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It was the end of the steam engine age, which accounts for the coal and oil residue along the tracks. Downtown Tucson buildings taken June 1965. CITIZEN STAFFERS REMEMBER Lloyds exerting maximum efforts for the Wildcats 4-year stay in Tucson became 21 special years 52 years of scholars. Lemmon at 5,400 feet elevation on Feb. 18, 1967. This is the Pima County Consolidated Justice Court building on the corner of Stone Avenue and Alameda Street looking southeast. A snapshot of the downtown Tucson in its original form in 1966, probably weeks away from the demolition of the first of hundreds of homes and businesses to make way for the Tucson Convention Center and city-county building complex. It was once the site of the Roskruge Hotel. World War II As It Happened. Downtown Tucson buildings taken June 1965. Neil Young performed at the Tucson Convention Center Nov. 13, 1986. It became Tucson Country Club. Rockliffe said his father, Donald Alan Rockliffe, married Blantons eldest daughter, Beverly, and worked as draftsman and design engineer for his father-in-law. It was demolished for construction of the Williams Center. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. The purpose of the flight, said Raciti, was prove the stability of the delta wing for high speed flight. You have permission to edit this collection. Tony Blanton, a prominent Tucson planner for decades, is a likely candidate for being the person who originated the term stravenue.. 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. His buildings often featured exposed . The Roskruge Hotel at 109 S. Scott, Tucson, in 1965. Under construction: The Southern Arizona Bank and Trust building, to the left of the Pioneer Hotel. 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. Craycroft Road is at right. But the hotel is still there. 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 was named State Route 84A, and connected Benson Highway (US 80) with the Casa Grande Highway (US 84). A new plan to develop charging stations along Interstate 10 could help motorists with alternative-fuel vehicles fill up along Interstate 10 be. 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. Speedway Blvd. Photos Arizona Daily Star or Tucson Citizen, where applicable. 1940s. The Associated Press. Both buildings were demolished in 1958 to make way for a parking lot. Brad Palmer, left, and Dewey Bunnell of America played at Centennial Hall Oct. 21, 1987. You have permission to edit this collection. By the 1960s it had fallen into disrepair. It was a tuberculosis treatment center and retreat for people seeking the benefits of dry desert air and sunshine. Peter, Paul and Mary performed at the University of Arizona Main Auditorium April 30, 1983. The new section of Interstate 10 is lower left. They played the Tucson Convention Center's old Exhibition Hall Oct. 25, 1992. Tucson Country Club in 1957, 11 years after a group of 50 people purchased a ranch for Tucson's second golf country club. 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. Blanton and Cole also worked on projects across Arizona and in eight other states. It's now the site of El Con Mall. ARCHIVE PHOTO --- Downtown Tucson buildings taken June 1965. The photo shows the land in late 1947. Construction on the Interstate 10 overpass at Congress Street (looking East) underway in 1958. For Star subscribers:New home prices in the Tucson area could climb well above $400,000 in 2022. By the 1960s it had fallen into disrepair. He used to watch him work at his drafting table, and he later helped him draw a few subdivision plats before enrolling at the UA to become a registered professional land surveyor himself. The parking at 35 E. Pennington, Tucson, in May, 1956. No information on Langers Florists picture taken 1955. 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. He was born George Anthony Blanton in Calgary, Alberta, in 1910. Just some of the reasons to begin searching through Tucson Citizen historical data include: Uncover . Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Sep 4, 1973, p. 1 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . It was built in 1926 and underwent an extensive renovation in 1990. (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. Note the Ryan-Evans Drugs on the corner, at right, originally owned by the Martin family. Police are today appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened at 7.45pm on Monday. 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. Subsidence at the mine in San Manuel, ca. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.. Tile With Style, 4545 E. Speedway Blvd., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. Things have certainly changed in 50 years. 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. The Who: John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Tim Gorman (a touring member) and Kenney Jones perform at Sun Devil Stadium Oct. 31, 1982. It's now the Aviation Parkway. It was part of the first section of interstate highway in Tucson, from Congress to Speedway. This is a photo of the Chase Building looking south through a parking lot on East Pennington Street from the front doors of City High School at 48 E Pennington St. Information for many of the photos was handwritten on the back of the prints or taken from stories in both newspapers. We have left turns from Michigan and potholes from the pits of hell, but one local traffic oddity is an Old Pueblo original. . She toured the United States for three wee. There is no apparent record of the Superior Automatic and Self Service Car Wash. Oracle Road, looking south from Suffolk Drive, in March, 1975. Hua Chuca yesterday were honoured by the Tucson Trade Bureau As the airman . Consumers in the market for used vehicles should do their homework before handing over any money," officials said. It was annexed by Oro Valley more than 30 years later. Fellow rock legends are paying tribute to Jeff Beck, the guitar virtuoso and musical innovator who died Tuesday. 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. This stretch of the Benson highway near South Palo Verde Road was bypassed after Interstate 10 was opened in 1969. Park now crosses under the railroad tracks and links with Euclid Ave. Electric street cars replaced horse-drawn street cars in Tucson, 1906. 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). 1960s. ", Puppeteers at work during "Man in the Box of Blocks," a Tucson-produced educational children's show in May, 1970. 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. By 1961, it was reconstructed as Interstate 10. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. She was 54. The hotel was built in 1928, but was doomed almost immediately by the stock market crash of 1929. The new Interstate 19 was given a friendlier name: "Camino de los Padres.". Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Jul 24, 1967, p. 1 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . 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. 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 Find out how much gas costs at stations near you. It was part of the first section of interstate highway in Tucson, from Congress to Speedway. The face of downtown Tucson has changed over the decades. 1960. Get the latest obituaries delivered. Get the latest high school sports updates in your inbox: Remember those who have passed on. ), 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. at the Pantano Wash in Tucson, 1981. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. The controversial "hump" down the middle of the road separated opposing lanes of traffic. The new Palo Verde High School is at bottom right. The Benson-Nogales freeway interchange in Tucson (now known as Interstate 10-Interstate 19), completed in about 1963. It's now the Aviation Parkway. Since learning of his familys possible connection to Tucson road-naming lore, Rockliffe has done some research of his own that bolsters Clincos case. OPINION: Recalling happy times as a boy in Tucson, writer James Cohen remembers the Fox Theatre serials, a vacant dirt lot for a ball field and Sam Hughes neighborhood before parts were razed for McKale Center. Also note the long wooden freight loading structure wooden water tower, long-since demolished. 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. 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. 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. Photo is looking east from Wilmot Road (left to right) and Broadway Road. Downtown Tucson, looking northeast, in the 1940s. 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 But dont believe everything you read on the internet. Winds light and variable. 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. Main Avenue runs through the center of the photo. Tucson will be poorer for the newspaper's folding because the loss of all that talent in one place. Historic archive aerial photos of Tucson Dec 15, 2018 Updated Dec 15, 2018 Spanish Trail winds through the center of this aerial photo of Tucson's eastside in 1970. Officers were called to Secklow Gate outside Xscape following a collision involving a pedestrian, a Seat Ibiza, a white Hyundai Tucson and a black Citroen C1. Rock slides up ahead kept motorists from going further. Ph: 520-573-4155 rwiley@tucson.com Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. Here and nowhere else in America, apparently thats known as a stravenue. 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. 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. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). The parking lot of Park Mall is at the very bottom-center of the photo. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Use the following 100-day listing as your roadmap to a happy summer. Arizona Highways magazine featured Del Webbs Tucson development, Pueblo Gardens, in the November 1948 edition. Tucson's original airport in 1929. The most-important element of the half-hour show was to develop verbal skills in children. The Pantano Wash runs through the top half of the photo. Note the tight cluster of businesses, hotels, theatres along Congress Street, where the county building complex now stands. 1970s. 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. Clubhouse is far left. . The Pima County Public Works Center on the northwest corner of Stone Avenue and Alameda Street. Downtown Tucson lights The lights of businesses. The hotel was built in 1928, but was doomed almost immediately by the stock market crash of 1929. It was opened to traffic in October, 1963. Interstate 10 under construction at St Mary's Road in Tucson, ca. Thayer Manca Residential plans a $4.9 million renovation to the 424-unit Entrada Apartments. Downing, lead guitarist of Judas Priest plays at the Tucson Community Center Arena June 9, 1980. Downtown Tucson buildings on Broadway and Stone taken June 1965. The move came over the objections of Democrats who questioned whether it would do more harm than good. Planner and land surveyor Tony Blanton, ca. 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). Explore the comprehensive records in our online database, and you'll gain access to almost 150 years of local history. At right, behind the steel, the Southern Arizona Bank Building. Paralleling the highway are the El Paso and Southwestern RR tracks. 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). 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. This is Tucson. Craycroft Road is at right. Congress Street, looking west from 4th Avenue, Tucson, ca. Black and white aerial photos from the archives of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen show the Old Pueblo in years past. A pedestrian in his forties has been killed in a road traffic collision outside Xscape in CMK. ), 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. ), 35 fun events happening in Tucson this weekend Jan. 12-16 . Spanish Trail winds through the center of this aerial photo of Tucson's eastside in 1970. Hotel Congress is at left. Photo, Print, Drawing Temple of Music and Art, home of the Arizona Theatre Company, 330 S Scott Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. Now her name is part of it. Formerly Montgomery Ward Store. Did you know? Not long after, he began to learn the family business from his own father. Looking for the cheapest gas in Tucson? The Wells Fargo Bank, Pioneer Building and Pima County Public Defender's Office on Stone Avenue looking south near Alameda Street in downtown Tucson. Aaronson Brothers Apparel Store at Congress and 6th Ave. Now the Chicago Store. 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. Downtown Tucson, looking northeast, in the 1940s. She was married four times, including to Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage. Tucson Citizen review of Jeff Beck concert. James "J.T." It felt like it was kind of in the blood.. in the early 1960s. City study showed 81% of its employees make wages below the standard market rates of other public-sector jobs around the state. It featured a former CBS television executive, Marvin Duckler (who died at age 90 in Tucson on Jan. 24, 2018). Blanton and Cole was the surveyor for six of them, including the five oldest. The famous lunch counter had seating for 53 and a stand-up sandwich bar. At lower right, the La Reforma Housing Project, which housed defense industry workers during WWII. Here's a look at seemingly unrelated collections of photos of Tucson's past from archives of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen. 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. 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. Notes: "Democratic." Cf. Downtown Tucson (at left) from "A" Mountain in January, 1953. 1960s. The newspapers can be browsed or searched using a computer-generated index. The legendary band performed at the Tucson Community Center in June 1972. Hi Corbett Field, 700 S. Randolph Way., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 28, 2020. Tucson Mall construction well-underway in 1981. "It's kind of a funny game like that," Guentzel said. Many of the buildings no longer exist. Might be North Alvernon Way near Glenn Street. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Jul 10, 1970, p. 4 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . Snow covers the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, probably in February, 1966. The relaxation tape was given to her by her counselor. The historic Santa Rita Hotel rises up behind the fire station. Tucson Citizen file photo. You have permission to edit this collection. The photo was taken with infrared film and a dark red filter on the lens to pierce the cloud cover. Tucson Police Officer William Shoemaker leans out of the department's "Sky Patrol" helicopter in July, 1972. Tony Blanton was his grandfather. Harrison Road is at the bottom of the photo. The old department stores (Jacome's and Penney's) were replaced by the central library and plaza. Note the price of the concert tickets. Tucson and Pima County have had a long and well-deserved reputation for. What we stood for. Steinfeld's was replaced by the Bank of America tower. 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. Additional classes may be scheduled based on the number of applicants. The new Gil's Chevron Service Station at 203 E Speedway on the northeast corner at North Sixth Avenue was open for business in March 1968. City authorities had decided to replace the bridge starting in the fall. Note the tight cluster of businesses, hotels, theatres along Congress Street, where the county building complex now stands. This is a July 2, 1982 photo of flooding along a Tucson street. He never dreamed at the time that he might be related to the man who invented them the man for whom Blanton Drive near Fort Lowell Road and Tucson Boulevard is now named. The delta wings in the back have a span of 90 inches and the glider is about 10 feet long. 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. Tucson looking north from about 20th Street in 1929. It was a tuberculosis treatment center and retreat for people seeking the benefits of dry desert air and sunshine. 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 city bought land south of Valencia for what became Tucson International Airport. 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 business moved from 820 S. 6th Ave. Chevron and Quick Mart on the southeast corner of E. Broadway Blvd. 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. The original city hall and county courthouse still stand, along with the original (and green) Presidio Park. 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. The building underwent an extensive restoration in 1990. 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. Harrison Road is at the bottom of the photo. August 27, 1977: Somewhere under all those people is the football field at Arizona Stadium during the Fleetwood Mac concert. Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. Front page of the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, Arizona. The cattle was sold with proceeds going to the Muscular Dystrophy Assosciation. My first job over 40 years ago was as a paperboy for the Tucson Citizen. Designer and pilot Tony Raciti looks out the window of the cockpit in his high speed glider, the Cherokee Queen, at Freeway Airport in Tucson in March, 1961. It is now Williams Centre. Anthony Comello of Staten Island, New York, was charged with the March 2019 murder of Gambino crime family underboss Frank Cali.According to his defense attorney, Comello had become obsessed with QAnon theories, believing Cali was a member of "deep state" and, "because of his self-perceived status in QAnon, Mr. Comello became certain that he was enjoying the protection of President Trump . Tucson Daily Citizen newspaper was located in Tucson, Arizona. Institute of Research and Diagnostic Clinic for the Desert Sanatorium, now known as Tucson Medical Center, in 1929. Downtown Tucson looking southeast, probably about 1967. Looking south on Kolb Road from 22nd Street, Tucson, in 1970. Main Avenue runs through the center of the photo. It appears it never took flight. What's still there? The test off Hawaii was the first time Raytheon's ship-launched Standard Missile-3 IIA interceptor was used to hit an intercontinental missile. Greyhound bus depot, left, was located on the northwest corner of Broadway Boulevard and Church Avenue around February 1966. Photos of Tucson as far back as the 1880s the archives of the Tucson Citizen and Arizona Daily Star. Partly to mostly cloudy. K.K. 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 . Looking west from Mission Road south of Drexel Road west of Tucson in March, 1953. Hi Corbett Field at Gene C. Reid Park, Tucson, in 1963. The Tucson Gas and Electric generating station (no longer there) is at right. Downtown Tucson looking south down Stone Avenue in 1956. The iconic water tower is still there. An impressive pool and shuffleball courts. City Hall is on the left (with flagpole) and San Augustin church is the peaked roof in distance at the end of the street. 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. Tucson and downtown area looking north from 22nd Street and 6th Avenue (far right) in the mid 1960s. Kress Co. 44 N. Stone temporary location while construction of new Kress store at 97 E. Congress. Ray Manley by Carroll Tucson Country Club in 1957, 11 years after a group of 50 people purchased a ranch for Tucson's second golf country club. You have permission to edit this collection. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). 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 one of the first buildings on Stone Ave. to be constructed after World War II. A high-rise office/retail building is planned for the site. The Tucson Veterans Administration Hospital (now the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System) looking southwest from about Benson Highway and Park Ave. in 1954. Undated photo looking west on Broadway Road from the Santa Rita Hotel in Tucson. The same land surveyor produced both maps: Tony A. Blanton from the Tucson architectural firm of Blanton and Cole. 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. This is the MacArthur Building on Toole Avenue and Pennington Street. School on northwest side is named for longtime educator. 1 was once on the 100 block of South Sixth Avenue, across the street from the Pueblo Hotel and Apartments in the late 1960s. Or. The Tucson Unified School District spent years buying property, including dozens of homes, surrounding the main building. What do you call a road that runs diagonally between an east-west street and a north-south avenue? Today: Lute Olson-coached Team USA's win over the Russians in the 1986 World Basketball Championship. It's anybody's guess where this is. The new Walgreens Drugs store at El Rancho Shopping Center, Tucson, in 1959. 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. If he did not actually invent the term, he produced the first one and promoted their popularity in the late 1940s.. The new Selby Motors Mercury dealership at 2200 E. Broadway Road, Tucson, in 1956. 1957. Looking east from "A" Mountain and Menlo Park along Congress St. into downtown Tucson in the mid-1970s. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. From the depths of the photo archives of the Tucson Citizen and Arizona Daily Star, it's another installment of Tucson: Then and Now. 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. Standard Oil gas station and Albert Steinfeld Hardware at 100 block of N. Stone in 1957. Clubhouse is far left. Shifman's extended family members lived at the estate. It as a chillly 18-degrees at altitude. This Associated Press article and photo ran in the Arizona Daily Star July 25, 1980. Perkins Motors and Texaco gas station at Stone Avenue and Alameda Street, Tucson, in 1955. The first class will be scheduled after the first 15 applications are received. Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion. 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. Kenneth E. Carter performs with the Guess Who at the Tucson Community Center Aug. 10, 1986. The caption on the photo reads, "Today, the University (of Arizona) has more buildings than vacant land." Note the price of the concert tickets. Rockliffe said he used to visit his grandfather on Sundays and holidays. 1957. Downtown Tucson buildings on S. Stone taken June 1965 from the East side of the street, looking North. 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. It as a chillly 18-degrees at altitude. The Benson-Nogales freeway interchange in Tucson (now known as Interstate 10-Interstate 19), completed in about 1963. Looking south on Stone Ave from Alameda St. Read 1901-1977 Tucson Citizen Newspaper Archives from Tucson, Arizona. Tucson and Pima County have had a long and well-deserved reputation for poor-quality streets and roads. Arizona Highways magazine featured Del Webbs Tucson development, Pueblo Gardens, in the November, 1948 edition. 1933. The "Piano Man" Billy Joel performs at the Tucson Community Center on November 14, 1978. Copy editor. Tucson Center for the Performing Arts, 400 S. 6th Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. it was formerly All Saints Catholic Church. Tucson Police Officer William Shoemaker leans out of the department's "Sky Patrol" helicopter in July, 1972. Def Leppard played at the Tucson Convention Center Dec. 26, 1992. 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 photo is looking toward the southeast. The El Conquistador Hotel, lower right, in 1954. It was also considering a 3,600-unit parking lot, all of which could cost around $11 million. The lights of businesses on Stone Avenue in downtown Tucson, looking south from Ventura Street in July, 1971. It's Hotel Tucson City Center. TPD said the Sky Patrol had initiated 25 arrests and assisted with 43 other arrests since the start of the program in May, 1972. The accuracy of the index varies according to the quality of the original images. Reports of the Tucson Citizen's demise greatly exaggerated Tue, May 19, 2009 Tucson police officer arrested for D.U.I. Grant Road is in the foreground. The new section of Interstate 10 is lower left. This is a photo of North Scott Avenue, north of Congress Street. Tucson Citizen - The Voice of Tucson The Citizen ended its print edition in 2009, then became an online compendium for blogs until February 2014. Interstate 19 was completed to Nogales until 10 years alter. Dwight Yoakam performed at the Tucson Convention Center Sept. 20, 1989. Search the online archives of the Tucson Citizen for free. Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi called Beck distinctively brilliant. Kiss singer and guitarist Paul Stanley says Beck blazed a trail impossible to follow. 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