Enke, Batiste helped make Tucson history CITIZEN STAFFERS MEMORIES The views from the top. Front page of the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, Arizona. A new report analyzing the U.S. road conditions and how money is spent on improving them, shows Arizona has some of the best roads in the nation. 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. Interstate 19 was completed to Nogales until 10 years alter. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. Tucson Police Officer William Shoemaker leans out of the department's "Sky Patrol" helicopter in July, 1972. She was 54. Note the Redondo Towers in the background. 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. 1960. Tucson Medical Center, looking north, ca. Here and nowhere else in America, apparently thats known as a stravenue. The Regional Transportation Authority and city and county bond initiatives are changing that reputation, slowly but surely. Arizona Historical Society, Tucson, AZ $50,000 to preserve a collection of vintage glass negatives depicting Tucson and southern Arizona from 1870 to 1930. Really. Score! Grant Road is in the foreground. Tucson and Pima County have had a long and well-deserved reputation for. 1957. Connect with extended family members. Also note the long wooden freight loading structure wooden water tower, long-since demolished. in the early 1960s. Of course, Rockliffe might be a little biased. The freeway off ramp at St. Mary's Road (picture bottom) is gone today. If you're a fan of "The Crown" on Netflix, you know of Queen Elizabeth's sister, Princess Margaret. Sign up for it at tucson.com/timemachine. Occasionally, he would join him in his box seats at Hi Corbett Field for Cleveland Indians spring training games. and S. Scott Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 28, 2020. Downtown Tucson buildings on Broadway and Stone taken June 1965. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. Blanton and Cole was the surveyor for six of them, including the five oldest. But the hotel is still there. 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. Home; Prayer. It was demolished for construction of the Williams Center. The Wells Fargo Bank, Pioneer Hotel and Tucson Federal Savings building. Undated photo looking west on Broadway Road from the Santa Rita Hotel in Tucson. At right, is the natural desert of the Williams Addition, an innovative 160-acre development with only 22 homes on large lots. 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. It was one the oldest buildings in downtown Tucson. 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. The "Piano Man" Billy Joel performs at the Tucson Community Center on November 14, 1978. Def Leppard's Steve Clark jams at the TCC. It was also considering a 3,600-unit parking lot, all of which could cost around $11 million. Clubhouse is far left. [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. Tucson andthe Santa Catalina Mountains from 17,500-feet, looking north front about the rodeo grounds (bottom of photo) in March, 1956. 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. Greyhound bus depot, left, was located on the northwest corner of Broadway Boulevard and Church Avenue around February 1966. The swatch of darkness is the Southern Pacific RR mainline and yard in Tucson, shown in this 1953 photo, looking northwest. Looking east from "A" Mountain and Menlo Park along Congress St. into downtown Tucson in the mid-1970s. . The new Palo Verde High School is at bottom right. Westbound SR84A (now I-10) at Congress Street in 1954. It was the end of the steam engine age, which accounts for the coal and oil residue along the tracks. His buildings often featured exposed . He said there are 10 Tucson subdivisions that include stravenues, all of them mapped between 1948 and 1960. Clubhouse is far left. Tucson homes popping up in 1965. The Carl Hayden Community Hospital (formerly Southern Pacific RR hospital) and beautiful park (now the U.S. District Court). 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. Ron Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards with the Rolling Stones perform at the Tucson Community Center July 21, 1978. It was completely demolished in 1968. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. The El Conquistador Hotel, lower right, in 1954. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Tucson, Arizona on facebook. Photos by YONI POZNER/Tucson Citizen PHOTO ONE: Kathy Pashos, 45, relaxes with her daughter's cat, Gremlin, in her home. 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? Downtown Tucson looking south down Stone Avenue in 1956. It was named State Route 84A, and connected Benson Highway (US 80) with the Casa Grande Highway (US 84). The city bought land south of Valencia for what became Tucson International Airport. From the depths of the photo archives of the Tucson Citizen and Arizona Daily Star, it's another installment of Tucson: Then and Now. Corbett's Lumber at 4545 E. Speedway in Tucson in 1955. Downtown Tucson (at left) from "A" Mountain in January, 1953. Downtown Tucson (at left) from "A" Mountain in January, 1953. The group played the Tucson Convention Center Nov. 18, 1987. Harrison Road is at the bottom of the photo. Not long after, he began to learn the family business from his own father. An estate in Williams Edition circa 1940 owned by Sam Shifman (who started the Shifman Matress company of Newark, NJ.). Since learning of his familys possible connection to Tucson road-naming lore, Rockliffe has done some research of his own that bolsters Clincos case. The drive ended at the Nelson Livestock Aucions yard, 455 N. Highway Drive. The building underwent an extensive restoration in 1990. Downtown Tucson looking southeast, probably about 1967. 5 Michael j. Keegan of it. By Summer 1962, completed freeway sections allowed travelers to go from Prince Road to 6th Ave. 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. Find out how much gas costs at stations near you. 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. Tucson Citizen file photo. It's a mile east of the original, built in 1954. 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. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. at the Pantano Wash in Tucson, 1981. 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. The Fox Theatre in downtown Tucson buildings taken June 1965. The barrio demolished to build the Tucson Convention Center and Symphony Hall. 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. Craycroft Road is at right. Fellow rock legends are paying tribute to Jeff Beck, the guitar virtuoso and musical innovator who died Tuesday. Prior to 1915, it was a brewery. Old photos from the Tucson Citizen photo archives are matched with photos taken by Daily Star photographer A.E. 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 Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives (1940-1977) Browse by Year 1940-1977 (38 years available). The large buildings along the railroad tracks were demolished to make way for the Aviation Parkway. The historic Santa Rita Hotel rises up behind the fire station. The photo shows the land in late 1947. Empty lot on the north west corner of E Broadway Blvd. The original city hall and county courthouse still stand, along with the original (and green) Presidio Park. Downing, lead guitarist of Judas Priest plays at the Tucson Community Center Arena June 9, 1980. Donald e. Scherck left of Davis Mon than fab and spec. ), 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 controversial "hump" down the middle of the road separated opposing lanes of traffic. Get this Tucson Citizen page for free from Wednesday, January 7, 1976 sintsses-Services CARPENTRY WORK ALL PHASES EXPERIENCED & RELIABLE Porches Porch Enclosures Framing & Trim Work Doors Arizona . Photo is looking east from Wilmot Road (left to right) and Broadway Road. 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. Rock slides up ahead kept motorists from going further. Explore the comprehensive records in our online database, and you'll gain access to almost 150 years of local history. 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. Based on this, I think it would be fair to say Blanton brought us the stravenue, Clinco said. 1957. This is the MacArthur Building on Toole Avenue and Pennington Street. It was demolished in 1984. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Jul 24, 1967, p. 1 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . Guentzel scored two goals, Casey DeSmith stopped 23 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 Sunday night to end a six-game losing streak. Postal Service even has an official abbreviation for the stravenue (that would be STRA), though mail carriers outside of Southern Arizona dont need to concern themselves with it. A new plan to develop charging stations along Interstate 10 could help motorists with alternative-fuel vehicles fill up along Interstate 10 be. The Little One restaurant, 151 N. Stone Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. Citizen photo by Gary Gay nor 200 Southwest federation Temple rabbis will Convene Here Emanuel will be Host week to Temple youths of jew Mexico West Texas and 7 Arizona in their annual thanks giving . The TTT Truck Terminal at Craycroft Road and Benson Highway in Tucson in June, 1966. 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. 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 . 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. For Star subscribers:New home prices in the Tucson area could climb well above $400,000 in 2022. Grant Road is in the foreground. CITIZEN STAFFERS REMEMBER Lloyds exerting maximum efforts for the Wildcats 4-year stay in Tucson became 21 special years 52 years of scholars. The purpose of the flight, said Raciti, was prove the stability of the delta wing for high speed flight. 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. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. ), 35 fun events happening in Tucson this weekend Jan. 12-16 . Note the tight cluster of businesses, hotels, theatres along Congress Street, where the county building complex now stands. The city planning and zoning commission added the made-up word to Tucsons official street naming and numbering system in November 1948. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. WAYNE BAKER. Black and white aerial photos from the archives of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen show the Old Pueblo in years past. The Westerner Hotel, which opened in 1949, on the southeast corner of Stone Ave and Broadway Road in 1965. 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). Keep reading with a digital access subscription. It felt like it was kind of in the blood.. The photo shows the land in late 1947. By 1961, it was reconstructed as Interstate 10. The old department stores (Jacome's and Penney's) were replaced by the central library and plaza. Archived issues are available in digital format from the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection. 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). 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. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). This is the northwest corner of Stone Avenue and Pennington Street and the main library plaza in Tucson. It's now Drachman Elementary School and Santa Rosa Park. It was demolished in 1984. The business moved from 820 S. 6th Ave. Chevron and Quick Mart on the southeast corner of E. Broadway Blvd. Grant Road is in the foreground. The El Paso and Southwestern RR tracks are on the right side. The genre-bridging orchestra with vocalist China Forbes joins the Tucson Symphony Orchestra for one of the '23 Jazz Festival's biggest parties. 1. School on northwest side is named for longtime educator. Interstate 10 (referred to as the "Tucson freeway" in newspapers at the time) under construction at Speedway Blvd. The Benson-Nogales freeway interchange in Tucson (now known as Interstate 10-Interstate 19), completed in about 1963. The Platters let to right, Bernette Murphy, Ricky Lane, Dexter Dickerson and Bill Williams performed at the Doubletree Inn March 18, 1977. Theyre being broadcast on television and radio stations in English and Spanish and shared on ADOTs social media platforms. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. Consumers in the market for used vehicles should do their homework before handing over any money," officials said. North of the Tucson city limits in 1946. Wednesday in Faith Church 3925 e. 5th St. Presbyterians ask old photos the Rev. It was a tuberculosis treatment center and retreat for people seeking the benefits of dry desert air and sunshine. A look back at Tucson-area streets from the photo archives of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen. 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. Pennington Drugs is at left. The purpose of these missions was to aid in the colonization and exploration of land to the financial benefit of the Spanish Empire. The Palo Verde Overpass south of Tucson (Southern Pacific RR tracks), looking East on 36th Street, in 1956. The new section of Interstate 10 is lower left. (Click on the image for a readable version.) New Census Bureau report lists population growth over the last decade for Arizona cities. Citizen Photo S.H. It appears it never took flight. Tucson is the only place in America where you can drive down a stravenue. Brad Palmer, left, and Dewey Bunnell of America played at Centennial Hall Oct. 21, 1987. There was not enough room to operate the controls after the pilot with parachute were crammed inside. The face of downtown Tucson has changed over the decades. Under construction: The Southern Arizona Bank and Trust building, to the left of the Pioneer Hotel. Website with searchable ship database about warships, passenger liners, merchant ships, photo galleries, technical details, stories, news and much more. The company moved to that location in 1931. 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