Institute of Research and Diagnostic Clinic for the Desert Sanatorium, now known as Tucson Medical Center, in 1929. 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. The El Paso and Southwestern RR tracks are on the right side. Theyre being broadcast on television and radio stations in English and Spanish and shared on ADOTs social media platforms. Photos Arizona Daily Star or Tucson Citizen, where applicable. Did you know? Downtown Tucson buildings taken June 1965. The famous lunch counter had seating for 53 and a stand-up sandwich bar. Rock slides up ahead kept motorists from going further. Things have certainly changed in 50 years. Tucson Police Officer William Shoemaker leans out of the department's "Sky Patrol" helicopter in July, 1972. Tucson and Pima County have had a long and well-deserved reputation for poor-quality streets and roads. It was produced at the "modern color studio" in KUAT-TV on the University of Arizona campus. Also note the long wooden freight loading structure wooden water tower, long-since demolished. The freeway off ramp at St. Mary's Road (picture bottom) is gone today. The news articles are just some I wrote for the Tucson Citizen, which was one of Tucson's two daily newspapers before the dawn of news over the internet wiped out many newspapers across the country. The accuracy of the index varies according to the quality of the original images. The photo was taken with infrared film and a dark red filter on the lens to pierce the cloud cover. It is now Williams Centre. Ph: 520-573-4155 rwiley@tucson.com Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. We thought we'd take a look back at downtown Tucson in the 1960s, and the buildings that existed before urban redevelopment projects transform, Past January headlines involved two planes crashing or landing in rivers, two deadly blows to the space program, the news that cigarettes caus. It was removed in 1957. #ThisIsTucson (@this_is_tucson) Instagram photos and videos. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). It's still true today. A non-profit group saved the hotel from the wrecking ball in 1989. Sixth Avenue runs through the center of the photo, with the sprawling Southern Pacific Railroad yard angling in from the right. Def Leppard played at the Tucson Convention Center Dec. 26, 1992. He said there are 10 Tucson subdivisions that include stravenues, all of them mapped between 1948 and 1960. Scott Ave looking south from Pennington St toward Congress. Regina Cleri is now St. Augustine Catholic High School. He had this home built in 1936. Aaronson Brothers Apparel Store at Congress and 6th Ave. Now the Chicago Store. Tony Blanton was his grandfather. 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. Explore the comprehensive records in our online database, and you'll gain access to almost 150 years of local history. It as a chillly 18-degrees at altitude. The fairways are taking shape. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. The Wells Fargo Bank, Pioneer Hotel and Tucson Federal Savings building. Downtown Tucson looking south down Stone Avenue in 1956. A high-rise office/retail building is planned for the site. 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. Tucson Medical Center, looking north, ca. Partly cloudy skies. The historic Santa Rita Hotel rises up behind the fire station. A bustling Stone Avenue and downtown Tucson in December, 1946. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File). 1. The parking lot of Park Mall is at the very bottom-center of the photo. Downtown Tucson, looking northeast, in the 1940s. Spanish Trail winds through the center of this aerial photo of Tucson's eastside in 1970. Looking south on Kolb Road from 22nd Street, Tucson, in 1970. April 24, 2018. Downtown Tucson (at left) from "A" Mountain in January, 1953. Foreground, left, is J.C. Penney and right is Jacome's Department Store. The iconic water tower is still there. Court Street in Tucson, c. 1900. 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. 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. Home; Prayer. 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. Fellow rock legends are paying tribute to Jeff Beck, the guitar virtuoso and musical innovator who died Tuesday. It featured a former CBS television executive, Marvin Duckler (who died at age 90 in Tucson on Jan. 24, 2018). The barrio in the foreground was bulldozed to make way for the Tucson Convention Center and Symphony Hall. Tucson's original airport in 1929. 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. The four-block project cost $37,500. The U.S. Reports of the Tucson Citizen's demise greatly exaggerated Tue, May 19, 2009 Tucson police officer arrested for D.U.I. Shifman's extended family members lived at the estate. Grant Road is in the foreground. Silverbell Road and Scenic Drive in Marana, looking south-southwest in 1975. Arizona weekly citizen. Big-name musicians often visited the Old Pueblo in the '70s and '80s, many performing sold-out shows at popular Tucson venues. 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. Harrison Road is at the bottom of the photo. It as a chillly 18-degrees at altitude. 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. Tucson andthe Santa Catalina Mountains from 17,500-feet, looking north front about the rodeo grounds (bottom of photo) in March, 1956. 1 was once on the 100 block of South Sixth Avenue, across the street from the Pueblo Hotel and Apartments in the late 1960s. 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. The Judds performed at the Tucson Convention Center March 7, 1991. Downtown Tucson and the barren Catalina Foothills in 1958. The caption on the photo reads, "Today, the University (of Arizona) has more buildings than vacant land." 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 (?! Downtown Tucson buildings taken May 1953, including Stein's clothing and Leed's Shoes and Souther Arizona Bank and Trust. For a time, it shared space with the new mall. and S. Plumer Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. No, the concert wasn't in Tucson, but we included them anyway. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. This is a photo of One East Broadway in downtown Tucson on Broadway Boulevard and Stone Avenue looking east toward the Walsh Federal Courthouse. 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 Rolling Hills subdivision and golf course (left center) and Regina Cleri Seminary (building cluster in center) near 22nd Street and Pantano, Tucson, in 1970. The four-mile stretch was once a vital thoroughfare before the interstate system was created. The purpose of these missions was to aid in the colonization and exploration of land to the financial benefit of the Spanish Empire. What we stood for. After graduating from Tucson High School and studying at the UA, Blanton got his first engineering job with the Southern Pacific Railroad. 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. The 42-unit hotel, built in 1928, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 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 . Snow clogs the Catalina Highway to Mt. Def Leppard's Steve Clark jams at the TCC. 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. Since learning of his familys possible connection to Tucson road-naming lore, Rockliffe has done some research of his own that bolsters Clincos case. The street that angles from left to right is South Osborne Ave. New Census Bureau report lists population growth over the last decade for Arizona cities. Regina Cleri is now St. Augustine Catholic High School. The plans for the building are to have commercial businesses on the ground level with office space in the upper floors. The homes south of the football stadium are gone. It as a. TPD said the Sky Patrol had initiated 25 arrests and assisted with 43 other arrests since the start of the program in May, 1972. Tucson Mall construction well-underway in 1981. It was formerly the site of Perkins Motors. 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. It's now Drachman School and Santa Rosa Park. Formerly Montgomery Ward Store. Craycroft Road is at right. Tucson Mall construction well-underway in 1981. Speedway Blvd. You have permission to edit this collection. 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. ARCHIVE PHOTO --- Downtown Tucson buildings taken June 1965. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. Both buildings were demolished in 1958 to make way for a parking lot. You have permission to edit this article. 99 Names of Allah; Quran; Links; Glossary; FAQ . Looking west from Mission Road south of Drexel Road west of Tucson in March, 1953. 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. This is the intersection of Broadway and Sixth Avenue looking northwest. Sixth Avenue runs through the center of the photo, with the sprawling Southern Pacific Railroad yard angling in from the right. The barrio demolished to build the Tucson Convention Center and Symphony Hall. Winds light and variable. Kress Co. 44 N. Stone temporary location while construction of new Kress store at 97 E. Congress. The empty lot and mobile home sales in the lower right corner is now the site of Home Depot and dozens of other businesses. It was a tuberculosis treatment center and retreat for people seeking the benefits of dry desert air and sunshine. It's Hotel Tucson City Center. and S. Scott Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 28, 2020. Tucson Country Club in 1957, 11 years after a group of 50 people purchased a ranch for Tucson's second golf country club. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. 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. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. Discover the stories of your ancestors. The plans for the building are to have commercial businesses on the ground level with office space in the upper floors. What's still there? The new Palo Verde High School is at bottom right. Dave Bloom and Sons men's clothing at the northwest corner 6th Ave and Congress in 1956. 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 Main Avenue runs through the center of the photo. Johanna Eubank is a digital producer for the Arizona Daily Star and tucson.com. The swatch of darkness is the Southern Pacific RR mainline and yard in Tucson, shown in this 1953 photo, looking northwest. 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. It was the end of the steam engine age, which accounts for the coal and oil residue along the tracks. "It's kind of a funny game like that," Guentzel said. Note the roundhouse (now gone). Looking east from "A" Mountain and Menlo Park along Congress St. into downtown Tucson in the mid-1970s. The non-stop trip to Phoenix as still a few years away. This is a photo of Stone Avenue looking south toward Broadway Boulevard. A new plan to develop charging stations along Interstate 10 could help motorists with alternative-fuel vehicles fill up along Interstate 10 be. The new Palo Verde High School is at bottom right. January 9 . Interstate 10 (refered to as the "Tucson freeway" in newspapers at the time) under construction at Speedway Blvd. Here's a look at seemingly unrelated collections of photos of Tucson's past from archives of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen. Find out how much gas costs at stations near you. Sign up for it at tucson.com/timemachine. Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. Note the Redondo Towers in the background. Search archives Browse archives "Man in the Box of Blocks" was produced at the "modern color studio" in KUAT-TV on the University of Arizona campus. Arroyo Chico winds its way through the lower right side. Downtown Tucson lights The lights of businesses. It features six stravenues that were mapped out in February 1948, three months before the plat for Pueblo Gardens. The barrio in the foreground was bulldozed to make way for the Tucson Convention Center and Symphony Hall. looking east from County Club Road, Tucson, in 1950. FILE - Guitarist Jeff Beck performs at the Louisiana Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans on April 29, 2011. It cost $1.5 million. She was 54. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. The plaza is situated on 18 acres and has 18 tenants. Citizen photo Bank counsel resigns Post Lawrence v. Robertson sr., a member of the Board of direct Toi s for the Bank of Tucson arid its general counsel Lias . Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. The Valley National Bank building (now Chase Bank), the Pioneer Hotel building, the Fox Theater (lower left) and not much else. 5 Michael j. Keegan of it. Under construction: The Southern Arizona Bank and Trust building, to the left of the Pioneer Hotel. 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. The parking at 35 E. Pennington, Tucson, in May, 1956. It was one the oldest buildings in downtown Tucson. The Who: John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Tim Gorman (a touring member) and Kenney Jones perform at Sun Devil Stadium Oct. 31, 1982. Photo is looking east from Wilmot Road (left to right) and Broadway Road. Search the online archives of the Tucson Citizen for free. Clubhouse is far left. Tucson Medical Center, looking north, ca. This subdivision in the Tucson area's Avra Valley features streets named for historic firearms manufacturers, like Gatling. Bruce Johnston, Carl Wilson and Al Jardine in forefront of a song. 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. Snow covers the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, probably in February, 1966. 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). The city council voted in November to continue the program and purchase two helicopters. The El Conquistador Hotel, lower right, in 1954. Subsidence at the mine in San Manuel, ca. From the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen archives: Jeff Beck in Tucson, Elizabeth Mangelsdorf / Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Jazz Fest puts on a party with Pink Martini, 11th Tucson Desert Song Fest includes big names, big works, All that jazz: '23 Tucson festival features biggest lineup yet, Jimmy Page, Rod Stewart pay tribute after death of Jeff Beck, Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis, dies at 54, Young Tucson jazz artists to share stage with rising superstar, Billie Eilish seeks restraining order against alleged burglar, Todd Chrisley shares message hours before he's set to report to prison, Jennifer Lopez reflects on 'emotional transition' of blending families with Ben Affleck, Lisa Marie Presley to be honored with public memorial service at Graceland. Gannett Co. Inc., owner of the Citizen, is providing this archive as a community resource for Tucsonans who want to research the history and traditions of their city. Major local clients included the University of Arizona, several public school districts, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and Hughes Aircraft Company. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Jun 16, 1967, p. 10 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. 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. Craycroft Road is at right. Note the roundhouse (now gone). This is the view of One East Broadway at Stone Avenue and Broadway Boulevard looking northeast with the Chase building in the background. Today: Lute Olson-coached Team USA's win over the Russians in the 1986 World Basketball Championship. Street scene of South Meyer Avenue looking south from West Congress Street on June 26, 1966. Prior to 1915, it was a brewery. The "shorter and wider" Broadway Road railroad under construction in Tucson, probably in early 1963. Photos of Tucson as far back as the 1880s the archives of the Tucson Citizen and Arizona Daily Star. Dial Loans the the old Federal Courthouse on Broadway, east of Stone Ave. Tucson Citizen file photo. An estate in Williams Edition circa 1940 owned by Sam Shifman (who started the Shifman Matress company of Newark, NJ.). The Westerner Hotel, which opened in 1949, on the southeast corner of Stone Ave and Broadway Road in 1965. By 1961, it was reconstructed as Interstate 10. 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 GenealogyBank archives contain thousands of newspaper issues across the decades. 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. No, the concert wasn't in Tucson, but we included them anyway. At lower right, the La Reforma Housing Project, which housed defense industry workers during WWII. The building in the left foreground was used for the first mixed school taught by Miss Wakefield( later Mrs. He addressed members of the Tucson Democratic Party at a dinner on the 22nd, playing in part on the fact that it was Washington's Birthday: "Think back, if you will, to February 22, 1796. 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. Lemmon at 5,400 feet elevation on Feb. 18, 1967. Low 33F. It was built in 1926 and underwent an extensive renovation in 1990. 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. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. 1960s. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). 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. The Fox Theatre in downtown Tucson buildings taken June 1965. The building was converted for office use. in the early 1960s. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Sep 30, 1961, p. 8 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . This is the corner of Stone Avenue and Pennington Street looking southeast. The genre-bridging orchestra with vocalist China Forbes joins the Tucson Symphony Orchestra for one of the '23 Jazz Festival's biggest parties. Traffic tie-ups like this one in June, 1962, happened several times a day on 22nd Street at the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks in Tucson. For Star subscribers: For years, Linda Ronstadt railed against the razing of the barrio to make way for the Tucson Convention Center. It was completely demolished in 1968. Of course, Rockliffe might be a little biased. Perkins Motors and Texaco gas station at Stone Avenue and Alameda Street, Tucson, in 1955. Steinfeld's Department Store (replaced by the Bank of America tower) was probably stocked for Christmas. Then there's the two guys suspended from the crane. The group played the Tucson Convention Center Nov. 18, 1987. The new Walgreens Drugs store at El Rancho Shopping Center, Tucson, in 1959. Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion. 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. Archived issues are available in digital format from the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection. The newspaper ended print publica Most Popular Shooting reveals unexpected threat to urban bobcats in. 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 (?! 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. It's now Drachman Elementary School and Santa Rosa Park. The most-important element of the half-hour show was to develop verbal skills in children. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. The glider was to land at Ryan Air Field. Tucson himself, Roy P. Drachman, who reportedly dreamed it up in 1948 as part of Del Webbs Pueblo Gardens development near 22nd Street and present-day Kino Parkway. Downing, lead guitarist of Judas Priest plays at the Tucson Community Center Arena June 9, 1980. Guentzel scored two goals, Casey DeSmith stopped 23 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 Sunday night to end a six-game losing streak. Mike D. of the Beastie Boys thrilled the audience of 2,430 at Sunday's Concert. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. The barrio demolished to build the Tucson Convention Center and Symphony Hall. But dont believe everything you read on the internet. The large buildings along the railroad tracks were demolished to make way for the Aviation Parkway. Partly to mostly cloudy. The Pantano Wash runs through the top half of the photo. Tucson Citizen file photo. Coronado Apartments, formerly The Coronado Hotel, 402 E. 9th St., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. The "shorter and wider" Broadway Road railroad under construction in Tucson, probably in early 1963. Also note the long wooden freight loading structure wooden water tower, long-since demolished. Score! Standard Oil gas station and Albert Steinfeld Hardware at 100 block of N. Stone in 1957. The Valley National Bank building (now Chase Bank), the Pioneer Hotel building, the Fox Theater (lower left) and not much else. The new Selby Motors Mercury dealership at 2200 E. Broadway Road, Tucson, in 1956. The non-stop trip to Phoenix as still a few years away. The photo was taken with infrared film and a dark red filter on the lens to pierce the cloud cover. The Tucson Fire Department's Station No. (90-110) Arizona Historical Foundation, Tempe, AZ $4,848 to preserve and make available glass photographic negatives taken by Dane Coolidge, a naturalist and writer of western novels. Additional classes may be scheduled based on the number of applicants. Under construction: The Southern Arizona Bank and Trust building, to the left of the Pioneer Hotel. The delta wings in the back have a span of 90 inches and the glider is about 10 feet long. It was opened to traffic in October, 1963. This is Tucson. The newspapers can be browsed or searched using a computer-generated index. Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. 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. It was formerly Corbett's Lumber. 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. Black and white aerial photos from the archives of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen show the Old Pueblo in years past. Rockliffe said his father, Donald Alan Rockliffe, married Blantons eldest daughter, Beverly, and worked as draftsman and design engineer for his father-in-law. He was born George Anthony Blanton in Calgary, Alberta, in 1910. 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. 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. Temple of Music and Art, home of the Arizona Theatre Company, 330 S Scott Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. This stretch of the Benson highway near South Palo Verde Road was bypassed after Interstate 10 was opened in 1969. The Tucson City Council voted to invest an additional $14 million in neighborhood street repair in fiscal year 2022, a move that aims to address the growing percentage of residential streets that are in failing condition. Star columnist Greg Hansen is profiling 10 times that Tucson teams beat No. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. 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. The show was produced at the "modern color studio" in KUAT-TV on the University of Arizona campus. Interstate 10 under construction at St Mary's Road in Tucson, ca. It was demolished for construction of the Williams Center. 1933. Arizona Highways magazine featured Del Webbs Tucson development, Pueblo Gardens, in the November 1948 edition. 1957. Old Nogales Highway near Ruby Road in July, 1956. 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. Pennington Drugs is at left. The caption on the photo reads, "Today, the University (of Arizona) has more buildings than vacant land." She was married four times, including to Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage. Photo, Print, Drawing Genealogy and family history records include: obituaries, births, & marriages. 1960. 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. It was just another string of businesses along the road that struggled to survive on August 14, 1972. Now a local historian and preservationist thinks he knows where the name came from. It's now the site of El Con Mall. She toured the United States for three wee. at the Pantano Wash in Tucson, 1981. This is the parking lot at 35 E. Pennington, the site of the "new Woolworth Building" in May, 1956. The old department stores (Jacome's and Penney's) were replaced by the central library and plaza. Looking north into downtown Tucson, from about 20th Street and what is now Interstate 10, in 1946. Downtown Tucson buildings taken June 1965. Tucson and downtown area looking north from 22nd Street and 6th Avenue (far right) in the mid 1960s. Looking for the cheapest gas in Tucson? Downtown Tucson buildings on Broadway and Stone taken June 1965. The Little One restaurant, 151 N. Stone Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. 'Pure greed' sparked theft of more than $1 million from 82-year-old's account, federal prosecutor said. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.. From. Newspapers from 1607 to Today. City study showed 81% of its employees make wages below the standard market rates of other public-sector jobs around the state. Shifman's extended family members lived at the estate. We have left turns from Michigan and potholes from the pits of hell, but one local traffic oddity is an Old Pueblo original. You have permission to edit this collection. High near 55F. The city leased two helicopters for six-months as a test. 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. If he did not actually invent the term, he produced the first one and promoted their popularity in the late 1940s.. Joe Elliott led Def Leppard through an energetic show. The annual Tucson Desert Song Festival opens Jan. 18 and has a spring session in March. His buildings often featured exposed . No information on Langers Florists picture taken 1955. See what you can remember about the early 1970s. Speedway Blvd. Tony Blanton rides a horse with his first child, Beverly, at his fathers ranch house on Hedrick Drive, near Campbell Avenue and Fort Lowell Road in 1936. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. TPD said the Sky Patrol had initiated 25 arrests and assisted with 43 other arrests since the start of the program in May, 1972. In front of that, the Pima Savings and Loan building. It's now the Aviation Parkway. Just some of the reasons to begin searching through Tucson Citizen historical data include: Uncover . An overpass solved the problem in 1965. Arizona Stadium is off in the distance looking south along North Cherry Avenue on February 9, 1972. Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, who was also a Yardbirds bandmate and close friend of Beck, called him a six-stringed warrior with a limitless imagination. The agency says the new model will assist in better regional transportation planning for motorists and other modes of transportation. Tucson Center for the Performing Arts, 400 S. 6th Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. it was formerly All Saints Catholic Church. North of the Tucson city limits in 1946. Old photos from the Tucson Citizen photo archives are matched with photos taken by Daily Star photographer A.E. The "Piano Man" Billy Joel performs at the Tucson Community Center on November 14, 1978. Araiza in late 2013. The Associated Press. It was a tuberculosis treatment center and retreat for people seeking the benefits of dry desert air and sunshine. The El Paso and Southwestern RR tracks are on the right side. Looking south on the Nogales Interstate Highway (now I-19) at the Ajo Way overpass on July 20, 1964. 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. Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. The countys Development Services Department says it was looking for a smarter way to set building-permit fees. Tucson Citizen archives Search the online archives of the Tucson Citizen for free. Downtown Tucson (at left) from "A" Mountain in January, 1953. Become a member to access this feature. 1960s. They were demolished to build J.C. Penney building. A bustling Stone Avenue and downtown Tucson in December, 1946. . It's now Drachman School and Santa Rosa Park. 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. It became Tucson Country Club. It's now the Ronstadt Transit Center. Tucson Citizen, Aug. 7, 1972 Tucson Citizen Arizona Daily Star calendar item for Aug. 9, 1972. 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. Steinfeld's was replaced by the Bank of America tower. Now her name is part of it. Palo Verde High School in Tucson got grass and trees and the courtyard for the 1968 school year. Taylor and Kool and the Gang performed at the Tucson Community Center May 10, 1987. Topics. Paralleling the highway are the El Paso and Southwestern RR tracks. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). Recent research by historian and preservationist Demion Clinco points to a more likely candidate: another prominent Tucsonan who played a large role in the citys post-war development. The swatch of darkness is the Southern Pacific RR mainline and yard in Tucson, shown in this 1953 photo, looking northwest. 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). This is a photo of North Scott Avenue, north of Congress Street. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). 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. We're pretty sure that's the Rillito River in the top half of the photo and Catalina Foothills beyond. Dwight Yoakam performed at the Tucson Convention Center Sept. 20, 1989. It was built in 1904 and demolished in 1984. a Tucson Citizen arts reporter, painted the elegant "Laughter in New Mexico" in 1952; it's an oil in delicate shades of pink, divided geometrically into arches and squares and triangles. Citizen Photo S.H. 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. Tucson Police Officer William Shoemaker leans out of the department's "Sky Patrol" helicopter in July, 1972. The stage is set for The Who at Sun Devil Stadium Oct. 31, 1982. Reversible lanes (also known as "suicide lanes") on East Speedway Boulevard in Tucson in 1989. The former Westerner Hotel building on Stone Avenue and Broadway Boulevard looking Southeast. It's now the site of El Con Mall. One of Tucsons longest infrastructure projects for bicyclists and pedestrians is closer to construction but not without some added changes tr. 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 . Blanton and Cole also worked on projects across Arizona and in eight other states. 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? It's a mile east of the original, built in 1954. Downtown Tucson looking east from Main Ave in the early 1950s, before any urban redevelopment projects had taken hold. The original city hall and county courthouse still stand, along with the original (and green) Presidio Park. Calendar item that ran in the Arizona Daily Star June 29, 1973. The Bank of Douglas at Alameda and Stone taken 1958. She followed him professionally, releasing her own rock albums in the 2000s, and appearing on stage with Pat Benatar and Richard Hawley among others. Arizona. Donald e. Scherck left of Davis Mon than fab and spec. He had this home built in 1936. Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and Mike Love do their stuff on stage at the University of Arizona's McKale Center April 24, 1978. Hua Chuca yesterday were honoured by the Tucson Trade Bureau As the airman . World War II As It Happened. Hotel Congress is at left. Dwight Yoakam performed at the Tucson Convention Center June 16, 1993. Information for many of the photos was handwritten on the back of the prints or taken from stories in both newspapers. . His sons expanded the business to cover Tucson. 1960. Arizona Historical Society, Tucson, AZ $50,000 to preserve a collection of vintage glass negatives depicting Tucson and southern Arizona from 1870 to 1930. 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 Tucson Veterans Administration Hospital (now the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System) looking southwest from about Benson Highway and Park Ave. in 1954. Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives (1940-1977) Browse by Year 1940-1977 (38 years available). Tucson Country Club in 1957, 11 years after a group of 50 people purchased a ranch for Tucson's second golf country club. [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. Looking south on Kolb Road from 22nd Street, Tucson, in 1970. North of the Tucson city limits in 1946. Arizona Daily Star calendar item for Aug. 9, 1972. 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 Wells Fargo Bank, Pioneer Building and Pima County Public Defender's Office on Stone Avenue looking south near Alameda Street in downtown Tucson. If you get a text asking you to update your drivers license, dont click. The MacArthur Hotel at 500 E. Toole Ave. in 1965. The iconic water tower is still there. It was formerly Selby Motors Mercury. Citing financial trouble, the Arizona Historical Society wants out of its operations agreements for the Fort Lowell Museum and the Downtown History Museum in Tucson. <p>If you're headed to Tucson, for the gem shows later this month, be sure to ask questions about the provenance of the stones you're buying, says Monica Stephenson (pictured), founder of Anza Gems. Use the following 100-day listing as your roadmap to a happy summer. 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. Grant Road is in the foreground. Rod Stewart credited Beck with bringing him and Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood to the U.S. and that they never looked back after that. Citizen photo by Gary Gay nor 200 Southwest federation Temple rabbis will Convene Here Emanuel will be Host week to Temple youths of jew Mexico West Texas and 7 Arizona in their annual thanks giving . The freeway off ramp at St. Mary's Road (picture bottom) is gone today. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. ZZ Top in concert at the University of Arizona McKale Center Aug. 12, 1991. The tape helps her get through moments when the thought of her daughter's murder is too much to handle. 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 was part of the first section of interstate highway in Tucson, from Congress to Speedway. The Tucson Veterans Administration Hospital (now the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System) looking southwest from about Benson Highway and Park Ave. in 1954. Take a peek inside and learn the history behind some of these spots in and around Tucson. Guitarist Jeff Beck, who influenced generations of musicians, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, at the age of 78. But the hotel is still there. Low 33F. Who Receive obituaries Rafael Armando Cancino January 1, 2023 (24 years old) View obituary Glenda Crawford Prater January 7, 2023 (100 years old) View obituary Edmund Arce December 29, 2022 (85 years old) View obituary Blanca Luz Ortega The parking lot of Park Mall is at the very bottom-center of the photo. Arizona Highways magazine featured Del Webbs Tucson development, Pueblo Gardens, in the November, 1948 edition. Connect with extended family members. 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. 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, A Tucson legacy: Linda Ronstadt surprised by music hall renaming, Jesuits affiliated with Tumaccori Mission discovered, worked in many mines, Hold on teeny tiny freshwater jellyfish have been spotted in Sabino Canyon (?! 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 large buildings along the railroad tracks were demolished to make way for the Aviation Parkway. at the Pantano Wash in Tucson, 1981. It was annexed by Oro Valley more than 30 years later. (Click on the image for a readable version.) Here and nowhere else in America, apparently thats known as a stravenue. He played two concerts in Tucson, on Aug. 9, 1972, and June 29, 1973. Then and now photos of Tucson (2020) Rick Wiley Oct 22, 2022 From the depths of the photo archives of the Tucson Citizen and Arizona Daily Star, it's another installment of Tucson: Then. Neil Young performed at the Tucson Convention Center Nov. 13, 1986. 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. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. Interstate 19 was completed to Nogales until 10 years alter. 3 billion articles and photos. 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 Department of Transportation and Mobilitys Move Tucson initiative is effort to create a 20-year, long-range master plan of transportation and mobility projects. The fairways are taking shape. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Get the latest obituaries delivered. August 27, 1977: Somewhere under all those people is the football field at Arizona Stadium during the Fleetwood Mac concert. The relaxation tape was given to her by her counselor. 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.. By Summer 1962, completed freeway sections allowed travelers to go from Prince Road to 6th Ave. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. Park now crosses under the railroad tracks and links with Euclid Ave. Electric street cars replaced horse-drawn street cars in Tucson, 1906. Available on microfilm from State of Arizona Library & Archives, Phoenix, Ariz, and the Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service. 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The Pima County Public Works Center on the northwest corner of Stone Avenue and Alameda 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. All the buildings were demolished as part of the city's urban renewal project in the 1960s and 70s. What's still there? The plan was to tow the gilder to 15,000 feet using a World War II-era B-25 bomber. Harrison Road is at the bottom of the photo. Get the latest high school sports updates in your inbox: Remember those who have passed on. The Garden Plaza office building, 201 N. Stone Ave., Tucson, in December, 1953, shortly after it was completed. 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 business moved from 820 S. 6th Ave. Chevron and Quick Mart on the southeast corner of E. Broadway Blvd. It was demolished in 1984. Enke, Batiste helped make Tucson history CITIZEN STAFFERS MEMORIES The views from the top. 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. A look back at Tucson-area streets from the photo archives of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen. Subsidence at the mine in San Manuel, ca. It featured a former CBS television executive, Marvin Duckler (who died at age 90 in Tucson on Jan. 24, 2018). 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. An impressive pool and shuffleball courts. 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. 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. Not long after, he began to learn the family business from his own father. In 1948, the Arizona State Highway Department approved the Tucson Controlled Access Highway, a bypass around downtown Tucson. Rockliffe was about 11 at the time. 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. Somewhere along the way, Blanton changed his legal signature to Tony A. Blanton short (and somewhat redundant) for Tony Anthony Blanton. 1970s. Fish) and Miss Bolton. The new Interstate 19 was given a friendlier name: "Camino de los Padres.". 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. TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) A former actor in Western films and his wife have survived a fire that destroyed their Tucson-area home plus decades of Arizona movie history. 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. Developer Lew McGinnis bought all but two of the homes by 1980. The city council voted in November to continue the program and purchase two helicopters. Tucson looking north from about 20th Street in 1929. The Arizona Department of Transportation launched the newest contact-less service days before the expiration of the drivers license deferral period. Note the bypass on the Southern Pacific Railroad mainline. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. Rocker Elton John shows some of his moves at the Tucson Community Center Arena on October 1, 1975. Police are today appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened at 7.45pm on Monday. Institute of Research and Diagnostic Clinic for the Desert Sanatorium, now known as Tucson Medical Center, in 1929. I had a route that ran from First Street to 10th Street between Tucson Boulevard and Country Club. 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. 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. The city leased two helicopters for six-months as a test. Related to this collection Updated: Archive aerial photos of Tucson, Pima County Aerial. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. The La Reforma Housing Project is prominent at the bottom of the picture. It was replaced by the Pima Savings building, which opened in 1956. The most-important element of the half-hour show was to develop verbal skills in children. 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. Ayer, 1901. That was in February, 1955. It's now the Aviation Parkway. The land is now sports fields. You have permission to edit this collection. The city planning and zoning commission added the made-up word to Tucsons official street naming and numbering system in November 1948. She had four children. City authorities had decided to replace the bridge starting in the fall. It was also considering a 3,600-unit parking lot, all of which could cost around $11 million. Website with searchable ship database about warships, passenger liners, merchant ships, photo galleries, technical details, stories, news and much more. The fire station had been on the site from as early as 1909 and was next door to the Tucson Stables, which had a livery and sold feed for horses. 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. 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