The hotel was built in 1928, but was doomed almost immediately by the stock market crash of 1929. 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). The El Paso and Southwestern RR tracks are on the right side. in the early 1960s. Occasionally, he would join him in his box seats at Hi Corbett Field for Cleveland Indians spring training games. 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. 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). Hua Chuca yesterday were honoured by the Tucson Trade Bureau As the airman . 1. For 13 years, the Birthday of President Washington had been honored in the new nation. But in 1796 no bells were rung or bonfires lit. This is a photo of One East Broadway in downtown Tucson on Broadway Boulevard and Stone Avenue looking east toward the Walsh Federal Courthouse. Grant Road is in the foreground. . Did you know? A May 11 flight was canceled. Def Leppard played at the Tucson Convention Center Dec. 26, 1992. Aaronson Brothers Apparel Store at Congress and 6th Ave. Now the Chicago Store. 1960. The parking lot of Park Mall is at the very bottom-center of the photo. It was one the oldest buildings in downtown Tucson. The relaxation tape was given to her by her counselor. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Jul 10, 1970, p. 4 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . Partly cloudy skies. His sons expanded the business to cover Tucson. One of Tucsons longest infrastructure projects for bicyclists and pedestrians is closer to construction but not without some added changes tr. This is a 1925 photo of the All Auto Camp on 2650 N Oracle Rd at Jacinto which featured casitas with the names of a state on the buildings. 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. At right, behind the steel, the Southern Arizona Bank Building. For example, an 8,000 square foot lot could contain a casita as large as 800 square feet. The newspapers can be browsed or searched using a computer-generated index. Subsidence at the mine in San Manuel, ca. 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 Pioneer Constructors pneumatic roller is used to compact the gravel base for an 80-foot roadway. All Saints Catholic Church, 400 S. 6th Ave., Tucson, in 1963. Tucson Mall construction well-underway in 1981. Tucson's original airport in 1929. At right, is the natural desert of the Williams Addition, an innovative 160-acre development with only 22 homes on large lots. Today: Lute Olson-coached Team USA's win over the Russians in the 1986 World Basketball Championship. Subsidence at the mine in San Manuel, ca. 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. Scott Ave looking south from Pennington St toward Congress. She has been with the Star in various capacities since 1991. The old department stores (Jacome's and Penney's) were replaced by the central library and plaza. Silverbell Road and Scenic Drive in Marana, looking south-southwest in 1975. Discover the stories of your ancestors. Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. The photo was taken with infrared film and a dark red filter on the lens to pierce the cloud cover. She toured the United States for three wee. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. WAYNE BAKER. By the 1960s it had fallen into disrepair. Search archives Browse archives 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. It's anybody's guess where this is. 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. The Tucson Fire Department's Station No. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. 1960. Spanish Trail winds through the center of this aerial photo of Tucson's eastside in 1970. The newspaper ended print publica Most Popular Shooting reveals unexpected threat to urban bobcats in. James "J.T." For Star subscribers: The ramifications could be felt throughout the entire region if the long running initiative dies: Decades of Tucson road work will be at risk, the expansion of Arizonas transportation network could be stunted for years, and poor tribes in Pima County would lose out on needed infrastructure indefinitely. Fire north of Bisbee 40 percent contained Dad on drugs allegedly chews out his kid's eyeballs Ohio man pleads guilty to shooting at tractor Settlement would pay for cleanup of 3 Arizona mines Johanna Eubank is a digital producer for the Arizona Daily Star and tucson.com. That was in February, 1955. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. "It's kind of a funny game like that," Guentzel said. The Carl Hayden Community Hospital (formerly Southern Pacific RR hospital) and beautiful park (now the U.S. District Court). It featured a former CBS television executive, Marvin Duckler (who died at age 90 in Tucson on Jan. 24, 2018). You have permission to edit this collection. Search the online archives of the Tucson Citizen for free. Looking for the cheapest gas in Tucson? The barrio in the foreground was bulldozed to make way for the Tucson Convention Center and Symphony Hall. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Nov 23, 1968, p. 8 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . Opening weekend of the 10-day HSL Properties Tucson Jazz Festival brought in big crowds to Tucson Symphony show with Pink Martini, Matthew Whitaker at the Fox. I had a route that ran from First Street to 10th Street between Tucson Boulevard and Country Club. The empty lot and mobile home sales in the lower right corner is now the site of Home Depot and dozens of other businesses. There is no apparent record of the Superior Automatic and Self Service Car Wash. 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Steinfeld's was replaced by the Bank of America tower. City Laundry Co. of Tucson occupied the historic building at right, at 79 E. Toole Ave., since 1915. Westbound SR84A (now I-10) at Congress Street in 1954. It as a chillly 18-degrees at altitude. Activities Calendar; Gym Schedule; Information. Downtown Tucson buildings on Broadway and Stone taken June 1965. Ivan . The 42-unit hotel, built in 1928, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. City Hall is on the left (with flagpole) and San Augustin church is the peaked roof in distance at the end of the street. Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. The most-important element of the half-hour show was to develop verbal skills in children. In 1948, the Arizona State Highway Department approved the Tucson Controlled Access Highway, a bypass around downtown Tucson. 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. In front of that, the Pima Savings and Loan building. North of the Tucson city limits in 1946. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. The land is now sports fields. 40+ aerial photos of Tucson from decades ago, Arizona Pioneer Historical Society library, 100 Tucson experiences for you to try this summer, Lulu Walker was Arizona teacher, principal, Jesuits affiliated with Tumaccori Mission discovered, worked in many mines. It cost $1.5 million. It was named State Route 84A, and connected Benson Highway (US 80) with the Casa Grande Highway (US 84). Harrison Road is at the bottom of the photo. The Wells Fargo Bank, Pioneer Building and Pima County Public Defender's Office on Stone Avenue looking south near Alameda Street in downtown Tucson. 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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. 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. The new section of Interstate 10 is lower left. 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). in the early 1960s. looking east from County Club Road, Tucson, in 1950. The La Reforma Housing Project is prominent at the bottom of the picture. Arizona Highways magazine featured Del Webbs Tucson development, Pueblo Gardens, in the November, 1948 edition. 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. It was completely demolished in 1968. Under construction: The Southern Arizona Bank and Trust building, to the left of the Pioneer Hotel. Ed Stiles / Tucson Citizen S.H. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. Note the tight cluster of businesses, hotels, theatres along Congress Street, where the county building complex now stands. Tucson Citizen Archives Software Unpack Photo Archives v.1..2014.74 Unpack Photo Archives is simply the fastest, easiest way to batch unpack Zip and RAR photo archives on your computer. The lights of businesses on Stone Avenue in downtown Tucson, looking south from Ventura Street in July, 1971. The glider was to land at Ryan Air Field. This is a July 2, 1982 photo of flooding along a Tucson street. Note the bypass on the Southern Pacific Railroad mainline. Enke, Batiste helped make Tucson history CITIZEN STAFFERS MEMORIES The views from the top. The move came over the objections of Democrats who questioned whether it would do more harm than good. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. Main Avenue runs through the center of the photo. The new section of Interstate 10 is lower left. Snow covers the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, probably in February, 1966. The Regional Transportation Authority and city and county bond initiatives are changing that reputation, slowly but surely. The parking at 35 E. Pennington, Tucson, in May, 1956. Neil Young performed at the Tucson Convention Center Nov. 13, 1986. TUCSON, Ariz. - The Tucson Border Patrol Station is taking applications for their "Citizen's Academy" planned for later this year. Rockliffe was about 11 at the time. It's now the Ronstadt Transit Center. Looking west from Mission Road south of Drexel Road west of Tucson in March, 1953. The non-stop trip to Phoenix as still a few years away. Congress Street in Tucson, looking east from the Chase Bank building at Stone Ave. in August, 1980. Rockliffe said he used to visit his grandfather on Sundays and holidays. The Tucson Gas and Electric generating station (no longer there) is at right. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. Institute of Research and Diagnostic Clinic for the Desert Sanatorium, now known as Tucson Medical Center, in 1929. The historic Coronado Hotel at 4th Ave. and 9th St. in Tucson, had seen better days by 1987. Fellow rock legends are paying tribute to Jeff Beck, the guitar virtuoso and musical innovator who died Tuesday. Speedway Boulevard, Tucson, looking east from near County Club Road in December, 1957. 1960s. It's now Drachman Elementary School and Santa Rosa Park. Def Leppard's Steve Clark jams at the TCC. The swatch of darkness is the Southern Pacific RR mainline and yard in Tucson, shown in this 1953 photo, looking northwest. Both buildings were demolished in 1958 to make way for a parking lot. Tucson and downtown area looking north from 22nd Street and 6th Avenue (far right) in the mid 1960s. 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 (?! 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. . Presleys death was confirmed by her mother, Priscilla, who called her daughter "the most passionate, strong and loving woman I have ever known. Presley, the only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, shared her fathers brooding charisma. Tucson Country Club in 1957, 11 years after a group of 50 people purchased a ranch for Tucson's second golf country club. 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. Tucson Medical Center, looking north, ca. Here's a look at seemingly unrelated collections of photos of Tucson's past from archives of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen. The purpose of these missions was to aid in the colonization and exploration of land to the financial benefit of the Spanish Empire. at the Pantano Wash in Tucson, 1981. Downing, lead guitarist of Judas Priest plays at the Tucson Community Center Arena June 9, 1980. She was married four times, including to Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage. Empty lot on the north west corner of E Broadway Blvd. Another aspect was to demonstrate to children "how the wage-earning parent functions outside the home. By 1961, it was reconstructed as Interstate 10. Clubhouse is far left. 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. Blanton and Cole was the surveyor for six of them, including the five oldest. Downtown Tucson looking south down Stone Avenue in 1956. Might be North Alvernon Way near Glenn Street. and S. Scott Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 28, 2020. Low 33F. She had four children. North of the Tucson city limits in 1946. Downtown Tucson, looking northeast, in the 1940s. Become a member to access this feature. For Star subscribers:New home prices in the Tucson area could climb well above $400,000 in 2022. 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. The completed Arizona Land Title Building (tall building at left) and completed two-story J.C. Penney Department Store on Stone Ave. in Tucson, ca. The city council voted in November to continue the program and purchase two helicopters. The city planning and zoning commission added the made-up word to Tucsons official street naming and numbering system in November 1948. 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. 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. It's now Drachman School and Santa Rosa Park. 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. Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and Mike Love do their stuff on stage at the University of Arizona's McKale Center April 24, 1978. Tucson Police Officer William Shoemaker leans out of the department's "Sky Patrol" helicopter in July, 1972. The plan was to tow the gilder to 15,000 feet using a World War II-era B-25 bomber. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.. By Summer 1962, completed freeway sections allowed travelers to go from Prince Road to 6th Ave. Alameda Street and North Stone Avenue in Tucson looking south from the roof of the county building at 200 N Stone on Thursday, November 7, 2013. The Who: John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Tim Gorman (a touring member) and Kenney Jones perform at Sun Devil Stadium Oct. 31, 1982. You have permission to edit this article. Downtown Tucson buildings on S. Stone taken June 1965 from the East side of the street, looking North. Sixth Avenue runs through the center of the photo, with the sprawling Southern Pacific Railroad yard angling in from the right. Theyre being broadcast on television and radio stations in English and Spanish and shared on ADOTs social media platforms. It was December, 1956, and downtown was exploding with development. 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. It was the first police helicopter patrol operation in Arizona. An estate in Williams Edition circa 1940 owned by Sam Shifman (who started the Shifman Matress company of Newark, NJ.). All the buildings were demolished as part of the city's urban renewal project in the 1960s and 70s. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). Donald e. Scherck left of Davis Mon than fab and spec. ZZ Top in concert at the University of Arizona McKale Center Aug. 12, 1991. The Pima County Public Works Center on the northwest corner of Stone Avenue and Alameda Street. 1 was once on the 100 block of South Sixth Avenue, across the street from the Pueblo Hotel and Apartments in the late 1960s. It appears it never took flight. Under construction: The Southern Arizona Bank and Trust building, to the left of the Pioneer Hotel. Now her name is part of it. It features six stravenues that were mapped out in February 1948, three months before the plat for Pueblo Gardens. Pennington Drugs is at left. 1940 in the early 1960s. The Justice Department is reviewing classified documents that appear to be from the Obama administration that were found at a think tank tied to President Biden, according to a White House lawyer. Wikipedia gives credit for the stravenue to Mr. Snow covers the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, probably in February, 1966. The Tucson Veterans Administration Hospital (now the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System) looking southwest from about Benson Highway and Park Ave. in 1954. The El Conquistador Hotel, lower right, in 1954. Downtown Tucson buildings taken May 1953, including Stein's clothing and Leed's Shoes and Souther Arizona Bank and Trust. Video by Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star. The barrio demolished to build the Tucson Convention Center and Symphony Hall. Grant Road, looking west at Campbell Ave. in 1966. As aerial as you can get in 1880: Looking west at the Plaza de Armas, Congregational Church and portions of the Presidio wall in central Tucson. It was the end of the steam engine age, which accounts for the coal and oil residue along the tracks. The non-stop trip to Phoenix as still a few years away. 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. 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). The caption on the photo reads, "Today, the University (of Arizona) has more buildings than vacant land." 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 It was a tuberculosis treatment center and retreat for people seeking the benefits of dry desert air and sunshine. Tucson is the only place in America where you can drive down a stravenue. Court Street in Tucson, c. 1900. The tape helps her get through moments when the thought of her daughter's murder is too much to handle. ), 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. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. By Summer 1962, completed freeway sections allowed travelers to go from Prince Road to 6th Ave. Since learning of his familys possible connection to Tucson road-naming lore, Rockliffe has done some research of his own that bolsters Clincos case. At lower right, the La Reforma Housing Project, which housed defense industry workers during WWII. A look back at Tucson-area streets from the photo archives of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen. 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. But the hotel is still there. The building underwent an extensive restoration in 1990. It was also considering a 3,600-unit parking lot, all of which could cost around $11 million. and S. Plumer Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. It was part of the first section of interstate highway in Tucson, from Congress to Speedway. 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). Glenn c. Mc-1 gee has asked for help of i Tucson ans in finding old pictures of Trinity presbyterian Church and its . Not long after, he began to learn the family business from his own father. Host Marvin Duckler, left, and puppeteer Bonni Haber on the set of "Man in the Box of Blocks" in May, 1970, in Tucson. Copy editor. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. News Alerts Subscribe Explore the comprehensive records in our online database, and you'll gain access to almost 150 years of local history. Terence Blanchard, Matthew Whitaker and two-time Grammy-nominated young vocalist Samara Joy among 100-plus jazz artists descending on Tucson for 10-day festival. Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. Paralleling the highway are the El Paso and Southwestern RR tracks. [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. The non-stop trip to Phoenix as still a few years away. Interstate 19 was completed to Nogales until 10 years alter. 1957. Downtown Tucson looking south down Stone Avenue in 1956. It was built in 1904 and demolished in 1984. Here's a look at seemingly unrelated collections of photos of Tucson's past from archives of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen. It's still true today. The original city hall and county courthouse still stand, along with the original (and green) Presidio Park. An estate in Williams Edition circa 1940 owned by Sam Shifman (who started the Shifman Matress company of Newark, NJ.). Looking south on Kolb Road from 22nd Street, Tucson, in 1970. The Tucson Unified School District spent years buying property, including dozens of homes, surrounding the main building. Spanish Trail winds through the center of this aerial photo of Tucson's eastside in 1970. Tucson will be poorer for the newspaper's folding because the loss of all that talent in one place. #ThisIsTucson (@this_is_tucson) Instagram photos and videos. Plan brings another $50 million through Certificates of Participation to fund road repairs bringing the total so far to $85 million. This is a photo of the Chase Building looking south through a parking lot on East Pennington Street from the front doors of City High School at 48 E Pennington St. 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. The homes south of the football stadium are gone. Palo Verde High School in Tucson got grass and trees and the courtyard for the 1968 school year. The Palo Verde Overpass south of Tucson (Southern Pacific RR tracks), looking East on 36th Street, in 1956. 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