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Re: Douglas ranch/Princess Margret, Lord Snowden visit to Tucson
--- In vanishingtucson@..., "shockhits = ID" <shockhits@...> wrote:
Hi, Lewis Douglas had been an ambassador to Great Britain from 1947 to 1950. (See below.) He became friends with the Royal Family. When the Princess and her husband visited Tucson in 1965 they touched base with Douglas. The couple visited Old Tucson when Howard Hawks was directing Duke Wayne and Robert Mitchum in "El Dorado." Snowdon was a world class photographer. I worked as a reporter/photographer/editor for KVOA news in the late 1960's-early 1970's. I have an interview in my film collection of my interview with the ambassador. Anyone who cares can see my photos all over the net. Just type in David Lee Guss in Google or Bing Images. My photos of movies shot at OT and my stills of the Tucson barrio are especially rare. I am working now on a massive essay on Wayne for Fine Art America, which hopefully will be up in a week. My recently completed essay on Johnny Cash is up and running there. David PS. Again, for those who are interested in seeing my published/biographic material/photo essays, I have an archive at the U of A Special Collections Library. Ambassador to the Court of St. James In February 1947, Douglas was appointed as the ambassador to the United Kingdom, after the untimely death of the previous appointee, O. Max Gardner. As ambassador, Douglas enjoyed an enhanced status, as the new Secretary of State, George Marshall, delegated considerable authority to his subordinates. Because of this, he played an important role in the passage and implementation of the Marshall Plan as it related to the United Kingdom, and was closely involved in coordinating the American and British response to the Berlin Blockade in 1948. In April 1949 he suffered an accident while fly fishing that damaged permanently his left eye and restricted his involvement in official matters while he underwent a slow and incomplete recovery. Because of the damage done to his eye, Douglas wore an eyepatch over it for the rest of his life.[14] [edit]Final years After resigning from the ambassadorship in 1950, Douglas returned to the United States and settled in Tucson, Arizona. He was the chairman and director of the Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Company from 1949 until 1966 and served on a number of boards and commissions, including the General Motors Corporation, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Government Study of Foreign Economic Problems, and the President's Task Force on American Indians. Though declining further suggestions to run for public office, he remained actively involved in state and national politics. While typically endorsing Republicans, he remained a Democrat and supported Lyndon B. Johnson over Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election out of concerns for Goldwater's suitability for the presidency. Douglas died in Tucson, Arizona on March 7, 1974 from complications following surgery to remove an intestinal obstruction. His remains were later cremated and his ashes scattered over the hills of Jerome.[15] [edit] |
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Re: bus stations, etc.
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Thanks to "N7IQV" for the Trailways info. For the newcomers, we have UNAIRED Fugitive footage of Tucson at our Youtube page, here... The opening sequence that "N7IQV" refers to goes by so fast that we broke it down into stills instead of posting a video clip, here... Some other Fugitive filming locations in this folder... Tucson paranormal historian Rebecca "Ghost Girl" Hayes was an extra in that episode. I'm trying to persuade her to give us another walking tour for Halloween. Speaking of paranormal stuff, Michelle, you're right about Eric photographing a future version of himself 40 years ago. Spooky! Thanks, Carlos --- In vanishingtucson@..., "N7IQV" <n7iqv@...> wrote:
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Re: Restuarant downtown and the menus
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The bus station was the depot for Continental Trailways. Greyhound was down at Church between Broadway and Congress (where Pancho Villa's statue now sits..) Find the opening 30 seconds of the first "Fugitive" TV series episode, you'll see the Greyhound station, and a lot more of 1963 Tucson, in that show.
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--- In vanishingtucson@..., catherine westergaard <cfw61@...> wrote:
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Re: Restuarant downtown and the menus
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Re: The Grill on Congress
Mr. Rallis had a small restaurant in the basement of the Transamerica Building. I ate there several times in the '80's. I believe he was a justice of the peace. I can't remember his first name.
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--- In vanishingtucson@..., "cath61" <cfw61@...> wrote:
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Re: Armory Park, 1969
Wow! I love that he dug that up, guy front left kinda looks like current day Kroll...
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--- In vanishingtucson@..., "MisterCopacetic" <mistercopacetic@...> wrote:
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The Grill on Congress
Several years ago I did an interview with the gentleman who owned the Grill for several years. Mr. Rallis had it from the early 50's or so. It was called the Stag Grill for awhile (anyone who has been in the restaurant and seen the paintings will understand why). He had to change the name to the Rallis Grill when a Catholic priest complained thinking it was a men's stag club, lol! Anyhow, one of the first restaurants there was called the Minerva, it goes back I think until the 1920's. He gave me an old zeroxed copy of one of their menu's, along with a couple of his menu's from 2 of his other locations, the restaurant in the Flamingo on Stone, and the other from a lunch place he had in a larger building downtown - I think his son ran that one. I was asked to write up a story about it, but have gotten side-tracked with other research, but I bring it up because I thought I'd make some copies of what I have and thought we should put them somewhere, perhaps the Historical Society? If anyone has any ideas, let me know.
There's a funny story about a shooting that took place in there (I found the newspaper clipping) that was after Mr. Rallis owned it. No one got really hurt, which is why it can be considered somewhat humorous. Catherine Does anyone know what they're going to do about the building? Will look awfully weird if they take it completely down. Wig-o-rama will have no neighbor on the block. |
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Re: Armory Park, 1969
That is why I like this group...Always something to learn despite being a native.
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Thank you Catherine. mark --- In vanishingtucson@..., "MisterCopacetic" <mistercopacetic@...> wrote:
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Armory Park, 1969
Hello All,
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Thanks to Catherine for settling the Washington Park / Armory Park question. Back in 1969, a now-famous photographer named Eric Kroll passed through Tucson on a cross-country Greyhound trip. During the brief stop at our downtown terminal, he walked around and took some photos. Eric recently asked me to identify this long-forgotten photograph. I was able to confirm that it was Armory Park facing northwest. It's a great photo, and Eric said I could share it with the group (all rights reserved)¡ Thanks, Carlos --- In vanishingtucson@..., catherine westergaard <cfw61@...> wrote:
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Re: Arizona Postcards
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Re: Arizona Postcards
Googled Washington Park in Phoenix. None there either. Maybe it was Armory Park, although, I read that it was originally Military Park.
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--- In vanishingtucson@..., "carter" <thyswow@...> wrote:
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Re: Arizona Postcards
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