?I worked at Kiddyland as a kid.? Yes there is a Maple street. Going North from Speedway you had Helen, Maple, Drachman, Adams, Lee, and? Elm.? Lived on Adams east of Tucson Blvd. I? think Elm had several names and finally have ended up now being Pima. Ran several rides, but like the merry Go Round as we used a salt timer to time the rides.
Milt Dardis
HB
Where the Ocean meets the Palm Trees

I have a 1943 street map of Tucson, it shows that Alvernon North of 5thj was called Maple.

RE: Kiddyland on "Speedway just east of Maple"


Hi, Azbluewhale:
The piccie has '1949' handwrit on it. Alas, the 1943 map posted on VT ends at Winstel, and does not indicate whether Alvernon had been named Maple at the time or if there had been a minor Maple street just east of Alvernon.
Cheers,
Les.


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Howdy:
Got history? From now until 14-JAN-2016, UA's Special Collections library's "Tucson: Growth, Change and Memories" exhibit -- -- can be seen, with photos and other ephemera from the 1950s and 1960s (brochures touting the then-latest in fabulous suburban residential living to photos documenting the bulldozing of the barrios south of downtown to make way for the TCC complex) on display. But next Thursday (17th) will be a special treat, a "Growing Up in Tucson" panel discussion among four native Tucsonans -- professor and author Lydia Otero (_La Calle: Spatial Conflicts and Urban Renewal in a Southwest City_), Pima County District 5 Supervisor Richard Elias, business owner Katya Peterson (daughter of Tucson's beloved and iconic Cele Peterson), and former City Councillor Molly McKasson. Salients below, details way below.
Cheers,
Les.


* What: "Tucson: Growth, Change and Memories" exhibit at the Uni
* Who: anyone who wants to get a better idea of what downtown (and Tucson) was, and how what transpired then impacts what happens now
* When: panel discussion Thu 17-SEP-2015, 6:00PM; exhibit Monday - Friday, 9:00AM - 6:00PM, through 14-JAN-2016
* Where: UA's Special Collections library, 1501 East University Blvd (NWC North Cherry Ave)
** Bike there: University/ 3d Street Bike Blvd to Cherry Ave on campus; OR Aviation Bikeway to Highland Ave, exit and north through campus to University, then east to Cherry; OR Santa Cruz Bikeway to Speedway, exit and head east to Cherry, south to University, then one block west to Special Collections
** Bus there: If SunTran is running its limited-service schedule -- (~609 KB, eleven pages, PDF format), note that the last ride back will be ~6:00PM. SunTran# 3 (Wilmot) to Highland, exit and head north to University Blvd, then east to Special Collections; OR SunTran# 4 (Speedway) to Cherry, exit and head south ~1/4tr mile to University, then one block west to Special Collections; OR SunTran# 9 (East Grant) to University Blvd, exit and head west three blocks to Special Collections; OR SunTrolley to Cherry/2d, exit and head south to University, then west one block to Special Collections
* How much: admission is free (donations gratefully accepted)
* Questions: or 520-621-6423


Related items:
(a) If you have not yet perused this week's _Tucson Weekly_, Margaret Regan's article -- -- covers what transpired nearly 50 years ago south of downtown.


(b) Margaret Regan's 1997 article -- -- covering much the same ground but with more interviews with more survivors. Very educational.


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I was looking at the photo of the Kiddyland fire truck

Buildings with public fallout shelters were clearly marked. I don't recall whether or not there was a shelter in Broadway Village. My neighborhood shelter was at the VFW at Craycroft and 29th St.

I used to know where a bunch of them were located, but time has erased those memories, or at least buried them pretty well.

The yellow air raid sirens didn't denote a shelter area. They were a part of Tucson until mid 80's? Growing up here you always knew when it was 1pm Saturday afternoons
As the sirens would sound for one minute.
Cool and eerie at the same time.

P.S. Palo Verde High Shool was rumored to have fallout shelter and armory for national guard.

Hi, VT'ans:
Ann's comment about Broadway reminded me to ask about a huge cellar, possibly originally built as a bomb shelter, under Broadway Village.


The acquaintance who relayed this had grown up in the Broadmoor neighborhood (he was born in '61) and used to go to the drug store that was there at the time (I believe in the space that most recently was Zocalo and now will be the new grocery store). One day the owner(? I think?) showed him the basement (accessed through a door in the back) which was being used for storage, but had been kitted out with electric power and looked to my acquaintance like it could have been a neighborhood shelter. There used to be a yellow siren-looking thing atop a pole on the NEC Country Club/ Broadway, which could corroborate my acquaintance's anecdote.


The construction guys on the site Wednesday (26th) doing the interior demo/remodel work knew nothing about it, so perhaps it had been sealed off or my acquaintance was mis-remembering.


Any ideas?


Cheers,
Les.

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I wish I could go see some of what you have, but I am dead broke and I don't like just being a Looky-Lou.

I hope your sale is very successful.

hello
am having a final ranch estate sale this friday, sat and sun from 8 am to dusk
lots of cool stuff from 50's and 60's and 70's etc etc.
this was our ranch from the mid 60's and have lots to get rid of.
you can check it out on craigslist under 'ranch estate sale'.
be good to finally meet some of you as well.bring "beverages"
would love for some of my parents things to go to nice folks that care about things that werent made
a year ago.
3030 south avenida los reyes 85730
aloha and mahalo
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It was the Buckskin.

That is an awesome photo. I love vintage trikes.

Hello Ralph,