The fairways are taking shape. Arizona Highways magazine featured Del Webbs Tucson development, Pueblo Gardens, in the November 1948 edition. Hotel Congress is at left. The move came over the objections of Democrats who questioned whether it would do more harm than good. Downtown Tucson lights The lights of businesses. Dwight Yoakam performed at the Tucson Convention Center June 16, 1993. For 13 years, the Birthday of President Washington had been honored in the new nation. 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The cross street with man on horseback is Stone Ave. Photo likely from the early 1900s, since the Santa Rita was finished in 1904. It is now Williams Centre. Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and Mike Love do their stuff on stage at the University of Arizona's McKale Center April 24, 1978. Low 33F. 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. He played two concerts in Tucson, on Aug. 9, 1972, and June 29, 1973. January 9 . The new Selby Motors Mercury dealership at 2200 E. Broadway Road, Tucson, in 1956. Tucson Mall construction well-underway in 1981. But the hotel is still there. Many of the photos are courtesy of the Arizona Pioneer Historical Society (now Arizona Historical Society). at the Pantano Wash in Tucson, 1981. The old department stores (Jacome's and Penney's) were replaced by the central library and plaza. A new report analyzing the U.S. road conditions and how money is spent on improving them, shows Arizona has some of the best roads in the nation. Silverbell Road and Scenic Drive in Marana, looking south-southwest in 1975. Note the roundhouse (now gone). He had this home built in 1936. 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 (?! Subsidence at the mine in San Manuel, ca. Arizona weekly citizen. Area in 1979 along North Oracle Road near the entrance of the Oracle Road Self Storage at 4700 N Oracle Rd near the Rillito River which would now be north of the Tucson Mall. Then there's the two guys suspended from the crane. 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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 (?! The most-important element of the half-hour show was to develop verbal skills in children. Downtown Tucson looking east from Main Ave in the early 1950s, before any urban redevelopment projects had taken hold. What do you call a road that runs diagonally between an east-west street and a north-south avenue? Note the Ryan-Evans Drugs on the corner, at right, originally owned by the Martin family. Thayer Manca Residential plans a $4.9 million renovation to the 424-unit Entrada Apartments. 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. NBC News' Ken Dilanian breaks down how the discovery came to light and how the documents compare to classified documents found at former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate last year. A pedestrian in his forties has been killed in a road traffic collision outside Xscape in CMK. Might be North Alvernon Way near Glenn Street. If you're a fan of "The Crown" on Netflix, you know of Queen Elizabeth's sister, Princess Margaret. Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley and a singer-songwriter dedicated to her fathers legacy, died Thursday after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. The La Reforma Housing Project is prominent at the bottom of the picture. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Jul 10, 1970, p. 4 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . in the early 1960s. in the early 1960s. at the Pantano Wash in Tucson, 1981. The Carl Hayden Community Hospital (formerly Southern Pacific RR hospital) and beautiful park (now the U.S. District Court). Wednesday in Faith Church 3925 e. 5th St. Presbyterians ask old photos the Rev. Search archives Browse archives The original city hall and county courthouse still stand, along with the original (and green) Presidio Park. If he did not actually invent the term, he produced the first one and promoted their popularity in the late 1940s.. Construction on the Interstate 10 overpass at Congress Street (looking East) underway in 1958. The new Walgreens Drugs store at El Rancho Shopping Center, Tucson, in 1959. He was born George Anthony Blanton in Calgary, Alberta, in 1910. It's now Drachman School and Santa Rosa Park. The Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobilitys Move Tucson initiative is effort to create a 20-year, long-range master plan of transportation and mobility projects. This is the MacArthur Building on Toole Avenue and Pennington Street. 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. 1 was once on the 100 block of South Sixth Avenue, across the street from the Pueblo Hotel and Apartments in the late 1960s. 1940s. 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. Police said that More . The photo was taken with infrared film and a dark red filter on the lens to pierce the cloud cover. This is the parking lot at 35 E. Pennington, the site of the "new Woolworth Building" in May, 1956. Interstate 19 was completed to Nogales until 10 years alter. 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. Traffic along West Congress Street near the Santa Cruz River moves along on July 24, 1970. Rockliffe was about 11 at the time. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. It as a chillly 18-degrees at altitude. This stretch of the Benson highway near South Palo Verde Road was bypassed after Interstate 10 was opened in 1969. 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. Looking west from Mission Road south of Drexel Road west of Tucson in March, 1953. It appears it never took flight. You have permission to edit this collection. The Palo Verde Overpass south of Tucson (Southern Pacific RR tracks), looking East on 36th Street, in 1956. Citizen photo outstanding servicemen airman . It featured a former CBS television executive, Marvin Duckler (who died at age 90 in Tucson on Jan. 24, 2018). The large buildings along the railroad tracks were demolished to make way for the Aviation Parkway. It is currently used as the University of Arizona Downtown facility housing the College of Architecture Planning and Landscape Architecture. Both buildings were demolished in 1958 to make way for a parking lot. One of Tucsons longest infrastructure projects for bicyclists and pedestrians is closer to construction but not without some added changes tr. The El Paso and Southwestern RR tracks are on the right side. It was formerly Selby Motors Mercury. Another aspect was to demonstrate to children "how the wage-earning parent functions outside the home.". He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). Calendar item that ran in the Arizona Daily Star June 29, 1973. An overpass solved the problem in 1965. It was built in 1926 and underwent an extensive renovation in 1990. An estate in Williams Edition circa 1940 owned by Sam Shifman (who started the Shifman Matress company of Newark, NJ.). The parking lot of Park Mall is at the very bottom-center of the photo. (Click on the image for a readable version.) The photo shows the land in late 1947. The controversial "hump" down the middle of the road separated opposing lanes of traffic. Archived issues are available in digital format from the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection. They were demolished to build J.C. Penney building. Corbett's Lumber at 4545 E. Speedway in Tucson in 1955. His cowboy father was originally from Southern Arizona, and the family moved back here in 1911 first to Willcox and then to Tucson in 1914. At right, is the natural desert of the Williams Addition, an innovative 160-acre development with only 22 homes on large lots. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. What we stood for. The new Palo Verde High School is at bottom right. We have a Tucson history email newsletter! 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 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. In May 1949, the Tucson Daily Citizen ran a piece explaining the new street type, which it described as gobbledygood (sic) for diagonal.. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). Get the latest obituaries delivered. The Roskruge Hotel at 109 S. Scott, Tucson, in 1965. 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. Photos Arizona Daily Star or Tucson Citizen, where applicable. Craycroft Road is at right. The plaza is situated on 18 acres and has 18 tenants. 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. Park now crosses under the railroad tracks and links with Euclid Ave. Electric street cars replaced horse-drawn street cars in Tucson, 1906. It's anybody's guess where this is. Donald e. Scherck left of Davis Mon than fab and spec. For example, an 8,000 square foot lot could contain a casita as large as 800 square feet. The TTT Truck Terminal at Craycroft Road and Benson Highway in Tucson in June, 1966. 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. The parking at 35 E. Pennington, Tucson, in May, 1956. Get this Tucson Citizen page for free from Wednesday, January 7, 1976 sintsses-Services CARPENTRY WORK ALL PHASES EXPERIENCED & RELIABLE Porches Porch Enclosures Framing & Trim Work Doors Arizona . 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. Tucson Citizen archives Search the online archives of the Tucson Citizen for free. It was a tuberculosis treatment center and retreat for people seeking the benefits of dry desert air and sunshine. Topics. 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. 1957. 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 Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. It featured a former CBS television executive, Marvin Duckler (who died at age 90 in Tucson on Jan. 24, 2018). Arroyo Chico winds its way through the lower right side. It was one the oldest buildings in downtown Tucson. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Congress Street, looking west from 4th Avenue, Tucson, ca. Congress Street in Tucson, looking east from the Chase Bank building at Stone Ave. in August, 1980. The delta wings in the back have a span of 90 inches and the glider is about 10 feet long. The Fox Theatre in downtown Tucson buildings taken June 1965. Speedway Blvd. 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). Old photos from the Tucson Citizen photo archives are matched with photos taken by Daily Star photographer A.E. The city leased two helicopters for six-months as a test. The building was a block deep, extending from Congress Street through to Penington. Subsidence at the mine in San Manuel, ca. The newspaper ended print publica Most Popular Shooting reveals unexpected threat to urban bobcats in. The barrio in the foreground was bulldozed to make way for the Tucson Convention Center and Symphony Hall. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. World War II As It Happened. Today, Caffe Luce and One North Fifth Lofts have replaced the shops just beyond the Hotel Congress sign on the corner of 5th Ave. and Congress. The MacArthur Hotel at 500 E. Toole Ave. in 1965. It's Hotel Tucson City Center. 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). looking east from County Club Road, Tucson, in 1950. The tape helps her get through moments when the thought of her daughter's murder is too much to handle. Ph: 520-573-4155 rwiley@tucson.com Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. 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 Tucson Fire Department's Station No. 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. Winds light and variable. 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 Police Officer William Shoemaker leans out of the department's "Sky Patrol" helicopter in July, 1972. The hotel was built in 1928, but was doomed almost immediately by the stock market crash of 1929. Under construction: The Southern Arizona Bank and Trust building, to the left of the Pioneer Hotel. My first job over 40 years ago was as a paperboy for the Tucson Citizen. This is a photo of the Fox Theatre on Congress Street and Stone Avenue toward the north on Thursday, October 24, 2013 in Tucson, Ariz. In 1946, the 580-acre "Rancho de la Sombra" was purchased by a group of 50 Tucsonans who wanted a second golf country club in Tucson. Video by Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star. Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion. Score! New Census Bureau report lists population growth over the last decade for Arizona cities. The historic Santa Rita Hotel rises up behind the fire station. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. He said there are 10 Tucson subdivisions that include stravenues, all of them mapped between 1948 and 1960. The large buildings along the railroad tracks were demolished to make way for the Aviation Parkway. The company moved to that location in 1931. He later worked for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads, Pima County and the city of Tucson before launching a private practice with Frederick P. Cole, a former draftsman for the county. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. Downtown Tucson looking south down Stone Avenue in 1956. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Most of the motorists in this picture had to wait 10 minutes for the two-train switching operation. Downing, lead guitarist of Judas Priest plays at the Tucson Community Center Arena June 9, 1980. 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. Note the price of the concert tickets. If you get a text asking you to update your drivers license, dont click. Read 1901-1977 Tucson Citizen Newspaper Archives from Tucson, Arizona. This is a photo of North Scott Avenue, north of Congress Street. It's now the Aviation Parkway. 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. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. Interstate 10 under construction at St Mary's Road in Tucson, ca. Old Nogales Highway near Ruby Road in July, 1956. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). Arizona Historical Society, Tucson, AZ $50,000 to preserve a collection of vintage glass negatives depicting Tucson and southern Arizona from 1870 to 1930. The city planning and zoning commission added the made-up word to Tucsons official street naming and numbering system in November 1948. Originally, the parking facilities was designed to handle 850 vehicles but it was overflowing for the event. Paralleling the highway are the El Paso and Southwestern RR tracks. This database is a fully searchable text version of the newspaper for the following years: 1941-77. Sixth Avenue runs through the center of the photo, with the sprawling Southern Pacific Railroad yard angling in from the right. Also note the long wooden freight loading structure wooden water tower, long-since demolished. 1933. ), 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. 1960. The Tucson Unified School District spent years buying property, including dozens of homes, surrounding the main building. "Man in the Box of Blocks" was produced at the "modern color studio" in KUAT-TV on the University of Arizona campus. She has been with the Star in various capacities since 1991. Steinfeld's Department Store (replaced by the Bank of America tower) was probably stocked for Christmas. Rockliffe said his father, Donald Alan Rockliffe, married Blantons eldest daughter, Beverly, and worked as draftsman and design engineer for his father-in-law. At right, behind the steel, the Southern Arizona Bank Building. This is the view of One East Broadway at Stone Avenue and Broadway Boulevard looking northeast with the Chase building in the background. 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. Tucson Mall construction well-underway in 1981. Walgreen Drugs, 33 E. Congress St. Tucson, in May, 1956. The apparent source for that historical nugget is a reader comment posted beneath an Arizona Daily Star story from 2008, which is pretty thin gravy, even for an online encyclopedia. Search the online archives of the Tucson Citizen for free. . It is now the main library plaza. in the early 1960s. Main Avenue runs through the center of the photo. The freeway off ramp at St. Mary's Road (picture bottom) is gone today. Where to pray; How to Pray; Du'as; Activities. Blanton and Cole was one of Tucsons first engineering and architectural companies, Rockliffe said, and it soon became the preeminent firm of its kind in the city. At lower right, the La Reforma Housing Project, which housed defense industry workers during WWII. The barrio demolished to build the Tucson Convention Center and Symphony Hall. But in 1796 no bells were rung or bonfires lit. Tucson Country Club in 1957, 11 years after a group of 50 people purchased a ranch for Tucson's second golf country club. Fish) and Miss Bolton. The purpose of the flight, said Raciti, was prove the stability of the delta wing for high speed flight. ", Puppeteers at work during "Man in the Box of Blocks," a Tucson-produced educational children's show in May, 1970. Looking north into downtown Tucson, from about 20th Street and what is now Interstate 10, in 1946. Greyhound bus depot, left, was located on the northwest corner of Broadway Boulevard and Church Avenue around February 1966. Some of the most beneficial reasons to look into Tucson Citizen local obituaries include: Uncover the branches of your family tree. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. Tucson's Rio Nuevo to ask state for more freedom to spend on projects, Photos: Old Main's renovation begins a now and then gallery, Court: Ex-AG Tom Horne can fight $1.2M campaign finance violation fine, Hue knew? TUCSON, Ariz. - The Tucson Border Patrol Station is taking applications for their "Citizen's Academy" planned for later this year. 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. Reversible lanes (also known as "suicide lanes") on East Speedway Boulevard in Tucson in 1989. The city leased two helicopters for six-months as a test. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. The Tucson Citizen 's name changed again in 1928 to the Tucson Daily Citizen and that title remained until 1977, when it returned to the Tucson Citizen for the remainder of its publication. 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. Since learning of his familys possible connection to Tucson road-naming lore, Rockliffe has done some research of his own that bolsters Clincos case. Downtown Tucson and the barren Catalina Foothills in 1958. North of the Tucson city limits in 1946. The program will offer remote workers about $7,500 in incentives including help with moving expenses, internet service and membership in community groups. Tucson's Early Moderns, 1945-1965, is an engrossing exploration of the work of the first Old Pueblo artists to deviate from the tourist aesthetic. Cortaro General Store on the northwest corner of Cortaro Road and I-10 in December, 1978. Tucson is the only place in America where you can drive down a stravenue. An estate in Williams Edition circa 1940 owned by Sam Shifman (who started the Shifman Matress company of Newark, NJ.). The glider is about 10 feet long paperboy for the Tucson Convention Center and Symphony Hall Pioneer Society... 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