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cluster of neon motels on West Flores Street -- pourquoi?
Howdy, VT'ans: I noticed a while back that there is a cluster of five old neon motels/ motor courts on West Flores Street a block or two east of North Oracle Road. The most excellent "Historic Miracle
By [email protected] · #7591 ·
Re: Charles Restaurant- What was there before???
Here is the history I found, it is now the Mountain Oyster Club. It has a cool history all its own. CLUB HISTORY There are many colorful stories of how the Mountain Oyster Club came to be. There is
By ron glass · #7588 ·
Re: Charles Restaurant- What was there before???
There is a pretty complete history of the building on the Mountain Oyster Club's website: http://www.mountainoysterclub.com/index.php?page=history It was originally built around 1936 as a home for
By Roy Ireland · #7589 ·
Re: Charles Restaurant- What was there before???
February 23, 1950 Tucson Citizen page 9, Stone Ashley Grounds Now House Luxurious El Dorado Lodge.? Nice photos too! It was originally the home of Florence Pond, the daughter of a prominent Detroit
By catherine westergaard · #7586 ·
Re: Charles Restaurant- What was there before???
From "The Mountain Oyster Club" website: The El Dorado Guest Lodge promoted its self as a place ¡°...where breathless scenery, age-old traditions and the pleasures of today
By catherine westergaard · #7587 ·
Re: Casa Molina Speedway & Wilmot - the bull
It was the same bull, but curbside and faced East. (Mid 70's memory from then-UA-college-student.)
By icp327@... · #7590 ·
Re: Charles Restaurant- What was there before???
The entire site with Cypress Drive, was the POND Family estate. ?Pond's cream ?. Sent from Outlook
By Jim Hilkemeyer · #7584 ·
Re: Charles Restaurant- What was there before???
It used to be the Ponds mansion.
By Marcia · #7585 ·
Charles Restaurant- What was there before???
OKay, VT people...who can tell me what used to be on the land where Charles is now located (is Charles still there?) Also, is there a way to search this Yahoo group? I made myself crazy trying to find
By Valerie Bridges · #7583 ·
Re: Parker-Kerr Mortuary near Speedway & Swan
Just as an aside to the Parker-Kerr architectural design...the firm was known as Place and Place Architects, although Roy Place retired in1950 and passed in September.? The design was likely his
By catherine westergaard · #7582 ·
Re: Parker-Kerr Mortuary near Speedway & Swan
Thanks for the comments! I hope everyone got to see the design of the disappeared mid-century modern building in the Mortuary photo folder, from the newspaper articles.
By Wilma Wildcat · #7581 ·
Re: Parker-Kerr Mortuary near Speedway & Swan
A personal observation: My grandfather's funeral was handled by the east first street location of Arizona Mortuary. Being involved in early to mid twentieth century Tucson business through his law
By Roy Ireland · #7580 ·
Re: Parker-Kerr Mortuary near Speedway & Swan
From an aerial shot it looks like the building came down between 1996 and 2003.? Its been gone longer than I thought. Catherine
By catherine westergaard · #7578 ·
Re: Parker-Kerr Mortuary near Speedway & Swan
Not sure exactly when the building came down, but here's a brief history...The Parker Mortuary began in the late 1880's.? When Mr. Parker died in 1922, his wife took over the operation, which was
By catherine westergaard · #7579 ·
Re: Parker-Kerr Mortuary near Speedway & Swan
There are two photos and four newspaper articles about that went with my post: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/vanishingtucson/photos/albums/929866767
By Wilma Wildcat · #7577 ·
Re: Parker-Kerr Mortuary near Speedway & Swan
Hi, Wilma (and all): 4601 East 1st Street is owned by the same people who own 4550 East Speedway Blvd (current site, I believe, of Jay Auto Sales). 4601's last incarnation was as Budget Car Resale,
By [email protected] · #7576 ·
Parker-Kerr Mortuary near Speedway & Swan
This is about a mid-century building at 4601 E 1st St (near Speedway and Swan), designed by Place & Place that seems to be a vacant lot now, according to Google Street View. (Did I just miss it in the
By Wilma Wildcat · #7575 ·
Re: Help with name of restaurant
The Cork and Cleaver is still there (now called Jonathan's Cork) behind the building that was the Jester's Court. The Court was owned by mobster Pete Licavoli back in the 70's-80's.
By Roy Ireland · #7574 ·
Re: Help with name of restaurant
Jester's Court opened on Tanque Verde in late March or early April of 1969, a little over a year after the Ganem's lost their Barbary Coast to urban renewal, I think the TCC.? The architect and
By catherine westergaard · #7573 ·
Re: Help with name of restaurant
Your are right it was Jesters Court.
By Kim Crooks · #7572 ·