I remember "The Cork and Cleaver" in that area but I don't think that was it.

Thanks to everyone who pitched in with the name of the restaurant...and even some interesting facts about Jester's Court.

Now...if I could learn the approximate time the restaurant was open...well, then I wouldn't have any more questions to ask about it..maybe?

Valrie

Was it the Cork and Cleaver?

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Wow! Great article on some of Tucson's "hidden treasures" by an east coast?sesquipedalian. Not only did I get some perspective on some of my home town's mid-century modern architecture, but I increased my vocabulary of words I will never use again by no less than two dozen!

Cool article in the NY Times:

"In Tucson, an Unsung Architectural Oasis"

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A couple of years ago I was working on some of Anne Rysedale's projects (she was the only female architect in town for several years and did a lot of beautiful work), and today I found the old list I had been working on.? Now that I have home access to several old newspapers, I thought I'd try to fill in some gaps.? One of them was a shop she built for The Corral, over the years changed to Corral Western Wear, and some variations.? On Anne's list it shows that it was a free-standing custom retail store, so the 1950's location on Congress couldn't have been it, so I looked further back (there were no dates on the list unfortunately).? I found the original location opened in April, 1946, at 3557 E. Speedway.? Unfortunately I have found no drawings or photos as the ads only show a guy in western dress.? This location was closed, amid a lot of legal turmoil, for the widening of Speedway (sound familiar??) and moved to 51 W Congress (now a parking structure) that shared a building with Paulos Restaurant.? Sure would have loved to have seen this original building!? Carlos, any chance you can dig up a photo?

Catherine

As I was driving on Speedway a couple of weeks ago, I noticed the Guilin's Restaurant had an all too familiar fence around it, as well as a known demolition vehicle.? So I did some research....The Wash Well Launderette, designed by local architect Cecil Moore, opened in November 1952.? 35 attendants..."grab your laundry from your car and almost before you realize it, the wash is on its way to cleanliness"!? It was said to be the only one of its kind in the country.? It also had a lounge area for those patrons who wanted to wait for their laundry.? Over the years it became more self serve and by the mid 1960's there were 8 locations.? In March of 1969, Saxon's Sandwich Shoppe took over the space, and 6 years later, Whataburger opened their well-known franchise.? I haven't found the date of when Guilin moved in.? There is a great drawing of the building in the November 27, 1952 issue of the Tucson Daily Citizen, I'll see if I can get to the library archives to run off a copy to post, its very cool, with a neat sports car out front and a cool sign that I wish we could have saved.

That's so great that you knew that. ?Is Chuck Waggin still with us? In Tucson? ?I might be able to do something for Modernism around his work.

The caricatures of Sid were done by Chuck Waggin, a Tucson cartoonist for many years. He did a lot of art work for early TV advertising in the 50's and 60's.

Life Magazine published that photo 1966 or so...foloowing the murders of Aileen Rowe and sisters Gretchen and Wendy Fritz.?? At that time, Speedway had curbed medians, with the 3-4 foot high concrete bases for the street lighting (that way, you could kill the driver but keep the lights upright in the event of an accident).

John Holden

At that time Speedway was called "The Ugliest Street In America," by Life Magazine it didn't have a true median; It had a hump, a linear speed hump, about 8 inches tall and maybe 4-6 feet wide and paved.

Thanks, Carlos.
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I remember the Feud-a-Thon. Inspired by a DJ in New York who stayed awake for more than a week.
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Sid's was where Fronimo's is now. 3242 E. Speedway. So it was in the part of Speedway shown on the web page. Does anyone know exactly where? Blakely's was at 3205 or 3207, according to another web page. So Sid's must have been where the fish store is in the pic, right?
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I'd forgotten all those signs on Speedway. That's why a magazine called it an ugly street. 3 gas stations in a block. Blakely. Standard. Texaco. but there were palm trees in the median. how many cities have that?
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Dave

Unfortunately, the "Feud-a-thon" happened before I started paying attention to things around town.? The question about the radio formats, though, I can answer here.?

1490 KAIR was the original frequency for KTKT. KTKT moved down the dial to 990, and KAIR took over that 1490 slot and (cheap way to do it, but..) played the same Top-40 music that had been on KTKT prior to the moves.?
Around that time, 1290 KCUB played what was known as "middle of the road" music. Pre-recorded tunes..not like the live performances you used to hear on 1290 KVOA.? It wasn't harder rock (hadn't been invented yet), not quite big-band/1940s or early r-n-r tunes from the 50s...something to annoy everyone, if you listened long enough.? Think Pat Boone, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee and Nat 'King' Cole...you've have an idea of the format.

John Holden
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Wonderful news!!? Thanks Carlos!? That place has a very special place in the hearts of my husband and I since it was my research on it that brought him into my life a few years back.? I had sent the information to a now closed website on Mr. Quick's and some other drive-ins and my husband found it after seeing an article in the paper about the old place.? he contacted me through Facebook, and well, the rest is history!? We had talked to the real estate folks about the possibility of renting it out for our bride/groom shower, but due to legalities, it wasn't allowed.? I'm glad the building has found new owners and that the sign will continue on :)? Thanks THPF!

Hello Catherine,

The great news is that the sign was recently rescued by the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation after Domino's decided not to restore the sign.? This is just another example of all the hard work that the THPF does quietly behind the scenes every single day.? People can support the Foundation in many way.? Become a member, donate, volunteer, or just but a ticket to one of their many events.? I post some of the events here, but there are lots more....

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The best photos of Mr. Quick are in the Drive In album, but they are of the restaurant formerly on Oracle.? Always looking for vintage shots of the South 6th location at Southgate. I believe that the only part of the exterior that wasn't glass was sheathed in red porcelain enamel.? Nice.

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Thanks,

Carlos