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Re: Video Arcades in Tucson
The barber shop is west of Craycroft between Woodland Ave and Beverly on the north side of the street. You have to be looking for it to see it. I don't know how it stayed in business as long as it did after the properties on either side of it were developed. There was no parking except for maybe a couple of Smart Cars or Fiat 500s in front of it. The roof is partially gone now and it looks like there may have been fire damage inside. The demo seems to be going pretty slow. This building is not going down without a fight! |
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Tucson Modernism Week, October 3-11 (starts this week!)
Hello All, ? Looking forward to seeing you all again at the 3rd annual Tucson Modernism Week.? Once again, we¡¯re celebrating the architecture, design, and popular culture of the postwar era. There is something for everyone including an all new lineup of lectures on a wide variety of topics, and 2 swanky parties. Look for a completely different collection of historic modernist architecture on the Home Tour, and more immaculately restored trailers at the Vintage Trailer Show. Charles Phoenix is coming from L.A. to ?entertain us at The Loft.? It¡¯s hard to pick a favorite, but I know I¡¯ll be at Martin Treu, who is flying in from Chicago to do a presentation on the topics we discuss here the most: the roadside commercial landscape of the 50¡¯s and 60¡¯s - stores, signs, roadways, etc. ? More details at the website: ? www.TucsonMod.com ? As usual, many of the educational events are free and open to the public. ?Proceeds from ticketed events will benefit the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation. ? Thanks for your interest - see you there! ? Carlos |
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Re: Video Arcades in Tucson
i remember that green acres arcade well!! many a happy afternoon was whiled away there (early 70's) awaiting parental pick up after multiple rounds of miniature golf!? do you know when this met its end??
another favorite arcade (mentioned in another email) was the student union at u of a.? pinballs galore, pool tables and our favorite, air hockey.? re. barber shop:? i'm trying to place it on speedway.? what is the nearest major cross street? best regards and thanks for bringing a smile to my face with green acres! |
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Re: Video Arcades in Tucson
Pinballs were a staple of my entertainment during the?formative years in Jr High and High School. A buddy of mine and I would play for hours at Green Acres, Bunny's and later on, at the Silver Room on S. Plummer. We figured out that if you kicked the bottom of the machine with your heel as it was tallying the final score of a game, it would sometimes register several free games! If you kicked too hard, it would just tilt but it was worth trying. Azbluewhale since 1945 |
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Re: Barber Shop on Speedway - Going, Going, Gone???
I added a Google satellite street view photo of the barbershop after it closed but before demo started. The owner must have died and someone else has acquired the property. The car leasing business next to it on the east used the "bones" of the old Wally Sevitts building to create their offices. "look for the sign with the bouncing balls" Azbluewhale since 1945 |
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Barber Shop on Speedway - Going, Going, Gone???
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýWhile driving down Speedway this morning, I passed that old, tiny barber shop midway between Beverly and Woodland on the north side.? It's directly across from the SAS Fabric store.? The whole front of the building is down and there
were some sort of notices posted.? Wasn't this the little business that refused to sell out to some developer about 15-20 years ago and kept his little parcel of land that scuttled a project to turn that whole block into something else??
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I always think of Wally Sevits and his rotating red "balls" sign that was located somewhere near there along Speedway.? Those balls stopped rotating and began to look?like they were bouncing into and back onto each other after you looked
at it long enough.? Of course, I'm remembering from the late 60's and lots of things back then looked "different" when you stared at them long enough.
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I'm sure you'll all agree the NEW Chuck E. Cheese (across the street from the OLD Chuck E. Cheese) is ... heck, I think the giant monkey,?the Tiki Head, and the windmill looked better there.
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Alex Cook
Southern Arizonan since 1954
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Re: Digest Number 1675
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Country Bar on Oracle Rd
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýMy wife and I were just talking, and I remembered a country bar that I used to frequent in the 70's on Oracle rd where Tucson Mall is now.? It was on the east side of Oracle north of Wetmore.? It was surrounded by many very large cottonwood trees.? Anyone remember its' name?
Thx, Dave |
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Re: Cele Peterson clothing
Have you contacted Carrie Brennan, the principal at City High School? They are in the Cele Peterson building (in fact they recently purchased it). I know they have photos. They sometimes find ways for the students to collaborate on projects such as yours. I've no idea if they'd be interested but it never hurts to ask. 119 N. Commercial Street, Suite 910 Bellingham, Washington 98225 (360) 746-0400 This message is an attorney communication intended only for those persons and entities named herein. Unless otherwise stated, it should be deemed privileged and confidential. If this message was erroneously sent to and/or received by you, you are hereby placed on notice that you are not authorized to review, copy or forward its contents or attachments. In that event, please immediately notify Roy Martin by telephone at (360) 746-0400. [Foreign recipients, you must append the number 1, the country code for the United States, to the front of the above-referenced telephone number.] Please return the original message to this firm and delete all contents from computers and storage devices under your control. |
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drugstore hangouts
There were a lot of regulars and during the pre I-10 days, when S. Sixth was US 80 and was wall to wall motels, many tourists. The fountain workers, except for my uncle, were all female, usually but not always Hispanic, and most worked there for years so the regulars built up relationships with them For many people it was like Cheers, the place where everybody knew your name. In 1960,61 or so, lightning struck the store during a monsoon rain while my father and a number of customers were in it, setting it afire and destroying it. He had a heart attack, the first of many, shortly afterward and the drug store was not rebuilt. The location is now the site of the S. Tucson City Hall. |
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Jacome's ephemera
Last request for now, I promise:I would like to install a new display window at my shop at Broadway/Tucson Blvd for Modernism Week this October and am looking for ephemera (shopping bags, boxes, photos, receipts, etc.) from Jacome's Department Store.
If anyone has anything he/she would be willing to lend for a few months while the display is up I would be most grateful and will happily credit contributions in the window. Thank you! -Claudine Villardito, owner Black Cat Vintage |
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Cele Peterson clothing
Good morning groupies! I am starting to gather images + artifacts for a potential museum exhibit on Cele Peterson planned for 2015.? Anyone have any photos of themselves or family members in a piece of Cele Peterson finery that they would be willing to share? Thanks for your help! -Claudine |
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The Way They Wore: 1950s formalwear in Tucson
Hi all!I'm compiling images for a publication and am looking for family/candid photos of "dressed up" Tucsonans in the 1950s.? These could be anything from dinner dates at any of the numerous downtown dance clubs or restaurants to pictures of formal charity or cultural events from the 1950s.
Additionally, if anyone has any photos of Steinfeld's, Jacome's or Levy's display windows from the same era, I'd love to see them! I am happy to credit any photos shared in the publication. Thanks so much! -Claudine |
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Re: Drug store hangouts
I spent a major portion of my childhood at Wilmot Drug from 1969-1974 and the soda fountain was still alive and well when I was there. I would order a frozen Coke, grab the latest "Superman" from the rack and sit in the corner for half an hour at a time, trying to avoid my older brothers and their latest plans for me.
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Re: Drug store hangouts
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýThe mother lode of drugstores was the one at Congress an Fifth, SE corner. Ryan Evans I think. It was open all night, had a huge Fountain, books, magazines, and the largest collection of downtown weirdos. ?In the 50's when my father worked at the newspaper, and got off at midnight, I would stop at the drugstore on my way to pick him up.? Bill Ahrens THS Class of 1960 On Aug 18, 2014, at 1:39 PM, "agcook@... [vanishingtucson]" <vanishingtucson@...> wrote:
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Tucson Drive-Ins Redux
George Cohn, Congratulations on the Channel 4/KVOA article on your efforts to bring a Drive-In theater back to Tucson!? The kick-starter campaign sounds like a great idea.? My great-nephew in school at UNM in Albuquerque posted the article on his FB page and?my aunt in?Baltimore even commented on?how much she loved going to a drive-in on a warm summer night.? Good luck with the campaign - I'll be kicking in a few bucks. Alex Cook Southern Arizonan since 1954 "...Charlie Spillar and George Cohn believe there's plenty of life left in drive-ins and they say Tucson is the perfect place to build one. "Tucson is a 365 day a year operation we don't have problems with winters because of the astronomy issue the skies are dark, we don't have the ambient light it's just a perfect location for a drive in," Cohn said. Cohn and Charlie Spillar run the Cactus Drive-in Theatre Foundation. They've established a kick-starter campaign to raise 18-thousand dollars to get the ball moving on bringing a Drive-in back to Tucson... The foundation will use the profits from the pop up shows to invest in a permanent location. If you'd like to donate to the Cactus Drive-in Theatre Foundation kick-starter campaign go to http://www.cactusdriveintheatre.com"
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Re: Drug store hangouts
John H. (n7iqv), In Tucson, my favorite drug store counter was actually downtown in the Walgreens on Stone & Pennington (recently renovated and being used by UA Architecture).? I don't remember much of the store itself but the counter and associated dining area was immediately to your left as you entered off Stone.? The counter was towards the back and the booths were all located along the windows fronting Stone & Pennington.? Most of the time my family would take up a booth and I remember being able to sit there, eating my BLT or a breaded cutlet and watching all the people as they walked by the windows.? Downtown Tucson in the late 50's and even the early 60's was fantastic.? Sometimes, when my mother and sisters were knee-deep in shopping at Steinfeld's or Jacome's, my dad will take my brother and me over to the Walgreens and we would sit at the counter and have a Coke or a milk shake.??Just us men.? Great times!? Alex Cook Southern Arizonan since 1954 |
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Re: Drug store hangouts
Glad you asked!
Below is from my mystery novel, "El Con," on Amazon, written under the name of Ashley Kent. Broadway Village Drug Saturday Morning April 24, 1949 I do my best thinking at lunch counters, especially when there¡¯s nobody around and the counter girls gossip while they go through the motions of wiping down the stainless steel on the back bar. That makes them easy to ignore and provides the proper atmosphere for serious thought.? If I made you a list, my places would be all over town. I know them all, like a Parisian knows his caf¨¦s. Walsh¡¯s, way out on Broadway, a mile or so beyond El Con; Broadway Village Drug at Country Club; Ft. Lowell Drug on Ft. Lowell Road¡ªbig surprise; Park Avenue Pharmacy over by the University. Each has something to savor at a particular time of the day, depending on who might straggle in. If a drugstore A-bomb hit and wiped them all out, I doubt if I could keep my head on straight Downtown, I¡¯m partial to The Owl. It¡¯s open late¡ªhence the name. Their counter is open really late too. My favorite thing about that one is that it carries vet supplies so it attracts worried looking ranchers who sit and stir their coffee while they¡¯re waiting for the pharmacist to mix something up. They stare into space and think about horses and cows, I guess. Maybe they have a sick kid. I never ask. One place I try not to go to is Woolworth¡¯s downtown, at any hour. It¡¯s big and always busy. Lot of women shoppers, hunting in packs. There¡¯s never any space to read the paper without somebody bumping into it so you lose your place. And forget about getting quick service. The girls are run off their feet. That¡¯s where they all want to work, though. Lots of traffic means lots of tips. Four or five bucks a day off the record can make the difference, especially if you have a couple of kids and no husband, for one reason or another. Anyway, I was installed in the back booth at Broadway Village with my leg extended, which tells you that this place is pretty deluxe as lunch counters go. It was about mid-morning and had I placed my order for a coffee, lit up and had started thinking grand thoughts, such as, how in the hell to make sense of what Angela told me and, more important, where to go from here.? ?? |
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