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It was also the red light district. Traffic continues west along East Congress Street which, at least architecturally, has mostly been unchanged for decades in downtown Tucson, on Jan 30, 2019. The trolley on Congress Street, Tucson, ca. The hotel was remodeled in 1948 and demolished in the early 60s. Stereoscopic view of Tucson as seen from Sentinel Peak ("A" Mountain) ca. Tucson Bonsai Society host 50th Annual Living Art Bonsai ExhibitionThe Tucson Bonsai Society held its 50th Annual Living Art Bonsai Exhibition at the Tucson Botanical Garden. It's now the intersection of Congress St. and Church Ave. Subsidence at the mine in San Manuel, ca. It had two side wings topped by gable attics and a tower with a cupola in the center. It was one the oldest buildings in downtown Tucson. The face of downtown Tucson has changed over the decades. The empty lot and mobile home sales in the lower right corner is now the site of Home Depot and dozens of other businesses. The homes south of the football stadium are gone. During the trial, five Bosnian men who were held at the prison camps testified as to the abuses they suffered or witnessed at the hands of Djurdjic. KXCI is tuned in to Arizona. The hotel was built in 1928, but was doomed almost immediately by the stock market crash of 1929. It was one of the first buildings on Stone Ave. to be constructed after World War II. The Cosmopolitan Hotel at Calle Real and Cale del Arroyo (N. Main and Pennington St.), Tucson, in 1888. The street that angles from left to right is South Osborne Ave. Oh, and ice cream. Grant Road is in the foreground. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. The Occidental Hotel, Tucson, in July, 1899. 1880. Church at the far right is now the site of the Pioneer Hotel. Main Avenue runs through the center of the photo. Dial Loans the the old Federal Courthouse on Broadway, east of Stone Ave. Tucson Citizen file photo. All Saints Catholic Church, 400 S. 6th Ave., Tucson, in 1963. Doby Town in Tucson, 1908. The Wildcats got out in front in the third and tied it in the third, but the Ducks came back both times to clinch in the Pac 12 tournament fin. 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. Rancher Otho Kinsley built the lake which is located across the road from the Cow Palace restaurant, a long-time landmark in the area. The Tucson Opera House is at right. A lock ( This is the parking lot at 35 E. Pennington, the site of the "new Woolworth Building" in May, 1956. Downtown Tucson Then and Now Updated Aug 15, 2016 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. A non-profit group saved the hotel from the wrecking ball in 1989. Most of the motorists in this picture had to wait 10 minutes for the two-train switching operation. KXCI is tuned in to Arizona. Interstate 19 was completed to Nogales until 10 years alter. Mercury contamination, possibly from the old mines in the area, necessitated its closure and dredging in the past. Blanton and Cole also worked on projects across Arizona and in eight other states. Both buildings were demolished in 1958 to make way for a parking lot. Arizona Highways magazine featured Del Webbs Tucson development, Pueblo Gardens, in the November, 1948 edition. It was formerly the site of Perkins Motors. A couple of gentlemen at Charles O. Based on this, I think it would be fair to say Blanton brought us the stravenue, Clinco said. Performance & security by Cloudflare. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). Johnson, proprietor, is second from left. Wikipedia gives credit for the stravenue to Mr. at the Pantano Wash in Tucson, 1981. It was the end of the steam engine age, which accounts for the coal and oil residue along the tracks. Church at the far right is now the site of the Pioneer Hotel. 1900) of the Palace Saloon in downtown Tucson. Congress Street between Church Ave. and Meyer St., looking west, ca. That was in February, 1955. JT & Dale Talk Jobs: 'I cannot participate in the hustle culture', Cheetos Deja tu Huella 2022 TVC with Bad Bunny. 1880, by photographer Carleton Watkins. John Clinton Fowler and some children enter the new St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church on Oct. 15, 1953, shortly after the consecration of the church. Support facilities, such as a motel and restaurant were built at Pena Blanca Lake in March 1959. Dark building at upper right is the San Xavier Hotel, now the historic Southern Pacific train depot. It closed in 1935. This is a photo of North Scott Avenue, north of Congress Street. Star columnist Greg Hansen is profiling 10 times that Tucson teams beat No. Sunny. Note the tight cluster of businesses, hotels, theatres along Congress Street, where the county building complex now stands. Congress Street, looking west from Stone Ave, Tucson, ca. It was also the red light district. Search 16,059 historic newspaper archives from dozens of countries, all 50 US states, and 3 US territories. At far right is "A" Mountain. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. Construction began in the early 1860s and was completed in 1868. It was built in 1850 using 24-inch adobe and Saguaro-beamed ceilings, according to he photo caption. The city leased two helicopters for six-months as a test. A&L Zechendorf Store on Main Street at Pennington, Tucson, in 1887, decorated for a parade honoring Gen. Nelson A. The one acre park is on the site of the original San Augustine Cathedral. In May 1949, the Tucson Daily Citizen ran a piece explaining the new street type, which it described as gobbledygood (sic) for diagonal.. Scott Ave looking south from Pennington St toward Congress. The original Pima County Courthouse is in the background. Tony Blanton was his grandfather. Sunny. The parade honor Gen. Nelson A. Tucson's first theater was at right. The barrio in the foreground was bulldozed to make way for the Tucson Convention Center and Symphony Hall. Read news, discover ancestors, and relive the past as you search through Tucson Daily Citizen archives. The church, completed in 1868, was demolished after the current cathedral, further south on Church Ave, was completed in 1897. The lake was created for recreational purposes by stocking it with fish and allowing rowboats, canoes and sailboats on the water. The Pima County Superior Court building, left, the county's administration building, middle, and the adult probation building in downtown Tucson, on March 11, 2019. Boats are lined up along the bank of the boat landing at Pena Blanca Lake in March 1959. Ezra A. Bartlett, proprietor. What do you call a road that runs diagonally between an east-west street and a north-south avenue? #ThisIsTucson (@this_is_tucson) Instagram photos and videos. 1880. Two of its back rooms, on the south side, appear on the 1862 Ferguson map. A patriotic parade float in Tucson on July 4, 1899. Carlos Jacome is at left. Interstate 10 (refered to as the "Tucson freeway" in newspapers at the time) under construction at Speedway Blvd. Check out these new restaurants and bars that have debuted in Tucson or opened new locations so far in 2023. It was a Victorian style, two-story structure with a gray stone foundation. Grant Road is in the foreground. Adolph Steinfeld and others at the American Grocery Co., ca. Oracle Stage office on Pennington Street between Court and Meyer, Tucson, ca. Frankenstein-ish, but workable. Blanton and Cole was the surveyor for six of them, including the five oldest. Watch and learn more, thanks to Vantage West Credit Union. The six-count indictment included three counts of PHOENIX, Ariz. Steve Lugo Leon, 24, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge G. Murray Snow to 70 months in prison, followed by five District of Arizona Planner and land surveyor Tony Blanton, ca. Your IP: From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. 15 new restaurants that opened in Tucson this spring, Ride through Sabino Canyon under the moonlight with new shuttle night tours , This gas station has the only Indian restaurant on Tucson's south side, 30 fun events happening in Tucson this weekend May 25-28 , 100 fun events happening in Tucson this June 2023 , A giant list of mental health resources in Tucson, 40 FREE events happening in Tucson this June 2023 , Cafe Passe is reopening and now they'll serve dinner, too, What to plant this monsoon season + summer gardening tips , Lavender is blooming at this whimsical farm north of Tucson. Congress Street is named for the business. The Rontel Office Building, at 7075 S. Plumer Avenue, was once a motel but has been converted to office space near the Executive Terminal at the Tucson International Airport on March 15, 2017. Many photos that originally appeared in the Arizona Daily Star or Tucson Citizen are now at AHS. An undated photograph of the original St. Augustine Cathedral. 1880. 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 more information, go speccoll.library.arizona.edu. Consolidated National Bank, Tucson, in 1903. The U.S. TUCSON, Ariz. Sinisa Djurdjic, 50, of Tucson, Arizona, was convicted on May 19, 2023, by a federal jury on charges of Visa Fraud and Attempted Unlawful Procurement of Citizenship. Miles, who defeated the famous Native American chief, Geronimo, in Arizona. Undated photo (probably ca. In 1941, the city bowed out to make way for U.S. Investors parsed the Friday jobs data for any hints as to how the Fed will view interest rates going forward. 1880. Rockliffe was about 11 at the time. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Gas prices near record level in TucsonAAA: Record average for regular gas was $4.50 set in March of 2022. Looking across Pennington Street in Tucson from the porch of the Park View Hotel, about 1911. 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.. It was originally built as the Reid Opera House in 1886 and converted to a hotel in 1902. It's still true today. The company moved to that location in 1931. Arroyo Chico winds its way through the lower right side. It was demolished in 1984. It was built in 1904 and demolished in 1984. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). Steel beams are in place on the west end of the 22nd Street overpass over the Southern Pacific Railroad in February, 1965. It was the first police helicopter patrol operation in Arizona. Big grab bag of historic old photos of Tucson, Courtesy Arizona Pioneer Historical Society, Tombstone to celebrate the film 'Tombstone', New eats! It cost $1.5 million. 1880. Looking across Pennington Street in Tucson from the porch of the Park View Hotel, about 1911. 1880s. Years later Zeckendorf bought the Goldschmidt building. You have permission to edit this collection. Miles for capturing Geronimo. Demolition of La Placita Village continues even as the Flin Building, background, once the home to El Charro restaurant, remains almost untouched in downtown Tucson, on Jan 30, 2019. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). Capt. Formerly Montgomery Ward Store. Clubhouse is far left. S. Katzenstein, proprietor. 1880, by photographer Carleton Watkins. It is now part of the Tucson Museum of Art. He had this home built in 1936. Tucson andthe Santa Catalina Mountains from 17,500-feet, looking north front about the rodeo grounds (bottom of photo) in March, 1956. Rev. It has been reopened and is stocked with Rainbow Trout but it also has Channel Catfish and Largemouth Bass. 1960. St. Augustine Cathedral is at left and the park, now called La Placita Park, is left of center. It's now the Aviation Parkway. Photos Arizona Daily Star or Tucson Citizen, where applicable. Doby is probably reference to "adobe," the mud-clay mixture used to make adobe bricks. (Note: The water closet is down the hall to the right.) Hi Corbett Field, 700 S. Randolph Way., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 28, 2020. (Photo taken through the bars inside the dome of the old Pima County Courthouse.). The former Westerner Hotel building on Stone Avenue and Broadway Boulevard looking Southeast. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. An overpass solved the problem in 1965. Second Church of San Agustn (La Catedral San Agustin) is at left. Another round of Then and Now photos from the archives of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen. Tucson Stable on the northeast corner of 6th Ave. and Congress St., Tucson, ca. The church was built of adobe bricks made on the site. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. spotlight Big grab bag of historic old photos of Tucson Rick Wiley Aug 1, 2022 Updated Nov 17, 2022 Photos of Tucson as far back as the 1880s the archives of the Tucson Citizen and Arizona Daily Star. 1884. Lock City of Tucson is in the background. It became Tucson Country Club. Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. It was located where the historic Southern Pacific train depot now stands. 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