Re: Sambo's
Bob, I don't remember 4 but do one. It was at Craftcraft and Speedway. Harry
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Harry Laughman <harry@...>
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Sambo's
Carlos,Does your phone book show 4 Sambos restaurants in Tucson? ______________________________________________________ Yahoo! for Good Donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
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Bob Puariea <c2s0naz@...>
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#150
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Airports old and older...
Thanks to Bob (as always) and to William for the DM history. My "unnamed source" attempted to answer some of the questions about Tucson's airfields. I wish he had a computer. It's no wonder there is
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mistercopacetic
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Re: Tucson Drive-In theaters plus airport note...
How many airports has Tucson had? Charles A. Lindbergh landed here September 23, 1927, to dedicate the new city airport located on property that is now part of DMAFB, in the area immediately southeast
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William V. Sutherland <wvsaz@...>
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#148
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Re: Tucson Drive-In theaters...
Hi Again Carlos,In your searches some older Topo Maps and Aerial Maps will show an Airport North of Prince Rd and East of the Freeway.Also a landing strip in Vail --- mistercopacetic
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Bob Puariea <c2s0naz@...>
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#147
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Re: Tucson Drive-In theaters plus airport note...
Hey Carlos,If you may recall a lot of businesses were Cactus Corporation and well reknowned partner was Hugh Downs.Still nobody has information on Bowling Alley in Hidden Valley or Ranch owned by
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Bob Puariea <c2s0naz@...>
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#146
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Tucson Drive-In theaters plus airport note...
Hi All, Posting some scans of movie ads from the Dec. 1st, 1954 Arizona Daily Star. I didn't count, but there may have actually been more drive-ins than indoor theaters back then. Note that the De
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mistercopacetic
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#145
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Re: alert - De Anza Drive-In Theater is FOR SALE...
<mistercopacetic@y...> wrote: I wonder if the not-for-profit group that saved the Loft might be interested in an outdoor venue... :)
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Linda
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Re: alert - De Anza Drive-In Theater is FOR SALE...
That's too bad. We go ALL the time. They just recently had made some improvements too! A new entrance, new letters for the movie names, and they cleaned up and painted the snack bar. When I saw that,
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Bjay <groups@...>
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alert - De Anza Drive-In Theater is FOR SALE...
Hi All, That's right folks, Tucson's last remaining drive-in movie theater is up for sale. And they seem to be marketing it as LAND, not really as a theater. It's true that the land is worth a bundle,
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mistercopacetic
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Re: Congress Street Photo, and barbeque...
Hello , This person on freecycle has old pictures of Tucson not sure what she wants to do with them but she wants to talk to some 1 about them that has knowledge. Here is her addy brandy_b69@...
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Grown_Ass_Folks <Grown_ass_Folks@...>
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#141
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Ghost Ranch mystery solved, for now...
Hi All, Thanks for assuaging my fears that we were losing another landmark. Lately in Tucson, if you see a fence go up, it's safe to assume that bulldozers will soon follow. Let's hope that converting
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mistercopacetic
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Re: Why is Ghost Ranch Lodge closed????.
Yes -- rumor has it they're going to make it into an apartment complex. But I don't know if that means they will take everything down. The Ghost Ranch has been fenced off since at least June. --
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Michael Whitney <minardi.1@...>
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#139
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Re: Why is Ghost Ranch Lodge closed????.
Look under the "Rooms" page on the Ghost Ranch Webstite...93 apartments are under construction and will be available for lease in Fall 2006!
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Cherlyn Strong <cnbstrong@...>
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Re: Why is Ghost Ranch Lodge closed????.
Being nosy, I just called all numbers associated with the lodge, and they are all "disconnected or no longer in service"! Accordng to the website, it is undergoing renovation.
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Cherlyn Strong <cnbstrong@...>
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#137
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Why is Ghost Ranch Lodge closed????.
Hi All, Does anyone know why the historic Ghost Ranch Lodge on Miracle Mile is closed? I hope it is just closed for remodeling! The entire property is completely fenced off. The power appears to still
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mistercopacetic
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#136
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Re: Congress Street Photo, and barbeque...
Hi! Sorry for the confusion. Yes, my mother-in-law is Carol Strong. I am Cherlyn, but also go by "Becky". One website will be dedicated to the Pioneer Hotel. The other is a community website
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strongcherlyn <cnbstrong@...>
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#135
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Re: Congress Street Photo, and barbeque...
Becky Strong is the one who provided the links, the one to be thanked, not me. I can understand why it's confusing. I'm older and was in Tucson schools in the 1940's. I've provided only a little
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Carol Strong <aces225@...>
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Re: Congress Street Photo, and barbeque...
Hi again Carol, Thanks for those interesting links. What is your website about? Please feel free to "go on and on" anytime you like. Carlos History, but websites. Dillinger was Gretchen parents'
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mistercopacetic
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#133
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Re: Congress Street Photo, and barbeque...
Sorry, but that was my only picture. However, the University has two copies of book titled Tucson Then and Now. Pictures of Tucson. One is now checked out but you can go there to see the other. They
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Carol Strong <aces225@...>
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#132
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