I remember the restaurant
but i think it was north of Glenn and south of beyond bread on the
east side where the gas station is now... De Grazia use to hold court
there w/ his bottle of Chavas scotch.. they had holes w/ marbles in
all the doors and we could bring our beer and put it in their refrig,
the old lady Rosa Rosita..? made a great deep fried cheese crisp, so
puffy topped w/ cheese and vegs.. this was 1972 - late 70's then
they moved to the Price and Campbell location and was never the same
Michael
--- In vanishingtucson@..., "Lee ." <azlee1@...> wrote:
Yeah, it was on the southeast corner of Prince and Campbell (gas
station
there now) The restaurant was Rosa's or something close to that. I
ate there
once back in about 79 shortly after I moved out here.
--Lee
On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 2:45 PM, <joebuck95@...> wrote:
Hi,
It wasn't a mall but one of DeGazia's early studios like the
Gallery In
The Sun. It was on Prince & Campbell. I believe it was torn down
long ago.
I was friends with one of his grandsons who fixed up one of the
sections
and lived there while he was attending the U of A.
I forget the name of the restaurant, but I was never interested
in eating
there. Just seemed too dirty to me. I remember them using paper
plates too,
but I think that was toward the end when they were maybe going
downhill. I
remember that they had a very loyal following.
DeGrazia left most of his fortune to the DeGrazia Foundation and
to an
illegitimate son. His other children didn't get much, the biggest
asset he
left them I believe was this property on Prince. Do you remember
when
DeGrazia protested the inheritance tax by burning 100 of his
paintings in
the Superstition Mountains?
*ldjscott1 <ldjscott1@...>* wrote:
From the later 60's I recall a small old shopping center on the
corner
of maybe Grant and Campbell or Ft. Lowell? Unfortunately, I don't
seem
to remember exactly which streets. It had a couple little art
shops and
a silversmith and a Mexican restaurant. Ted De Grazia had done
art work
all over the inside walls of the restaurant. Can anyone help me
with
the location or name? I think I remember hearing it was the oldest
shopping center in Tucson. Thanks.
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