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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