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in the early 1960s. Downtown Tucson and the barren Catalina Foothills in 1958. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. 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. Ph: 520-573-4155 rwiley@tucson.com Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. 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. They were demolished to build J.C. Penney building. An estate in Williams Edition circa 1940 owned by Sam Shifman (who started the Shifman Matress company of Newark, NJ.). It was one of the first buildings on Stone Ave. to be constructed after World War II. Take a peek inside and learn the history behind some of these spots in and around Tucson. Looking West towards downtown Tucson along Broadway Road just East of Euclid in 1982. The Tucson Gas and Electric generating station (no longer there) is at right. 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 (?! Many of the buildings no longer exist. 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). Then, it was a four-lane state highway on Pima County land. 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. It's now the Aviation Parkway. Kress & Co. building Updated May 31, 2019 In March 1975 it was announced that the vacant S.H. New Census Bureau report lists population growth over the last decade for Arizona cities. Thayer Manca Residential plans a $4.9 million renovation to the 424-unit Entrada Apartments. Dave Bloom and Sons men's clothing at the northwest corner 6th Ave and Congress in 1956. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. The Ivancovich building was demolished in 1957 to make way for a block-long Woolworth's store. It featured a former CBS television executive, Marvin Duckler (who died at age 90 in Tucson on Jan. 24, 2018). Tucson homes popping up in 1965. Subsidence at the mine in San Manuel, ca. It was the end of the steam engine age, which accounts for the coal and oil residue along the tracks. The program will offer remote workers about $7,500 in incentives including help with moving expenses, internet service and membership in community groups. It was demolished in 1984. Over 9 Billion names indexed. The test off Hawaii was the first time Raytheon's ship-launched Standard Missile-3 IIA interceptor was used to hit an intercontinental missile. 1960s. The Wells Fargo Bank, Pioneer Building and Pima County Public Defender's Office on Stone Avenue looking south near Alameda Street in downtown Tucson. Read 1901-1977 Tucson Citizen Newspaper Archives from Tucson, Arizona. The GenealogyBank archives contain thousands of newspaper issues across the decades. Def Leppard played at the Tucson Convention Center Dec. 26, 1992. Get the latest high school sports updates in your inbox: Remember those who have passed on. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. Did you know? Grant Road is in the foreground. This is the view of One East Broadway at Stone Avenue and Broadway Boulevard looking northeast with the Chase building in the background. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. The group played the Tucson Convention Center Nov. 18, 1987. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. Speedway Blvd. 1960. It as a chillly 18-degrees at altitude. Downtown Tucson, looking northeast, in the 1940s. One of Tucsons longest infrastructure projects for bicyclists and pedestrians is closer to construction but not without some added changes tr. 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 (?! Planner and land surveyor Tony Blanton, ca. In December 1948, Blanton submitted another plat map, this time for North Campbell Estates at Campbell and Glenn, and again there were stravenues. 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 street that angles from left to right is South Osborne Ave. It was December, 1956, and downtown was exploding with development. 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. The non-stop trip to Phoenix as still a few years away. Hi Corbett Field at Gene C. Reid Park, Tucson, in 1963. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Sep 4, 1973, p. 1 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . Tucson Police Officer William Shoemaker leans out of the department's "Sky Patrol" helicopter in July, 1972. It appears it never took flight. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Tile With Style, 4545 E. Speedway Blvd., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. Dial Loans the the old Federal Courthouse on Broadway, east of Stone Ave. Tucson Citizen file photo. It is now the main library plaza. 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. Arroyo Chico winds its way through the lower right side. 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 new Interstate 19 was given a friendlier name: "Camino de los Padres.". 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). 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 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. You have permission to edit this collection. The large buildings along the railroad tracks were demolished to make way for the Aviation Parkway. Downtown Tucson (at left) from "A" Mountain in January, 1953. Downtown Tucson, looking northeast, in the 1940s. Harrison Road is at the bottom of the photo. 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. 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. Interstate 19 was completed to Nogales until 10 years alter. ), 35 fun events happening in Tucson this weekend Jan. 12-16 . Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. It felt like it was kind of in the blood.. Related to this collection Updated: Archive aerial photos of Tucson, Pima County Aerial. It's still true today. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. 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. 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. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. She was 54. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. The photo was taken with infrared film and a dark red filter on the lens to pierce the cloud cover. Downtown Tucson buildings on Pennington Street looking west from Scott Ave towards Stone Ave, ca. North of the Tucson city limits in 1946. 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 . Snow covers the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, probably in February, 1966. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Subsidence at the mine in San Manuel, ca. The show was produced at the "modern color studio" in KUAT-TV on the University of Arizona campus. It was the first police helicopter patrol operation in Arizona. FILE - Guitarist Jeff Beck performs at the Louisiana Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans on April 29, 2011. Major local clients included the University of Arizona, several public school districts, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and Hughes Aircraft Company. Theyre being broadcast on television and radio stations in English and Spanish and shared on ADOTs social media platforms. Grant Road, looking west at Campbell Ave. in 1966. This is the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Broadway, part of which was the site of the Roosevelt Hotel and Santa Rita Hotel and now the home of Tucson Electric Power in downtown Tucson. Looking north from about Pennington east of Stone Ave. Background, upper left is the Arizona Land Title Building. Score! It appears it never took flight. Snow clogs the Catalina Highway to Mt. Tucson says goodbye to a treasure By Karen Schaffner Jan 5, 2023 It must suck to be wrong about COVID-19 By Tom Danehy Jan 5, 2023 Planetarium is a bright spot at the UA By Katya Mendoza Dec 29,. A pedestrian in his forties has been killed in a road traffic collision outside Xscape in CMK. Joe Elliott led Def Leppard through an energetic show. Tucson Citizen file photo. This subdivision in the Tucson area's Avra Valley features streets named for historic firearms manufacturers, like Gatling. The same land surveyor produced both maps: Tony A. Blanton from the Tucson architectural firm of Blanton and Cole. 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). Connect with extended family members. The building underwent an extensive restoration in 1990. Standard Oil gas station and Albert Steinfeld Hardware at 100 block of N. Stone in 1957. The Fox Theatre in downtown Tucson buildings taken June 1965. If you like photos that explore Tucson's past, you can see more each week by subscribing to our history newsletter:http://tucne.ws/time. We have a Tucson history email newsletter! The delta wings in the back have a span of 90 inches and the glider is about 10 feet long. Tucson Citizen, Aug. 7, 1972 Tucson Citizen Arizona Daily Star calendar item for Aug. 9, 1972. 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. Street scene of South Meyer Avenue looking south from West Congress Street on June 26, 1966. It as a chillly 18-degrees at altitude. This is a photo of One East Broadway in downtown Tucson on Broadway Boulevard and Stone Avenue looking east toward the Walsh Federal Courthouse. The Regional Transportation Authority and city and county bond initiatives are changing that reputation, slowly but surely. Tucson Citizen - The Voice of Tucson The Citizen ended its print edition in 2009, then became an online compendium for blogs until February 2014. 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. The Tucson Citizen ([Tucson, Arizona]) 1901-1928 [Online Resource] Dates of Publication 1901-1928; Created / Published [Tucson, Arizona] : The Citizen Printing and Publishing Co., 1901- Headings . The city leased two helicopters for six-months as a test. The large buildings along the railroad tracks were demolished to make way for the Aviation Parkway. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). Looking south on Stone Ave from Alameda St. 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. The city planning and zoning commission added the made-up word to Tucsons official street naming and numbering system in November 1948. ", Control room at KUAT studios in May, 1970. But the hotel is still there. Winds light and variable. 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 land is now sports fields. Rockliffe was about 11 at the time. 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. Plan brings another $50 million through Certificates of Participation to fund road repairs bringing the total so far to $85 million. It was removed in 1957. The glider was to land at Ryan Air Field. But the hotel is still there. Really. Most of the motorists in this picture had to wait 10 minutes for the two-train switching operation. 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. For example, an 8,000 square foot lot could contain a casita as large as 800 square feet. Information for many of the photos was handwritten on the back of the prints or taken from stories in both newspapers. Spanish Trail winds through the center of this aerial photo of Tucson's eastside in 1970. A high-rise office/retail building is planned for the site. 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. Tucson Mall construction well-underway in 1981. You have permission to edit this collection. It was a tuberculosis treatment center and retreat for people seeking the benefits of dry desert air and sunshine. Downtown Tucson buildings taken June 1965. Corbett's Lumber at 4545 E. Speedway in Tucson in 1955. The drive ended at the Nelson Livestock Aucions yard, 455 N. Highway Drive. The four-mile stretch was once a vital thoroughfare before the interstate system was created. He said there are 10 Tucson subdivisions that include stravenues, all of them mapped between 1948 and 1960. There was not enough room to operate the controls after the pilot with parachute were crammed inside. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. in the early 1960s. Looking west from Mission Road south of Drexel Road west of Tucson in March, 1953. Note the price of the concert tickets. By the 1960s it had fallen into disrepair. Search the online archives of the Tucson Citizen for free. The photo shows the land in late 1947. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the . Tucson andthe Santa Catalina Mountains from 17,500-feet, looking north front about the rodeo grounds (bottom of photo) in March, 1956. The city leased two helicopters for six-months as a test. For Star subscribers: For years, Linda Ronstadt railed against the razing of the barrio to make way for the Tucson Convention Center. Note the roundhouse (now gone). Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Jul 24, 1967, p. 1 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . 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. 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. This stretch of the Benson highway near South Palo Verde Road was bypassed after Interstate 10 was opened in 1969. She toured the United States for three wee. Citizen Photo S.H. Interstate 10 (refered to as the "Tucson freeway" in newspapers at the time) under construction at Speedway Blvd. The plaza is situated on 18 acres and has 18 tenants. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). Note the price of the concert tickets. The El Paso and Southwestern RR tracks are on the right side. The historic Santa Rita Hotel rises up behind the fire station. Activities Calendar; Gym Schedule; Information. All the buildings were demolished as part of the city's urban renewal project in the 1960s and 70s. 5 Michael j. Keegan of it. Grant Road is in the foreground. The original city hall and county courthouse still stand, along with the original (and green) Presidio Park. Lemmon at 5,400 feet elevation on Feb. 18, 1967. Neil Young performed at the Tucson Convention Center Nov. 13, 1986. 1940 Tucson is the only place in America where you can drive down a stravenue. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. Tucson will be poorer for the newspaper's folding because the loss of all that talent in one place. Spanish Trail winds through the center of this aerial photo of Tucson's eastside in 1970. Looking north into downtown Tucson, from about 20th Street and what is now Interstate 10, in 1946. The caption on the photo reads, "Today, the University (of Arizona) has more buildings than vacant land." High near 55F. You have permission to edit this collection. 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. Unless the developer had some pet names in mind, he left it up to the engineering firm to come up with the street names, he said. The lights of businesses on Stone Avenue in downtown Tucson, looking south from Ventura Street in July, 1971. Website with searchable ship database about warships, passenger liners, merchant ships, photo galleries, technical details, stories, news and much more. Glenn c. Mc-1 gee has asked for help of i Tucson ans in finding old pictures of Trinity presbyterian Church and its . 1970s. See what you can remember about the early 1970s. The newspapers can be browsed or searched using a computer-generated index. A new plan to develop charging stations along Interstate 10 could help motorists with alternative-fuel vehicles fill up along Interstate 10 be. It is currently used as the University of Arizona Downtown facility housing the College of Architecture Planning and Landscape Architecture. Interstate 10 (refered to as the "Tucson freeway" in newspapers at the time) under construction at Speedway Blvd. Looking south on the Nogales Interstate Highway (now I-19) at the Ajo Way overpass on July 20, 1964. Congress Street in Tucson, looking east from the Chase Bank building at Stone Ave. in August, 1980. He had this home built in 1936. Downtown Tucson looking south down Stone Avenue in 1956. The delta wings in the back have a span of 90 inches and the glider is about 10 feet long. So who is responsible for coining the term? The land is now sports fields. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. The annual Tucson Desert Song Festival opens Jan. 18 and has a spring session in March. It was also considering a 3,600-unit parking lot, all of which could cost around $11 million. By 1961, it was reconstructed as Interstate 10. 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. 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. Tucson's original airport in 1929. The non-stop trip to Phoenix as still a few years away. Looking east from "A" Mountain and Menlo Park along Congress St. into downtown Tucson in the mid-1970s. In May 1949, the Tucson Daily Citizen ran a piece explaining the new street type, which it described as gobbledygood (sic) for diagonal.. It was produced at the "modern color studio" in KUAT-TV on the University of Arizona campus. We have left turns from Michigan and potholes from the pits of hell, but one local traffic oddity is an Old Pueblo original. It is now Williams Centre. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). She was married four times, including to Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage. Kenneth E. Carter performs with the Guess Who at the Tucson Community Center Aug. 10, 1986. For Star subscribers:New home prices in the Tucson area could climb well above $400,000 in 2022. and S. Plumer Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. The purpose of the flight, said Raciti, was prove the stability of the delta wing for high speed flight. This database is a fully searchable text version of the newspaper for the following years: 1941-77. 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. 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. Under construction: The Southern Arizona Bank and Trust building, to the left of the Pioneer Hotel. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Jul 10, 1970, p. 4 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . The Carl Hayden Community Hospital (formerly Southern Pacific RR hospital) and beautiful park (now the U.S. District Court). The photo was taken with infrared film and a dark red filter on the lens to pierce the cloud cover. Just some of the reasons to begin searching through Tucson Citizen historical data include: Uncover . The El Conquistador Hotel, lower right, in 1954. Paralleling the highway are the El Paso and Southwestern RR tracks. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Nov 23, 1968, p. 8 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . It's now the Aviation Parkway. 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.. The El Conquistador Hotel, lower right, in 1954. 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. News Alerts Subscribe Tucson Citizen review of Jeff Beck concert. Wikipedia gives credit for the stravenue to Mr. The Valley National Bank building (now Chase Bank), the Pioneer Hotel building, the Fox Theater (lower left) and not much else. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Sep 30, 1961, p. 8 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . Based on this, I think it would be fair to say Blanton brought us the stravenue, Clinco said. City study showed 81% of its employees make wages below the standard market rates of other public-sector jobs around the state. Tucson looking north from about 20th Street in 1929. 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. Under construction: The Southern Arizona Bank and Trust building, to the left of the Pioneer Hotel. The parking at 35 E. Pennington, Tucson, in May, 1956. What we stood for. . The building in the left foreground was used for the first mixed school taught by Miss Wakefield( later Mrs. 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. For a time, it shared space with the new mall. 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