Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. 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. Under the updated rules, casitas can be as large as 10% of their lots total square footage. He said there are 10 Tucson subdivisions that include stravenues, all of them mapped between 1948 and 1960. The building in the left foreground was used for the first mixed school taught by Miss Wakefield( later Mrs. 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 Platters let to right, Bernette Murphy, Ricky Lane, Dexter Dickerson and Bill Williams performed at the Doubletree Inn March 18, 1977. The barrio demolished to build the Tucson Convention Center and Symphony Hall. 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). Tucson Medical Center, looking north, ca. Looking east from "A" Mountain and Menlo Park along Congress St. into downtown Tucson in the mid-1970s. For example, an 8,000 square foot lot could contain a casita as large as 800 square feet. What's still there? The city bought land south of Valencia for what became Tucson International Airport. Host Marvin Duckler, left, and puppeteer Bonni Haber on the set of "Man in the Box of Blocks" in May, 1970, in Tucson. The most-important element of the half-hour show was to develop verbal skills in children. This is a photo of the Fox Theatre on Congress Street and Stone Avenue toward the north on Thursday, October 24, 2013 in Tucson, Ariz. She had four children. Looking north into downtown Tucson, from about 20th Street and what is now Interstate 10, in 1946. North of the Tucson city limits in 1946. What do you call a road that runs diagonally between an east-west street and a north-south avenue? The hotel was built in 1928, but was doomed almost immediately by the stock market crash of 1929. We stumble across archive photos of notable buildings, neighborhoods, businesses, vistas from 30-50 years ago, then revisit those spots today. It was also considering a 3,600-unit parking lot, all of which could cost around $11 million. The city leased two helicopters for six-months as a test. Tucson andthe Santa Catalina Mountains from 17,500-feet, looking north front about the rodeo grounds (bottom of photo) in March, 1956. 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. Black and white aerial photos from the archives of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen show the Old Pueblo in years past. Looking West towards downtown Tucson along Broadway Road just East of Euclid in 1982. Interstate 10 under construction at St Mary's Road in Tucson, ca. It was a tuberculosis treatment center and retreat for people seeking the benefits of dry desert air and sunshine. This is the corner of Stone Avenue and Pennington Street looking southeast. Looking south on Kolb Road from 22nd Street, Tucson, in 1970. 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. Many of the buildings no longer exist. Silverbell Road and Scenic Drive in Marana, looking south-southwest in 1975. This is the northwest corner of Stone Avenue and Pennington Street and the main library plaza in Tucson. 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. At lower right, the La Reforma Housing Project, which housed defense industry workers during WWII. Dwight Yoakam performed at the Tucson Convention Center June 16, 1993. 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. Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. The MacArthur Hotel at 500 E. Toole Ave. in 1965. This is a photo of One East Broadway in downtown Tucson on Broadway Boulevard and Stone Avenue looking east toward the Walsh Federal Courthouse. 1940 The Wells Fargo Bank, Pioneer Building and Pima County Public Defender's Office on Stone Avenue looking south near Alameda Street in downtown Tucson. Also: Tucson Democrat Pamela Powers Hannleyfaces heavy blowback for a legislative vote; Ward 6 Tucson City Council race attracts another candidate; and recall attempt resumes against Rep. Mark Finchem. 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. Park now crosses under the railroad tracks and links with Euclid Ave. Electric street cars replaced horse-drawn street cars in Tucson, 1906. "It's kind of a funny game like that," Guentzel said. Citizen Photo S.H. Snow clogs the Catalina Highway to Mt. Archived issues are available in digital format from the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection. Both buildings were demolished in 1958 to make way for a parking lot. Snow covers the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, probably in February, 1966. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. The fairways are taking shape. Fish) and Miss Bolton. Grant Road is in the foreground. Downtown Tucson buildings on S. Stone taken June 1965 from the East side of the street, looking North. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Nov 23, 1968, p. 8 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . The city leased two helicopters for six-months as a test. It is now Williams Centre. The Benson-Nogales freeway interchange in Tucson (now known as Interstate 10-Interstate 19), completed in about 1963. Peter, Paul and Mary performed at the University of Arizona Main Auditorium April 30, 1983. Dial Loans the the old Federal Courthouse on Broadway, east of Stone Ave. Tucson Citizen file photo. 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 . 1960s. 1970s. Tucson Country Club in 1957, 11 years after a group of 50 people purchased a ranch for Tucson's second golf country club. Winds light and variable. The test off Hawaii was the first time Raytheon's ship-launched Standard Missile-3 IIA interceptor was used to hit an intercontinental missile. Subsidence at the mine in San Manuel, ca. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Jun 16, 1967, p. 10 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. The completed Arizona Land Title Building (tall building at left) and completed two-story J.C. Penney Department Store on Stone Ave. in Tucson, ca. His buildings often featured exposed . 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. 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). There is no apparent record of the Superior Automatic and Self Service Car Wash. Oracle Road, looking south from Suffolk Drive, in March, 1975. Now its buried beneath the county courthouse, Rockliffe said. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.. Photos by YONI POZNER/Tucson Citizen PHOTO ONE: Kathy Pashos, 45, relaxes with her daughter's cat, Gremlin, in her home. 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. Rockliffe said he used to visit his grandfather on Sundays and holidays. Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion. Tucson Medical Center, looking north, ca. The TTT Truck Terminal at Craycroft Road and Benson Highway in Tucson in June, 1966. For 13 years, the Birthday of President Washington had been honored in the new nation. It was demolished in 1984. 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. Ron Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards with the Rolling Stones perform at the Tucson Community Center July 21, 1978. It was demolished in 1984. The plans for the building are to have commercial businesses on the ground level with office space in the upper floors. Rocker Elton John shows some of his moves at the Tucson Community Center Arena on October 1, 1975. This is the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Congress looking northeast at the Ronstadt Transit Center. 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. 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. 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. 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. We have a Tucson history email newsletter! 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'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's Hotel Tucson City Center. But dont believe everything you read on the internet. An estate in Williams Edition circa 1940 owned by Sam Shifman (who started the Shifman Matress company of Newark, NJ.). The completed Arizona Land Title Building (tall building at left) and completed two-story J.C. Penney Department Store on Stone Ave. in Tucson, ca. Where to pray; How to Pray; Du'as; Activities. 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. Ray Manley by Carroll The show was produced at the "modern color studio" in KUAT-TV on the University of Arizona campus. The hotel was built in 1928, but was doomed almost immediately by the stock market crash of 1929. The Little One restaurant, 151 N. Stone Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). Reports of the Tucson Citizen's demise greatly exaggerated Tue, May 19, 2009 Tucson police officer arrested for D.U.I. A new plan to develop charging stations along Interstate 10 could help motorists with alternative-fuel vehicles fill up along Interstate 10 be. 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 Beach Boys played at Hi Corbet field May 4, 1985. City Hall is on the left (with flagpole) and San Augustin church is the peaked roof in distance at the end of the street. Originally, the parking facilities was designed to handle 850 vehicles but it was overflowing for the event. Search archives Browse archives News Alerts Subscribe His sons expanded the business to cover Tucson. Sixth Avenue runs through the center of the photo, with the sprawling Southern Pacific Railroad yard angling in from the right. Note the price of the concert tickets. Def Leppard played at the Tucson Convention Center Dec. 26, 1992. Interstate 10 (referred to as the "Tucson freeway" in newspapers at the time) under construction at Speedway Blvd. 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. Did you know? Looking south on Stone Ave from Alameda St. Downtown Tucson looking southeast, probably about 1967. The annual Tucson Desert Song Festival opens Jan. 18 and has a spring session in March. Regina Cleri is now St. Augustine Catholic High School. 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. ARCHIVE PHOTO --- Downtown Tucson buildings taken June 1965. Things have certainly changed in 50 years. Palo Verde High School in Tucson got grass and trees and the courtyard for the 1968 school year. The Regional Transportation Authority and city and county bond initiatives are changing that reputation, slowly but surely. What's still there? 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. Police said that More . It was the first police helicopter patrol operation in Arizona. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Sep 4, 1973, p. 1 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . Downtown Tucson and the barren Catalina Foothills in 1958. Construction on the Interstate 10 overpass at Congress Street (looking East) underway in 1958. Ayer, 1901. ", Control room at KUAT studios in May, 1970. The delta wings in the back have a span of 90 inches and the glider is about 10 feet long. 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? Home; Prayer. Spanish Trail winds through the center of this aerial photo of Tucson's eastside in 1970. The freeway off ramp at St. Mary's Road (picture bottom) is gone today. The new section of Interstate 10 is lower left. We're pretty sure that's the Rillito River in the top half of the photo and Catalina Foothills beyond. Additional classes may be scheduled based on the number of applicants. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. The plans for the building are to have commercial businesses on the ground level with office space in the upper floors. Speedway Blvd. 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. 3 billion articles and photos. Citizen photo outstanding servicemen airman . It was the first police helicopter patrol operation in Arizona. The original city hall and county courthouse still stand, along with the original (and green) Presidio Park. Note the bypass on the Southern Pacific Railroad mainline. 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. The Carl Hayden Community Hospital (formerly Southern Pacific RR hospital) and beautiful park (now the U.S. District Court). Neil Young performed at the Tucson Convention Center Nov. 13, 1986. Perkins Motors and Texaco gas station at Stone Avenue and Alameda Street, Tucson, in 1955. 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. Take a peek inside and learn the history behind some of these spots in and around Tucson. Activities Calendar; Gym Schedule; Information. 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. 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. 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). at the Pantano Wash in Tucson, 1981. Pennington Drugs is at left. The new Woolworth's store during preparations for opening in January, 1958. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. 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 (?! Tucson Citizen - The Voice of Tucson The Citizen ended its print edition in 2009, then became an online compendium for blogs until February 2014. Downtown Tucson buildings on Pennington Street looking west from Scott Ave towards Stone Ave, ca. A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation . Downtown Tucson, looking northeast, in the 1940s. Looking for the cheapest gas in Tucson? This is the parking lot at 35 E. Pennington, the site of the "new Woolworth Building" in May, 1956. You have permission to edit this collection. This is the view of One East Broadway at Stone Avenue and Broadway Boulevard looking northeast with the Chase building in the background. Downtown Tucson buildings taken May 1953, including Stein's clothing and Leed's Shoes and Souther Arizona Bank and Trust. From. The legendary band performed at the Tucson Community Center in June 1972. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). It's now the site of El Con Mall. It features six stravenues that were mapped out in February 1948, three months before the plat for Pueblo Gardens. Score! The swatch of darkness is the Southern Pacific RR mainline and yard in Tucson, shown in this 1953 photo, looking northwest. I had a route that ran from First Street to 10th Street between Tucson Boulevard and Country Club. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Looking West towards downtown Tucson along Broadway Road just East of Euclid in 1982. The photo was taken with infrared film and a dark red filter on the lens to pierce the cloud cover. 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. Joe Elliott led Def Leppard through an energetic show. "Probably 80 percent of what we're looking for in Tucson is from artisanal communities, so as you're looking at these gems, rocks,</p> 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. Shifman's extended family members lived at the estate. Tucson and downtown area looking north from 22nd Street and 6th Avenue (far right) in the mid 1960s. It's still true today. 1960. Araiza in late 2013. 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 . 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 Large billboards used to line the area along Interstate 10 (South Freeway) between West 22nd and West Congress Streets on May 5, 1966. Arroyo Chico winds its way through the lower right side. The countys Development Services Department says it was looking for a smarter way to set building-permit fees. Institute of Research and Diagnostic Clinic for the Desert Sanatorium, now known as Tucson Medical Center, in 1929. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. No information on Langers Florists picture taken 1955. Grant Road is in the foreground. High near 55F. She was married four times, including to Michael Jackson and Nicolas Cage. 1 was once on the 100 block of South Sixth Avenue, across the street from the Pueblo Hotel and Apartments in the late 1960s. Tucson's original airport in 1929. World War II As It Happened. 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. Get this Tucson Daily Citizen page for free from Friday, September 30, 1960 z-Lawson Vows Recited TUCSON DAILY CITIZEN PAGE 21 Now on a wedding trip to Northern Arizona are Mr. and Mrs. Albert . You have permission to edit this collection. By Summer 1962, completed freeway sections allowed travelers to go from Prince Road to 6th Ave. It's now the site of El Con Mall. It was built in 1904 and demolished in 1984. Occasionally, he would join him in his box seats at Hi Corbett Field for Cleveland Indians spring training games. 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. Blanton and Cole was the surveyor for six of them, including the five oldest. It cost $1.5 million. 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). It appears it never took flight. It was demolished for construction of the Williams Center. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). The parking lot of Park Mall is at the very bottom-center of the photo. Then there's the two guys suspended from the crane. The Who: John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Tim Gorman (a touring member) and Kenney Jones perform at Sun Devil Stadium Oct. 31, 1982. Tucson's original airport in 1929. 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. The building at left fronting Council Street was built by City Laundry in 1928 and ultimately became the main plant. 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. 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. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Sep 30, 1961, p. 8 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . Get the latest high school sports updates in your inbox: Remember those who have passed on. Tucson Citizen, Aug. 7, 1972 Tucson Citizen Arizona Daily Star calendar item for Aug. 9, 1972. 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 (?! Just some of the reasons to begin searching through Tucson Citizen historical data include: Uncover . The cattle was sold with proceeds going to the Muscular Dystrophy Assosciation. The caption on the photo reads, "Today, the University (of Arizona) has more buildings than vacant land." From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the . [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. 1957. The business moved from 820 S. 6th Ave. Chevron and Quick Mart on the southeast corner of E. Broadway Blvd. This is the intersection of Broadway and Sixth Avenue looking northwest. Note the Ryan-Evans Drugs on the corner, at right, originally owned by the Martin family. 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 agency says the new model will assist in better regional transportation planning for motorists and other modes of transportation. The Tucson Unified School District spent years buying property, including dozens of homes, surrounding the main building. It was completely demolished in 1968. The barrio demolished to build the Tucson Convention Center and Symphony Hall. Many of the photos are courtesy of the Arizona Pioneer Historical Society (now Arizona Historical Society). Foreground, left, is J.C. Penney and right is Jacome's Department Store. Reversible lanes (also known as "suicide lanes") on East Speedway Boulevard in Tucson in 1989. It as a chillly 18-degrees at altitude. The Valley National Bank building (now Chase Bank), the Pioneer Hotel building, the Fox Theater (lower left) and not much else. Tucson and Pima County have had a long and well-deserved reputation for. James "J.T." 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. It's now the Aviation Parkway. This is the MacArthur Building on Toole Avenue and Pennington Street. Downtown Tucson buildings taken June 1965. Newspapers from 1607 to Today. This database is a fully searchable text version of the newspaper for the following years: 1941-77. Connect with extended family members. 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. Tucson will be poorer for the newspaper's folding because the loss of all that talent in one place. That was in February, 1955. Paralleling the highway are the El Paso and Southwestern RR tracks. Institute of Research and Diagnostic Clinic for the Desert Sanatorium, now known as Tucson Medical Center, in 1929. at the Pantano Wash in Tucson, 1981. 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. Low 33F. The newspaper ended print publica. Araiza in late 2013. The caption on the photo reads, "Today, the University (of Arizona) has more buildings than vacant land." 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. Corbett's Lumber at 4545 E. Speedway in Tucson in 1955. #ThisIsTucson (@this_is_tucson) Instagram photos and videos. Here's a look at seemingly unrelated collections of photos of Tucson's past from archives of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen. Construction on the Interstate 10 overpass at Congress Street (looking East) underway in 1958. Developer Lew McGinnis bought all but two of the homes by 1980. Sun Tran officials say the move re-emphasizes their "commitment to utilize clean fuel technology in a cost-effective manner.". 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. ), 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. The old department stores (Jacome's and Penney's) were replaced by the central library and plaza. Calendar item that ran in the Arizona Daily Star June 29, 1973. City authorities had decided to replace the bridge starting in the fall. Interstate 19 was completed to Nogales until 10 years alter. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). . Another aspect was to demonstrate to children "how the wage-earning parent functions outside the home. 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. 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 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. 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