Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Sep 30, 1961, p. 8 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . The photo shows the land in late 1947. 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. You have permission to edit this collection. But the hotel is still there. It is now the main library plaza. Tucson homes popping up in 1965. The Arizona Department of Transportation launched the newest contact-less service days before the expiration of the drivers license deferral period. It features six stravenues that were mapped out in February 1948, three months before the plat for Pueblo Gardens. The 42-unit hotel, built in 1928, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. and S. Plumer Ave., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. The Judds performed at the Tucson Convention Center March 7, 1991. Rockliffe said he used to visit his grandfather on Sundays and holidays. Star columnist Greg Hansen is profiling 10 times that Tucson teams beat No. Speedway Blvd. 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. Tucson looking north from about 20th Street in 1929. She followed him professionally, releasing her own rock albums in the 2000s, and appearing on stage with Pat Benatar and Richard Hawley among others. The most-important element of the half-hour show was to develop verbal skills in children. Looking north into downtown Tucson, from about 20th Street and what is now Interstate 10, in 1946. 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. Palo Verde High School in Tucson got grass and trees and the courtyard for the 1968 school year. The Tucson Fire Department's Station No. Large billboards used to line the area along Interstate 10 (South Freeway) between West 22nd and West Congress Streets on May 5, 1966. 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. Congress Street, looking west from 4th Avenue, Tucson, ca. Ukraine's interior minister, at least 14 others killed in Kyiv helicopter crash, Greg Hansen: With Steve Kerr watching from Tucson, Lute Olson led Team USA to World Basketball Championship, Two Arizona cities among nation's fastest population gainers, Census says, Tweaked rules for Tucson casitas will now go into effect next month, Arizona House votes to bar schools from 'social promotion' of students, Local Opinion: Growing up in old-timeTucson, 2 Tucson museums face closure if historical society walks away, Celebrating Tucson's 247 years with historic photos. The glider was to land at Ryan Air Field. Old Nogales Highway near Ruby Road in July, 1956. 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. Shopping for many Tucsonans included trips to Steinfeld's, Myerson's, Levy's or Jacome's stores, among many others that have slipped into history. Looking West towards downtown Tucson along Broadway Road just East of Euclid in 1982. Score! Occasionally, he would join him in his box seats at Hi Corbett Field for Cleveland Indians spring training games. Or. It was completely demolished in 1968. The Fox Theatre in downtown Tucson buildings taken June 1965. The building was converted for office use. Might be North Alvernon Way near Glenn Street. Note the tight cluster of businesses, hotels, theatres along Congress Street, where the county building complex now stands. By the 1960s it had fallen into disrepair. This is the exterior of the Hydra store which at one time was the Dave Bloom and Sons store on Congress St and Sixth Avenue. James "J.T." 1. 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. The hotel was built in 1928, but was doomed almost immediately by the stock market crash of 1929. The non-stop trip to Phoenix as still a few years away. The controversial "hump" down the middle of the road separated opposing lanes of traffic. But the hotel is still there. Downtown Tucson looking south down Stone Avenue in 1956. 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. Tucson Citizen file photo. 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. Rocker Elton John shows some of his moves at the Tucson Community Center Arena on October 1, 1975. 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. From. 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. The new Interstate 19 was given a friendlier name: "Camino de los Padres.". Silverbell Road and Scenic Drive in Marana, looking south-southwest in 1975. 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. The Tucson Veterans Administration Hospital (now the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System) looking southwest from about Benson Highway and Park Ave. in 1954. World War II As It Happened. Search archives Browse archives Looking West towards downtown Tucson along Broadway Road just East of Euclid in 1982. Video by Rick Wiley / Arizona Daily Star. Reports of the Tucson Citizen's demise greatly exaggerated Tue, May 19, 2009 Tucson police officer arrested for D.U.I. Tags Tucson Aerial Archive History Retro As featured on 40+ aerial photos of Tucson from decades ago Topics. The Ivancovich building was demolished in 1957 to make way for a block-long Woolworth's store. Tucson Citizen, Aug. 7, 1972 Tucson Citizen Arizona Daily Star calendar item for Aug. 9, 1972. North of the Tucson city limits in 1946. The Tucson Gas and Electric generating station (no longer there) is at right. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Nov 23, 1968, p. 8 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . 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. The building at left fronting Council Street was built by City Laundry in 1928 and ultimately became the main plant. We're pretty sure that's the Rillito River in the top half of the photo and Catalina Foothills beyond. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. Copy editor. The legendary band performed at the Tucson Community Center in June 1972. Website with searchable ship database about warships, passenger liners, merchant ships, photo galleries, technical details, stories, news and much more. Reversible lanes (also known as "suicide lanes") on East Speedway Boulevard in Tucson in 1989. It is now Williams Centre. . Major local clients included the University of Arizona, several public school districts, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and Hughes Aircraft Company. Some of the most beneficial reasons to look into Tucson Citizen local obituaries include: Uncover the branches of your family tree. It's now the Ronstadt Transit Center. Interstate 10 (referred to as the "Tucson freeway" in newspapers at the time) under construction at Speedway Blvd. The first class will be scheduled after the first 15 applications are received. Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. Newspapers from 1607 to Today. . 1960. The old department stores (Jacome's and Penney's) were replaced by the central library and plaza. The Wells Fargo Bank, Pioneer Hotel and Tucson Federal Savings building. 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. Note the roundhouse (now gone). The city council voted in November to continue the program and purchase two helicopters. This is Tucson. Tucson Country Club in 1957, 11 years after a group of 50 people purchased a ranch for Tucson's second golf country club. All Saints Catholic Church, 400 S. 6th Ave., Tucson, in 1963. The entire block is now the Tucson Electric Power headquarters. TPD said the Sky Patrol had initiated 25 arrests and assisted with 43 other arrests since the start of the program in May, 1972. Note the bypass on the Southern Pacific Railroad mainline. Downtown Tucson looking south down Stone Avenue in 1956. It was demolished for construction of the Williams Center. Subsidence at the mine in San Manuel, ca. Mike D. of the Beastie Boys thrilled the audience of 2,430 at Sunday's Concert. Things have certainly changed in 50 years. The stage is set for The Who at Sun Devil Stadium Oct. 31, 1982. The drive ended at the Nelson Livestock Aucions yard, 455 N. Highway Drive. Spanish Trail winds through the center of this aerial photo of Tucson's eastside in 1970. The land is now sports fields. Standard Oil gas station and Albert Steinfeld Hardware at 100 block of N. Stone in 1957. Shifman's extended family members lived at the estate. The newspaper ended print publica. 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. Tile With Style, 4545 E. Speedway Blvd., in Tucson, Ariz. on January 23, 2020. 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. It was the end of the steam engine age, which accounts for the coal and oil residue along the tracks. 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. Photo is looking east from Wilmot Road (left to right) and Broadway Road. Traffic along West Congress Street near the Santa Cruz River moves along on July 24, 1970. Tony Blanton was his grandfather. A high-rise office/retail building is planned for the site. 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. The homes south of the football stadium are gone. In December 1948, Blanton submitted another plat map, this time for North Campbell Estates at Campbell and Glenn, and again there were stravenues. Interstate 19 was completed to Nogales until 10 years alter. Aaronson Brothers Apparel Store at Congress and 6th Ave. Now the Chicago Store. By 1961, it was reconstructed as Interstate 10. This subdivision in the Tucson area's Avra Valley features streets named for historic firearms manufacturers, like Gatling. 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. This is the intersection of Broadway and Sixth Avenue looking northwest. The new Selby Motors Mercury dealership at 2200 E. Broadway Road, Tucson, in 1956. If you like photos that explore Tucson's past, you can see more each week by subscribing to our history newsletter:http://tucne.ws/time. Did you know? The Westerner Hotel, which opened in 1949, on the southeast corner of Stone Ave and Broadway Road in 1965. 6th Avenue and Broadway Road in June, 1965, including the back of the Santa Rita Hotel (right), Nick's Liquors, Western Union, the Roosevelt Hotel and Danny's Cafe. Downtown Tucson buildings on Broadway and Stone taken June 1965. The photo was taken with infrared film and a dark red filter on the lens to pierce the cloud cover. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. The new Walgreens Drugs store at El Rancho Shopping Center, Tucson, in 1959. 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. It was a tuberculosis treatment center and retreat for people seeking the benefits of dry desert air and sunshine. Downtown Tucson and the barren Catalina Foothills in 1958. 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 December, 1956, and downtown was exploding with development. . Winds light and variable. It was just another string of businesses along the road that struggled to survive on August 14, 1972. The city bought land south of Valencia for what became Tucson International Airport. 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. From 1988-94 he was a photographer at the Tucson Citizen. Read Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives, Sep 4, 1973, p. 1 with family history and genealogy records from tucson, arizona 1940-1977. . Citizen Photo S.H. Bruce Johnston, Carl Wilson and Al Jardine in forefront of a song. Steinfeld's Department Store (replaced by the Bank of America tower) was probably stocked for Christmas. Looking west from Mission Road south of Drexel Road west of Tucson in March, 1953. TPD said the Sky Patrol had initiated 25 arrests and assisted with 43 other arrests since the start of the program in May, 1972. Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives (1940-1977) Browse by Year 1940-1977 (38 years available). 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April 24, 2018. The Stone Avenue widening project between Drachman and Lester streets in April, 1955. The countys Development Services Department says it was looking for a smarter way to set building-permit fees. 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 La Reforma Housing Project is prominent at the bottom of the picture. Main Avenue runs through the center of the photo. That was in February, 1955. The new Woolworth's store during preparations for opening in January, 1958. Another aspect was to demonstrate to children "how the wage-earning parent functions outside the home.". This stretch of the Benson highway near South Palo Verde Road was bypassed after Interstate 10 was opened in 1969. at the Pantano Wash in Tucson, 1981. It as a chillly 18-degrees at altitude. 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 . Tucson's original airport in 1929. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.. It was opened to traffic in October, 1963. Front page of the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, Arizona. Speedway Blvd. Paralleling the highway are the El Paso and Southwestern RR tracks. Arizona Highways magazine featured Del Webbs Tucson development, Pueblo Gardens, in the November 1948 edition. She had four children. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Big-name musicians often visited the Old Pueblo in the '70s and '80s, many performing sold-out shows at popular Tucson venues. It was built in 1904 and demolished in 1984. 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