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. It's anybody's guess where this is. It featured a former CBS television executive, Marvin Duckler (who died at age 90 in Tucson on Jan. 24, 2018). He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). The famous lunch counter had seating for 53 and a stand-up sandwich bar. The cross street with man on horseback is Stone Ave. Photo likely from the early 1900s, since the Santa Rita was finished in 1904. Enke, Batiste helped make Tucson history CITIZEN STAFFERS MEMORIES The views from the top. Araiza in late 2013. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.. Here and nowhere else in America, apparently thats known as a stravenue. Bruce Johnston, Carl Wilson and Al Jardine in forefront of a song. Then there's the two guys suspended from the crane. Scott Ave looking south from Pennington St toward Congress. The city bought land south of Valencia for what became Tucson International Airport. The Tucson Unified School District spent years buying property, including dozens of homes, surrounding the main building. At lower right, the La Reforma Housing Project, which housed defense industry workers during WWII. It was completely demolished in 1968. 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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. The building underwent an extensive restoration in 1990. 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. It was just another string of businesses along the road that struggled to survive on August 14, 1972. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. 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. We have a Tucson history email newsletter! 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 Drachman School and Santa Rosa Park. 1970s. Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi called Beck distinctively brilliant. Kiss singer and guitarist Paul Stanley says Beck blazed a trail impossible to follow. Kinks guitarist Dave Davies and Whitesnake singer David Coverdale both said they are heartbroken over Beck's death. The Valley National Bank building (now Chase Bank), the Pioneer Hotel building, the Fox Theater (lower left) and not much else. It's Hotel Tucson City Center. All the buildings were demolished as part of the city's urban renewal project in the 1960s and 70s. This is a photo of North Scott Avenue, north of Congress Street. Congress Street in Tucson, looking west from 6th Avenue in 1920. Find out how much gas costs at stations near you. The Tucson Fire Department's Station No. The Garden Plaza office building, 201 N. Stone Ave., Tucson, in December, 1953, shortly after it was completed. The new Palo Verde High School is at bottom right. 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. Speedway Blvd. Ph: 520-573-4155 rwiley@tucson.com Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. (Click on the image for a readable version.) 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 (?! Partly to mostly cloudy. 1970s. She had four children. Note the tight cluster of businesses, hotels, theatres along Congress Street, where the county building complex now stands. The old department stores (Jacome's and Penney's) were replaced by the central library and plaza. The Tucson Veterans Administration Hospital (now the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System) looking southwest from about Benson Highway and Park Ave. in 1954. An estate in Williams Edition circa 1940 owned by Sam Shifman (who started the Shifman Matress company of Newark, NJ.). Arizona. ), 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. Who Receive obituaries Rafael Armando Cancino January 1, 2023 (24 years old) View obituary Glenda Crawford Prater January 7, 2023 (100 years old) View obituary Edmund Arce December 29, 2022 (85 years old) View obituary Blanca Luz Ortega Photos of Tucson as far back as the 1880s the archives of the Tucson Citizen and Arizona Daily Star. You have permission to edit this collection. Note the price of the concert tickets. Empty lot on the north west corner of E Broadway Blvd. Spanish Trail winds through the center of this aerial photo of Tucson's eastside in 1970. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). April 24, 2018. 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. 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.. 1960. Area in 1979 along North Oracle Road near the entrance of the Oracle Road Self Storage at 4700 N Oracle Rd near the Rillito River which would now be north of the Tucson Mall. Old photos from the Tucson Citizen photo archives are matched with photos taken by Daily Star photographer A.E. The stage is set for The Who at Sun Devil Stadium Oct. 31, 1982. The entire block is now the Tucson Electric Power headquarters. The Rolling Hills subdivision and golf course (left center) and Regina Cleri Seminary (building cluster in center) near 22nd Street and Pantano, Tucson, in 1970. The barrio in the foreground was bulldozed to make way for the Tucson Convention Center and Symphony Hall. Speedway Blvd. An impressive pool and shuffleball courts. He said there are 10 Tucson subdivisions that include stravenues, all of them mapped between 1948 and 1960. Tucson High School on 1st Ave. and 6th St, in 1946, with the gymnasium to the south, long before expansion projects led to the sprawling campus that it is today. The offices for the Regional Transportaition Authority or RTA and the Pima Association of Government or PAG are expected to occupy space in the building. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. 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. Tucson Daily Citizen newspaper was located in Tucson, Arizona. Looking south on Stone Ave from Alameda St. Citizen photo 2 Hurt in Rock throwing by 200 Tucson negroes an hour of Rock throwing and vandalism on Tucson s North Side last night left two persons injured and four under arrest. The delta wings in the back have a span of 90 inches and the glider is about 10 feet long. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. The company moved to that location in 1931. This subdivision in the Tucson area's Avra Valley features streets named for historic firearms manufacturers, like Gatling. All Saints Catholic Church, 400 S. 6th Ave., Tucson, in 1963. A bustling Stone Avenue and downtown Tucson in December, 1946. Under construction: The Southern Arizona Bank and Trust building, to the left of the Pioneer Hotel. 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 The newly aligned South Main Ave swerved its way along a barren stretch of landscape on May 9, 1969. Old photos from the Tucson Citizen photo archives are matched with photos taken by Daily Star photographer A.E. He is a graduate of ASU (yes, that ASU). The Carl Hayden Community Hospital (formerly Southern Pacific RR hospital) and beautiful park (now the U.S. District Court). Construction on the Interstate 10 overpass at Congress Street (looking East) underway in 1958. 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. Speedway Blvd. It as a chillly 18-degrees at altitude. Pima County is home to 40 of them, mostly in mid-century neighborhoods built around Tucsons angled arteries Aviation Parkway, Benson Highway, the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and Interstate 10 east of I-19. Craycroft Road is at right. Joe Elliott led Def Leppard through an energetic show. Topics. Low 33F. Theyre being broadcast on television and radio stations in English and Spanish and shared on ADOTs social media platforms. Home; Prayer. The new Interstate 19 was given a friendlier name: "Camino de los Padres.". 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). By Summer 1962, completed freeway sections allowed travelers to go from Prince Road to 6th Ave. Interstate 10 (refered to as the "Tucson freeway" in newspapers at the time) under construction at Speedway Blvd. Speedway Boulevard, Tucson, looking east from near County Club Road in December, 1957. Ed Stiles / Tucson Citizen S.H. It as a chillly 18-degrees at altitude. The historic Santa Rita Hotel rises up behind the fire station. 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. This is Tucson. Downtown Tucson looking east from Main Ave in the early 1950s, before any urban redevelopment projects had taken hold. Downtown Tucson looking south down Stone Avenue in 1956. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Tucson, Arizona on facebook. 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. The caption on the photo reads, "Today, the University (of Arizona) has more buildings than vacant land." Hotel Congress is at left. The photo shows the land in late 1947. Rockliffe said he used to visit his grandfather on Sundays and holidays. Things have certainly changed in 50 years. 1933. Consumers in the market for used vehicles should do their homework before handing over any money," officials said. Big-name musicians often visited the Old Pueblo in the '70s and '80s, many performing sold-out shows at popular Tucson venues. 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. Might be North Alvernon Way near Glenn Street. The Carl Hayden Community Hospital (formerly Southern Pacific RR hospital) and beautiful park (now the U.S. District Court). ARCHIVE PHOTO --- Downtown Tucson buildings taken June 1965. He had this home built in 1936. The purpose of these missions was to aid in the colonization and exploration of land to the financial benefit of the Spanish Empire. 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? The city leased two helicopters for six-months as a test. It was once the site of the Roskruge Hotel. The photo was taken with infrared film and a dark red filter on the lens to pierce the cloud cover. The barrio demolished to build the Tucson Convention Center and Symphony Hall. Tucson Police Officer William Shoemaker leans out of the department's "Sky Patrol" helicopter in July, 1972. It was demolished for construction of the Williams Center. Neil Young performed at the Tucson Convention Center Nov. 13, 1986. The El Conquistador Hotel, lower right, in 1954. A look back at Tucson-area streets from the photo archives of the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen. Coronado Apartments, formerly The Coronado Hotel, 402 E. 9th St., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. 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). Tucson Mall construction well-underway in 1981. It was formerly Selby Motors Mercury. A man crosses East Congress Street at Arizona Avenue as this portion up to Fifth Avenue was falling on hard times with only one small shop still in business on May 3, 1967. Steinfeld's Department Store (replaced by the Bank of America tower) was probably stocked for Christmas. What's still there? 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. It was annexed by Oro Valley more than 30 years later. My first job over 40 years ago was as a paperboy for the Tucson Citizen. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. The caption on the photo reads, "Today, the University (of Arizona) has more buildings than vacant land." It's now the Aviation Parkway. "It's kind of a funny game like that," Guentzel said. It was demolished in 1984. You have permission to edit this collection. An impressive pool and shuffleball courts. FILE - Guitarist Jeff Beck performs at the Louisiana Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans on April 29, 2011. North of the Tucson city limits in 1946. Brad Palmer, left, and Dewey Bunnell of America played at Centennial Hall Oct. 21, 1987. Rick Wiley is the photo editor of the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. The new Selby Motors Mercury dealership at 2200 E. Broadway Road, Tucson, in 1956. Downtown Tucson buildings on Pennington Street looking west from Scott Ave towards Stone Ave, ca. Tucson looking north from about 20th Street in 1929. 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. Downtown Tucson, looking northeast, in the 1940s. The photo is looking toward the southeast. The homes south of the football stadium are gone. We're pretty sure that's the Rillito River in the top half of the photo and Catalina Foothills beyond. Sixth Avenue runs through the center of the photo, with the sprawling Southern Pacific Railroad yard angling in from the right. It as a chillly 18-degrees at altitude. "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> It was one of the first buildings on Stone Ave. to be constructed after World War II. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the . 'Pure greed' sparked theft of more than $1 million from 82-year-old's account, federal prosecutor said. She has been with the Star in various capacities since 1991. Park now crosses under the railroad tracks and links with Euclid Ave. Electric street cars replaced horse-drawn street cars in Tucson, 1906. Interstate 19 was completed to Nogales until 10 years alter. This is the parking lot at 35 E. Pennington, the site of the "new Woolworth Building" in May, 1956. It's now the Ronstadt Transit Center. Low 33F. Originally, the parking facilities was designed to handle 850 vehicles but it was overflowing for the event. The same land surveyor produced both maps: Tony A. Blanton from the Tucson architectural firm of Blanton and Cole. A Pioneer Constructors pneumatic roller is used to compact the gravel base for an 80-foot roadway. 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. Tucson andthe Santa Catalina Mountains from 17,500-feet, looking north front about the rodeo grounds (bottom of photo) in March, 1956. This is a photo of One East Broadway in downtown Tucson on Broadway Boulevard and Stone Avenue looking east toward the Walsh Federal Courthouse. Shifman's extended family members lived at the estate. Grant Road is in the foreground. Video by Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star. Where to pray; How to Pray; Du'as; Activities. You have permission to edit this collection. Old Nogales Highway near Ruby Road in July, 1956. Partly cloudy skies. The La Reforma Housing Project is prominent at the bottom of the picture. Another aspect was to demonstrate to children "how the wage-earning parent functions outside the home. This is a July 2, 1982 photo of flooding along a Tucson street. Hi Corbett Field, 700 S. Randolph Way., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 28, 2020. Rockliffe was about 11 at the time. Downtown Tucson looking east from Main Ave in the early 1950s, before any urban redevelopment projects had taken hold. The original city hall and county courthouse still stand, along with the original (and green) Presidio Park. Fellow rock legends are paying tribute to Jeff Beck, the guitar virtuoso and musical innovator who died Tuesday. Gridlocked traffic on Glenn Street, east of Campbell Avenue as thousands of people attended the opening of the new $2 million Campbell Plaza Shopping Center on April 7, 1960. The lights of businesses on Stone Avenue in downtown Tucson, looking south from Ventura Street in July, 1971. From 1995-2004, he was director of photography at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa. The Wells Fargo Bank, Pioneer Hotel and Tucson Federal Savings building. Get the latest high school sports updates in your inbox: Remember those who have passed on. Over 9 Billion names indexed. Downtown Tucson buildings on Broadway and Stone taken June 1965. Dave Bloom and Sons men's clothing at the northwest corner 6th Ave and Congress in 1956. The Little One restaurant, 151 N. Stone Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. Standard Oil gas station and Albert Steinfeld Hardware at 100 block of N. Stone in 1957. It was the end of the steam engine age, which accounts for the coal and oil residue along the tracks. Did you know? Police are today appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened at 7.45pm on Monday. 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 Tucson Unified School District spent years buying property, including dozens of homes, surrounding the main building. The tape helps her get through moments when the thought of her daughter's murder is too much to handle. Cortaro General Store on the northwest corner of Cortaro Road and I-10 in December, 1978. in the early 1960s. Arroyo Chico winds its way through the lower right side. 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 . Clubhouse is far left. The Benson-Nogales freeway interchange in Tucson (now known as Interstate 10-Interstate 19), completed in about 1963. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. 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. Wednesday in Faith Church 3925 e. 5th St. Presbyterians ask old photos the Rev. The original city hall and county courthouse still stand, along with the original (and green) Presidio Park. The GenealogyBank archives contain thousands of newspaper issues across the decades. Our records indicate the name is only found in Tucson, Arizona, said Roy Betts, national spokesman for the Postal Service. 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. The four-mile stretch was once a vital thoroughfare before the interstate system was created. The Regional Transportation Authority and city and county bond initiatives are changing that reputation, slowly but surely. The fairways are taking shape. The delta wings in the back have a span of 90 inches and the glider is about 10 feet long. Congress Street in Tucson, looking east from the Chase Bank building at Stone Ave. in August, 1980. Also note the long wooden freight loading structure wooden water tower, long-since demolished. Connect with extended family members. Tucson Citizen archives Search the online archives of the Tucson Citizen for free. Guitarist Jeff Beck, who influenced generations of musicians, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, at the age of 78. Downing, lead guitarist of Judas Priest plays at the Tucson Community Center Arena June 9, 1980. Construction on the Interstate 10 overpass at Congress Street (looking East) underway in 1958. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. It was demolished in 1984. 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. Photo is looking east from Wilmot Road (left to right) and Broadway Road. Many of the buildings no longer exist. She was 54. Become a member to access this feature. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. The iconic water tower is still there. 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. A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation . 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 Associated Press. Interstate 10 (referred to as the "Tucson freeway" in newspapers at the time) under construction at Speedway Blvd. It was built in 1904 and demolished in 1984. Downtown Tucson looking southeast, probably about 1967. Paralleling the highway are the El Paso and Southwestern RR tracks. 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. Ivan . Search the online archives of the Tucson Citizen for free. For a time, it shared space with the new mall. 1960s. It was formerly Corbett's Lumber. The genre-bridging orchestra with vocalist China Forbes joins the Tucson Symphony Orchestra for one of the '23 Jazz Festival's biggest parties. The drive ended at the Nelson Livestock Aucions yard, 455 N. Highway Drive. Westbound SR84A (now I-10) at Congress Street in 1954. Subsidence at the mine in San Manuel, ca. A May 11 flight was canceled. 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. . Note the Ryan-Evans Drugs on the corner, at right, originally owned by the Martin family. Tony Blanton rides a horse with his first child, Beverly, at his fathers ranch house on Hedrick Drive, near Campbell Avenue and Fort Lowell Road in 1936. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Nov 23, 1968, p. 8 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . The Bank of Douglas at Alameda and Stone taken 1958. The Valley National Bank building (now Chase Bank), the Pioneer Hotel building, the Fox Theater (lower left) and not much else. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) A former actor in Western films and his wife have survived a fire that destroyed their Tucson-area home plus decades of Arizona movie history. looking east from County Club Road, Tucson, in 1950. It was part of the first section of interstate highway in Tucson, from Congress to Speedway. . 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