson toward the finish line of "The Last Cattle Drive," a 350-mile journey that began in Willcox. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. The relaxation tape was given to her by her counselor. A look back at Tucson-area streets from the photo archives of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen. Also note the long wooden freight loading structure wooden water tower, long-since demolished. The controversial "hump" down the middle of the road separated opposing lanes of traffic. Rockliffe said he used to visit his grandfather on Sundays and holidays. This is a photo of One East Broadway in downtown Tucson on Broadway Boulevard and Stone Avenue looking east toward the Walsh Federal Courthouse. The same land surveyor produced both maps: Tony A. Blanton from the Tucson architectural firm of Blanton and Cole. The drive ended at the Nelson Livestock Aucions yard, 455 N. Highway Drive. It was annexed by Oro Valley more than 30 years later. The Tucson Unified School District spent years buying property, including dozens of homes, surrounding the main building. An overpass solved the problem in 1965. A man crosses East Congress Street at Arizona Avenue as this portion up to Fifth Avenue was falling on hard times with only one small shop still in business on May 3, 1967. News Alerts Subscribe Tucson's original airport in 1929. Of course, Rockliffe might be a little biased. Citizen photo 2 Hurt in Rock throwing by 200 Tucson negroes an hour of Rock throwing and vandalism on Tucson s North Side last night left two persons injured and four under arrest. CITIZEN STAFFERS REMEMBER Lloyds exerting maximum efforts for the Wildcats 4-year stay in Tucson became 21 special years 52 years of scholars. 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It was demolished for construction of the Williams Center. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). The new Gil's Chevron Service Station at 203 E Speedway on the northeast corner at North Sixth Avenue was open for business in March 1968. World War II As It Happened. Tucson Police Officer William Shoemaker leans out of the department's "Sky Patrol" helicopter in July, 1972. Officers were called to Secklow Gate outside Xscape following a collision involving a pedestrian, a Seat Ibiza, a white Hyundai Tucson and a black Citroen C1. It was a tuberculosis treatment center and retreat for people seeking the benefits of dry desert air and sunshine. The Westerner Hotel, which opened in 1949, on the southeast corner of Stone Ave and Broadway Road in 1965. If you like photos that explore Tucson's past, you can see more each week by subscribing to our history newsletter:http://tucne.ws/time. Wikipedia gives credit for the stravenue to Mr. in the early 1960s. For example, an 8,000 square foot lot could contain a casita as large as 800 square feet. 1960. Shopping for many Tucsonans included trips to Steinfeld's, Myerson's, Levy's or Jacome's stores, among many others that have slipped into history. School on northwest side is named for longtime educator. Looking north from about Pennington east of Stone Ave. Background, upper left is the Arizona Land Title Building. Kress Co. 44 N. Stone temporary location while construction of new Kress store at 97 E. Congress. The caption on the photo reads, "Today, the University (of Arizona) has more buildings than vacant land." From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. That dark swath at the top of the photo is the western end of the Southern Pacific RR yard (dark due to years of coal and oil residue). The Beach Boys played at Hi Corbet field May 4, 1985. Citizen Photo S.H. Kress & Co. building at 97 E Congress St was to be renovated and to take on a new appearance after local investors wanted to remodel the structure. The accuracy of the index varies according to the quality of the original images. Brad Palmer, left, and Dewey Bunnell of America played at Centennial Hall Oct. 21, 1987. Designer and pilot Tony Raciti looks out the window of the cockpit in his high speed glider, the Cherokee Queen, at Freeway Airport in Tucson in March, 1961. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. It was completely demolished in 1968. The Carl Hayden Community Hospital (formerly Southern Pacific RR hospital) and beautiful park (now the U.S. District Court). We stumble across archive photos of notable buildings, neighborhoods, businesses, vistas from 30-50 years ago, then revisit those spots today. Paralleling the highway are the El Paso and Southwestern RR tracks. It was built in 1926 and underwent an extensive renovation in 1990. The photo was taken with infrared film and a dark red filter on the lens to pierce the cloud cover. The new Interstate 19 was given a friendlier name: "Camino de los Padres.". Note the Ryan-Evans Drugs on the corner, at right, originally owned by the Martin family. Photo is looking east from Wilmot Road (left to right) and Broadway Road. ZZ Top in concert at the University of Arizona McKale Center Aug. 12, 1991. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. The MacArthur Hotel at 500 E. Toole Ave. in 1965. The empty lot and mobile home sales in the lower right corner is now the site of Home Depot and dozens of other businesses. The El Conquistador Hotel, lower right, in 1954. Downtown Tucson looking south down Stone Avenue in 1956. Coronado Apartments, formerly The Coronado Hotel, 402 E. 9th St., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. Grant Road is in the foreground. We're pretty sure that's the Rillito River in the top half of the photo and Catalina Foothills beyond. At lower right, the La Reforma Housing Project, which housed defense industry workers during WWII. Looking south on Stone Ave from Alameda St. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). New Census Bureau report lists population growth over the last decade for Arizona cities. Major construction projects are inching closer to offering Tucsonans smoother and quicker rides around town. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. Under construction: The Arizona Land Title building (foreground; now Pima County Transporation) and the down J.C. Penney Department Store (now Jcome Plaza in front of the main library). at the Pantano Wash in Tucson, 1981. The company moved to that location in 1931. Information for many of the photos was handwritten on the back of the prints or taken from stories in both newspapers. Enke, Batiste helped make Tucson history CITIZEN STAFFERS MEMORIES The views from the top. 1970s. The city bought land south of Valencia for what became Tucson International Airport. The annual Tucson Desert Song Festival opens Jan. 18 and has a spring session in March. The iconic water tower is still there. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. 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A house on the Sosa-Carrillo-Frmont property dates to the 1860s when a home was built by Jos Mara Sosa III and his wife, Solana Mendoza Sos, Architect Josias Joesler established a style that became emblematic of Tucson in the early 20th century. Tucson and downtown area looking north from 22nd Street and 6th Avenue (far right) in the mid 1960s. His sons expanded the business to cover Tucson. Downtown Tucson lights The lights of businesses. OPINION: Recalling happy times as a boy in Tucson, writer James Cohen remembers the Fox Theatre serials, a vacant dirt lot for a ball field and Sam Hughes neighborhood before parts were razed for McKale Center. It was the first police helicopter patrol operation in Arizona. Tucson Jazz Institute's award-winning Ellington Big Band will open for jazz piano phenom Matthew Whitaker at the 2023 HSL Properties Tucson Jazz Festival. He said there are 10 Tucson subdivisions that include stravenues, all of them mapped between 1948 and 1960. The lights of businesses on Stone Avenue in downtown Tucson, looking south from Ventura Street in July, 1971. That dark swath at the top of the photo is the western end of the Southern Pacific RR yard (dark due to years of coal and oil residue). The iconic water tower is still there. The El Paso and Southwestern RR tracks are on the right side. The photo shows the land in late 1947. The plaza is situated on 18 acres and has 18 tenants. It was demolished in 1984. Definitely not a safe place to walk: Park Avenue at the Southern Pacific RR tracks in 1952, looking north into the Lost Barrio in Tucson. Crews demolished the Walgreen Drug fronting Congress St. behind this parking to may way for a block-long Woolworth's store, which opened in 1958. The cattle was sold with proceeds going to the Muscular Dystrophy Assosciation. Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Don Felder, of the Eagles played at the University of Arizona McKale Center Oct. 16, 1976. The Benson-Nogales freeway interchange in Tucson (now known as Interstate 10-Interstate 19), completed in about 1963. The former Westerner Hotel building on Stone Avenue and Broadway Boulevard looking Southeast. He played two concerts in Tucson, on Aug. 9, 1972, and June 29, 1973. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Sep 4, 1973, p. 1 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . It's now Drachman School and Santa Rosa Park. The photo shows the land in late 1947. The Tucson Citizen ([Tucson, Arizona]) 1901-1928 [Online Resource] Dates of Publication 1901-1928; Created / Published [Tucson, Arizona] : The Citizen Printing and Publishing Co., 1901- Headings . The genre-bridging orchestra with vocalist China Forbes joins the Tucson Symphony Orchestra for one of the '23 Jazz Festival's biggest parties. 6th Avenue and Broadway Road in June, 1965, including the back of the Santa Rita Hotel (right), Nick's Liquors, Western Union, the Roosevelt Hotel and Danny's Cafe. Silverbell Road and Scenic Drive in Marana, looking south-southwest in 1975. Subsidence at the mine in San Manuel, ca. Tucson Police Officer William Shoemaker leans out of the department's "Sky Patrol" helicopter in July, 1972. What do you call a road that runs diagonally between an east-west street and a north-south avenue? Some Arizona communities already prohibited texting while driving, but the new state law calls fora fine of up to $149 for a first-time offense. This is the northwest corner of Stone Avenue and Pennington Street and the main library plaza in Tucson. Institute of Research and Diagnostic Clinic for the Desert Sanatorium, now known as Tucson Medical Center, in 1929. The original city hall and county courthouse still stand, along with the original (and green) Presidio Park. Former Tucson Citizen editors and publishers again share their opinions Changing face of Tucson. One of Tucsons longest infrastructure projects for bicyclists and pedestrians is closer to construction but not without some added changes tr. The Bank of Douglas at Alameda and Stone taken 1958. In part, SB 1127 says that anyone driving up to 75 mph in a 65 mph zone can be cited to a maximum fine of $15. It was demolished for construction of the Williams Center. The move came over the objections of Democrats who questioned whether it would do more harm than good. Tucson Medical Center, looking north, ca. The newspapers can be browsed or searched using a computer-generated index. In this undated photo taken in the late 1950s, the Tanque Verde Bridge over the Pantano Wash was allowing traffic to make its way toward the northeast side of town. Guitarist Jeff Beck, who influenced generations of musicians, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, at the age of 78. The most-important element of the half-hour show was to develop verbal skills in children. The four-mile stretch was once a vital thoroughfare before the interstate system was created. Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. Downtown Tucson buildings taken May 1953, including Stein's clothing and Leed's Shoes and Souther Arizona Bank and Trust. The 42-unit hotel, built in 1928, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Downtown Tucson and the barren Catalina Foothills in 1958. This is Tucson. The Platters let to right, Bernette Murphy, Ricky Lane, Dexter Dickerson and Bill Williams performed at the Doubletree Inn March 18, 1977. Palo Verde High School in Tucson got grass and trees and the courtyard for the 1968 school year. Street scene of South Meyer Avenue looking south from West Congress Street on June 26, 1966. Northeast corner of 6th Ave. and Congress Street in Tucson in 1965, including Dee's Shoes, Nationwide Finance, Johnny Gibson's Gym Equipment and the Manhattan bar. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. The new Palo Verde High School is at bottom right. Tucson High School on 1st Ave. and 6th St, in 1946, with the gymnasium to the south, long before expansion projects led to the sprawling campus that it is today. In 1948, the Arizona State Highway Department approved the Tucson Controlled Access Highway, a bypass around downtown Tucson. By the mid 1970s, the two blocks of homes to the east of campus (right, in the photos) became the vocational building, bookstore and cafeteria and 7th Street and 1st Avenue were closed through campus. The Wells Fargo Bank, Pioneer Hotel and Tucson Federal Savings building. It was the first police helicopter patrol operation in Arizona. Looking south on Kolb Road from 22nd Street, Tucson, in 1970. A bustling Stone Avenue and downtown Tucson in December, 1946. This stretch of the Benson highway near South Palo Verde Road was bypassed after Interstate 10 was opened in 1969. By Summer 1962, completed freeway sections allowed travelers to go from Prince Road to 6th Ave. Sixth Avenue runs through the center of the photo, with the sprawling Southern Pacific Railroad yard angling in from the right. Star columnist Greg Hansen is profiling 10 times that Tucson teams beat No. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. Speedway Blvd. She had four children. Photos Arizona Daily Star or Tucson Citizen, where applicable. 1933. Tucson homes popping up in 1965. This is the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Congress looking northeast at the Ronstadt Transit Center. The new Selby Motors Mercury dealership at 2200 E. Broadway Road, Tucson, in 1956. The photo was taken with infrared film and a dark red filter on the lens to pierce the cloud cover. Downtown Tucson Then and Now Updated Aug 15, 2016 Stone Ave in Tucson, including Arizona Land and Title, Pima Savings, Jacome's and Steinfelds, looking south from Alameda Street from the northeast corner in 1962. Tucson Mall construction well-underway in 1981. High near 55F. Host Marvin Duckler, left, and puppeteer Bonni Haber on the set of "Man in the Box of Blocks" in May, 1970, in Tucson. . The building was converted for office use. City Hall is on the left (with flagpole) and San Augustin church is the peaked roof in distance at the end of the street. This is the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Broadway, part of which was the site of the Roosevelt Hotel and Santa Rita Hotel and now the home of Tucson Electric Power in downtown Tucson. Tucson and downtown area looking north from 22nd Street and 6th Avenue (far right) in the mid 1960s. Egg prices about to go up a bit more in Arizona due to new rules, Hold on teeny tiny freshwater jellyfish have been spotted in Sabino Canyon (?! Dwight Yoakam performed at the Tucson Convention Center Sept. 20, 1989. Note the price of the concert tickets. The Pantano Wash runs through the top half of the photo. Photos: Grab bag of archive photos from the Arizona Daily Star, Photos: The Sosa-Carrillo House and urban redevelopment in Tucson, Photos: Tucson homes designed by famous architect Josias Joesler, A look at what life was like in Tucson in the early 1970s, Photos: Legendary rock band Led Zeppelin in Tucson, 1972, Look back: Here's what downtown Tucson once looked like, January time machine: Historical headlines, Photos: Tucson shopping in the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s. Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. The new section of Interstate 10 is lower left. It was produced at the "modern color studio" in KUAT-TV on the University of Arizona campus. It was intended to replace the old Nogales Highway, then known as "Camino de la Muerte" or "Highway of Death," due to the number of fatal accidents (12 in 1967 alone). The "shorter and wider" Broadway Road railroad under construction in Tucson, probably in early 1963. The Wells Fargo Bank, Pioneer Building and Pima County Public Defender's Office on Stone Avenue looking south near Alameda Street in downtown Tucson. They played the Tucson Convention Center's old Exhibition Hall Oct. 25, 1992. Snow clogs the Catalina Highway to Mt. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). 5 Michael j. Keegan of it. Joseph Weiss, a textile businessman from New York City, was "wintering" in Tucson when he decided to buy a used car lot at the site. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Tucson Citizen file photo. Black and white aerial photos from the archives of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen show the Old Pueblo in years past. This is the Pima County Consolidated Justice Court building on the corner of Stone Avenue and Alameda Street looking southeast. The empty lot and mobile home sales in the lower right corner is now the site of Home Depot and dozens of other businesses. Craycroft Road is at right. The photo is looking toward the southeast. The purpose of the flight, said Raciti, was prove the stability of the delta wing for high speed flight. Dwight Yoakam performed at the Tucson Convention Center June 16, 1993. In 1941, the city bowed out to make way for U.S. Army pilot training in 1941 and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base was born. Big-name musicians often visited the Old Pueblo in the '70s and '80s, many performing sold-out shows at popular Tucson venues. Our records indicate the name is only found in Tucson, Arizona, said Roy Betts, national spokesman for the Postal Service. So who is responsible for coining the term? Many of the photos are courtesy of the Arizona Pioneer Historical Society (now Arizona Historical Society). James "J.T." It was just another string of businesses along the road that struggled to survive on August 14, 1972. Hua Chuca yesterday were honoured by the Tucson Trade Bureau As the airman . Since learning of his familys possible connection to Tucson road-naming lore, Rockliffe has done some research of his own that bolsters Clincos case. Website with searchable ship database about warships, passenger liners, merchant ships, photo galleries, technical details, stories, news and much more. We're pretty sure that's the Rillito River in the top half of the photo and Catalina Foothills beyond. Ivan . The land is now sports fields. FILE - Guitarist Jeff Beck performs at the Louisiana Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans on April 29, 2011. The offices for the Regional Transportaition Authority or RTA and the Pima Association of Government or PAG are expected to occupy space in the building. The test off Hawaii was the first time Raytheon's ship-launched Standard Missile-3 IIA interceptor was used to hit an intercontinental missile. The glider was to land at Ryan Air Field. The homes south of the football stadium are gone. Walgreen Drugs, 33 E. Congress St. Tucson, in May, 1956. The historic Santa Rita Hotel rises up behind the fire station. Tucson looking north from about 20th Street in 1929. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. Interstate 10 (refered to as the "Tucson freeway" in newspapers at the time) under construction at Speedway Blvd. April 24, 2018. Clubhouse is far left. Note the roundhouse (now gone). The Pantano Wash runs through the top half of the photo. The new Interstate 19 was given a friendlier name: "Camino de los Padres.". 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The Carl Hayden Community Hospital (formerly Southern Pacific RR hospital) and beautiful park (now the U.S. District Court). After graduating from Tucson High School and studying at the UA, Blanton got his first engineering job with the Southern Pacific Railroad. A non-profit group saved the hotel from the wrecking ball in 1989. Grant Road is in the foreground. Looking west from Mission Road south of Drexel Road west of Tucson in March, 1953. Partly to mostly cloudy. Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion. Paralleling the highway are the El Paso and Southwestern RR tracks. The photo was taken with infrared film and a dark red filter on the lens to pierce the cloud cover. Police are today appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened at 7.45pm on Monday. Another aspect was to demonstrate to children "how the wage-earning parent functions outside the home. That was in February, 1955. He had this home built in 1936. Downtown Tucson looking east from Main Ave in the early 1950s, before any urban redevelopment projects had taken hold. Harrison Road is at the bottom of the photo. Downtown Tucson and the barren Catalina Foothills in 1958. The Valley National Bank building (now Chase Bank), the Pioneer Hotel building, the Fox Theater (lower left) and not much else. Arroyo Chico winds its way through the lower right side. Low 33F. The "Piano Man" Billy Joel performs at the Tucson Community Center on November 14, 1978. Photos of Tucson as far back as the 1880s the archives of the Tucson Citizen and Arizona Daily Star. Content from 46 countries and all 50 states. Related to this collection Updated: Archive aerial photos of Tucson, Pima County Aerial. Topics. Not long after, he began to learn the family business from his own father. The city leased two helicopters for six-months as a test. Dave Bloom and Sons men's clothing at the northwest corner 6th Ave and Congress in 1956. From the depths of the photo archives of the Tucson Citizen and Arizona Daily Star, it's another installment of Tucson: Then and Now. The group played the Tucson Convention Center Nov. 18, 1987. He used to watch him work at his drafting table, and he later helped him draw a few subdivision plats before enrolling at the UA to become a registered professional land surveyor himself. It was intended to replace the old Nogales Highway, then known as "Camino de la Muerte" or "Highway of Death," due to the number of fatal accidents (12 in 1967 alone). But the hotel is still there. Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives (1940-1977) Browse by Year 1940-1977 (38 years available). It cost $1.5 million. Really. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. Ayer, 1901. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Originally, the parking facilities was designed to handle 850 vehicles but it was overflowing for the event. Pima County is home to 40 of them, mostly in mid-century neighborhoods built around Tucsons angled arteries Aviation Parkway, Benson Highway, the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and Interstate 10 east of I-19. Grant Road is in the foreground. 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Ann Kirkpatrick won't seek re-election to Congress, 6 famous singers who came to Tucson in the 1970s and '80s, Photos: Princess Margaret's Tucson visit in 1965, Tucson Landmarks: Videos exploring the Old Pueblo's most notable places, Interactive map: Find and compare today's gas prices in Tucson. Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. You have permission to edit this collection. Looking east from "A" Mountain and Menlo Park along Congress St. into downtown Tucson in the mid-1970s. Newspapers from 1607 to Today. Use the following 100-day listing as your roadmap to a happy summer. Find out how much gas costs at stations near you. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File). He taught me surveying, Rockliffe said of his dad, the likely son of the stravenue. Scott Ave looking south from Pennington St toward Congress. Tucson and Pima County have had a long and well-deserved reputation for. The original city hall and county courthouse still stand, along with the original (and green) Presidio Park. Note the price of the concert tickets. It's now the Aviation Parkway. Sixth Avenue runs through the center of the photo, with the sprawling Southern Pacific Railroad yard angling in from the right. The delta wings in the back have a span of 90 inches and the glider is about 10 feet long. Congress Street, looking west from 4th Avenue, Tucson, ca. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. The Little One restaurant, 151 N. Stone Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. You have permission to edit this collection. Downtown Tucson looking southeast, probably about 1967. Clinco said the earliest appearance of a stravenue he can find is on the plat map for a subdivision called Country Club Park, a wedge-shaped neighborhood hemmed in by Aviation Road, Country Club and 29th Street. A pedestrian in his forties has been killed in a road traffic collision outside Xscape in CMK. . Rio Nuevo wants the state Legislature to loosen the purse strings so the district can start , The University of Arizona has been around for quite some time and has a story or two to tell, The University of Arizona's Old Main, the oldest public building in Arizona this side of San, #ThisIsTucson (@this_is_tucson) Instagram photos and videos. The swatch of darkness is the Southern Pacific RR mainline and yard in Tucson, shown in this 1953 photo, looking northwest. It was one of the first buildings on Stone Ave. to be constructed after World War II. 1957. It became Tucson Country Club. The non-stop trip to Phoenix as still a few years away. Ed Stiles / Tucson Citizen S.H. Now its buried beneath the county courthouse, Rockliffe said. She was 54. ), 35 fun events happening in Tucson this weekend Jan. 12-16 , These 8 soups in Tucson will take you on a trip around the globe, Find concha slippers, horchata lip balm and more at this downtown maker shop, NOW OPEN: New downtown restaurant Blue Front is home to American comfort foods, 65 fun events happening in Tucson this January 2023 , 9 local print shops to help you create custom T-shirts, invitations and more, This home baker makes rockin' ice cream with Japanese techniques, John Dillinger's eventful capture in Tucson: the history and how it's remembered today, Blondie's Ice Cream is home to nostalgic flavors in an adorable retro trailer. Photo, Print, Drawing [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, January 30, 1892, Image 4, brought to you by Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records; Phoenix, AZ, and the National Digital Newspaper Program. 1957. Photo is looking east from Wilmot Road (left to right) and Broadway Road. Designer and pilot Tony Raciti looks out the window of the cockpit in his high speed glider, the Cherokee Queen, at Freeway Airport in Tucson in March, 1961. It as a chillly 18-degrees at altitude. The Roskruge Hotel at 109 S. Scott, Tucson, in 1965. Perkins Motor Co. , pictured in 1955, at the northwest corner of Stone and Alameda occupied the site for 15 years until it was demolished to make way for the Arizona Land Title Building, which was converted to Pima County Public Works Center in early 2000s. City study showed 81% of its employees make wages below the standard market rates of other public-sector jobs around the state. It's Hotel Tucson City Center. Most of the motorists in this picture had to wait 10 minutes for the two-train switching operation. Traffic along West Congress Street near the Santa Cruz River moves along on July 24, 1970. Also: Tucson Democrat Pamela Powers Hannleyfaces heavy blowback for a legislative vote; Ward 6 Tucson City Council race attracts another candidate; and recall attempt resumes against Rep. Mark Finchem. City authorities had decided to replace the bridge starting in the fall. Tucson is the only place in America where you can drive down a stravenue. It was demolished in 1984. It's now the Ronstadt Transit Center. Looking south on Kolb Road from 22nd Street, Tucson, in 1970. Activities Calendar; Gym Schedule; Information. ", Puppeteers at work during "Man in the Box of Blocks," a Tucson-produced educational children's show in May, 1970. Now her name is part of it. Tucson homes popping up in 1965. Araiza in late 2013. Old photos from the Tucson Citizen photo archives are matched with photos taken by Daily Star photographer A.E. The street running left to right in the center of the photo is Westover Ave. Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. Unearthed original color replacing pink shade of Old Pima County Courthouse, How Tucson artist Rock Martinez evolved from tagger to muralist, Valentine's Day messages adorn downtown Tucson sidewalks, Then and Now: Kinsley's Ranch Lake in Arivaca Junction, Hold on teeny tiny freshwater jellyfish have been spotted in Sabino Canyon (?! Tucson looking north from about 20th Street in 1929. Tucson Medical Center, looking north, ca. The barrio demolished to build the Tucson Convention Center and Symphony Hall. You have permission to edit this collection. Additional classes may be scheduled based on the number of applicants. 1960. If he did not actually invent the term, he produced the first one and promoted their popularity in the late 1940s.. Shifman's extended family members lived at the estate. The Rolling Hills subdivision and golf course (left center) and Regina Cleri Seminary (building cluster in center) near 22nd Street and Pantano, Tucson, in 1970. Some of the most beneficial reasons to look into Tucson Citizen local obituaries include: Uncover the branches of your family tree. This is the exterior of the Hydra store which at one time was the Dave Bloom and Sons store on Congress St and Sixth Avenue. Also note the long wooden freight loading structure wooden water tower, long-since demolished. Today: Lute Olson-coached Team USA's win over the Russians in the 1986 World Basketball Championship. A hero pilot who shot down at least four Russian Migs in a classified dogfight at the height of the Cold War which saw his jet shot 263 times is to receive the Navy Cross. The cross street with man on horseback is Stone Ave. Photo likely from the early 1900s, since the Santa Rita was finished in 1904. Old photos from the Tucson Citizen photo archives are matched with photos taken by Daily Star photographer A.E. Old Nogales Highway near Ruby Road in July, 1956. Tucson Citizen archives Search the online archives of the Tucson Citizen for free. Arroyo Chico winds its way through the lower right side. 99 Names of Allah; Quran; Links; Glossary; FAQ . Construction on the Interstate 10 overpass at Congress Street (looking East) underway in 1958. It was December, 1956, and downtown was exploding with development. Sign up for it at tucson.com/timemachine. Downtown Tucson buildings taken June 1965. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Tucson, Arizona on facebook. Looking for the cheapest gas in Tucson? It was replaced by the Pima Savings building, which opened in 1956. Unless the developer had some pet names in mind, he left it up to the engineering firm to come up with the street names, he said. The Stone Avenue widening project between Drachman and Lester streets in April, 1955. Photos by YONI POZNER/Tucson Citizen PHOTO ONE: Kathy Pashos, 45, relaxes with her daughter's cat, Gremlin, in her home. It was the end of the steam engine age, which accounts for the coal and oil residue along the tracks. A Pioneer Constructors pneumatic roller is used to compact the gravel base for an 80-foot roadway. It features six stravenues that were mapped out in February 1948, three months before the plat for Pueblo Gardens. T. This is a 1950 photo of the North Oracle Road bridge where it originally crossed over the Rillito River, west of the current bridge. Front page of the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, Arizona. Hi Corbett Field, 700 S. Randolph Way., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 28, 2020. It as a. It appears it never took flight. She has been with the Star in various capacities since 1991. Wednesday in Faith Church 3925 e. 5th St. Presbyterians ask old photos the Rev. It felt like it was kind of in the blood.. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Jun 16, 1967, p. 10 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. 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