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So......does anyone have vanished memories they'd like to post instead of asking for someone else's ? Rocky........how about sharing your husband's many stories ? Has anyone driven by the once Magic Carpet Golf to watch the heavy equipment tear down the remaining buildings ? It's happening.

Who remembers them? The Park Mall location had one occupying the northwest quadrant of the 1st floor called The Chafing Dish, and the Tucson Mall location had one called The Timbuktu.

Who remembers this store? It’s now Metro Gnome Music & Cycle.

Does anyone have any photos of the entrance to it that was inside of the mall?

I compile what I can find on this playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6BX4l_trbJzuPgzCORsFAzb60Lqm8vi3&si=XGLbfzQLt81_N9pa

Was reading about the objections to the rehash of earlier subjects on this site. I agree that repeating the same subject gets real old and boring, and even though everyone has different memories, who wants to hear about the same old stuff ? I have always read VT in order to learn new things about old history, not read about the same boring topics. Want to rave incessantly about Hasty Tasty or Hardee's ? Go to the search thing and look back at old messages. Want REAL vanishing Tucson and REAL history ? GO HERE: http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/ As for El Con.............that monster was largely responsible for the demise of downtown. So.......Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Ross and Burlington are just what that pit deserves. El Con..........a contributor to the real Vanishing Tucson.

I noticed this morning that demolition has started on some of the buildings in the Wilmot Plaza shopping center on the NE corner of Wilmot and Broadway. Included in the demo are the old Firestone Tire, Sprouse-Reitz and Myerson's Dept stores. The shopping center was built in the mid-50's to serve the rapidly expanding urban area east of town. Our family bought a new tract home in Lusk's San Rafael subdivision just north of the shopping center site in the early 50's when Broadway was 2 lane unpaved from Craycroft east. I remember riding our bikes to the Firestone store to fill our tires. And Sprouse-Reitz was always a place to get rid of that allowance that was burning a hole in our pockets. I also remember getting outfitted for semi-formal affairs at Myerson's. There was also a coffee shop in the corner next door that we would go to occasionally. All that is part of the demolition. The rest of the shopping center buildings were rehabbed a few years ago and are apparently spared from this round of progress.

Does anyone remember Goodman's before they were bought by Lucvky's?

It had a location on the southwest corner of Broadway and Wilmot that became a Skaggs a few months after opening. In addition, the Skaggs on the northeast corner of 1st Avenue and Grant was built with the intent of opening as a Super S, but Safeway did away with the division during construction. Who remembers? You can read more about it here: https://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.com/2007/09/safeways-super-s-story.html?m=1

Can someone please remind me of the sequence of department stores at El Con mall. I seem to remember a Foleys and a Levy's there in addition to the Goldwaters, Dillards and Macy's but I can't remember what turned into what and when! Thanks, Megan

Any photos prior to the renovation of the mall (so, photos during the era 1982-1985 Levy’s era, 1985-1987 Sanger-Harris era, 1987-early ‘90s open Foley’s era, or early-to-mid ‘90s closed Foley’s era) of the entrance from the interior of the mall or of the interior of the store would be highly appreciated.

Hey, Does anybody remember what the Ross Dress for Less Stores used to be called before Ross took over? I remember there was one where the current Ross sits at Broadway/Kolb.

Okay, this is the SEVENTH time I have tried to post a response. I have written it, been asked to re-enter my password eight times, was re-directed to the Yahoo groups main page. Whoever runs this group needs to find out what is wrong, because I have officially lost any and all patience trying to answer this question that should be common knowledge anyway!!!!!! Okay...first there was Levy's. It was replaced by Sanger-Harris, then Foley's, then Macy's. Goldwaters opened in 1978, and then later became Dillard's. JCPenney was always JCPenney, Steinfeld's closed and the building was used as a store that sold handmade jewelry and things like that. Montgomery Ward was always Montgomery Ward. Eric.

Neighbors protesting a McDonald's opening on 22nd and Alvernon Neighbors protesting a McDonald's opening on 22... TUCSON - A central Tucson neighborhood rally has occurred on Thursday, Jan. 29 in order stop a McDonald's from opening nearby. View on www.kvoa.com Preview by Yahoo

Lucky was part of the corporation that owned Gemco. I think that the demise of Gemco was so devastating to the corporation that they divested themselves of their least profitable units and reorganized as just Lucky. Before Gemco went under, Lucky commercials in So. Cal. always included "Big Bear" and "Food Basket" supermarkets as well as Gemco, but within a year after Gemco closed, all the BB's and FB's had been converted to Lucky's or closed.

Hello All, Halloween is here, so it's time once again to report your encounters with the supernatural in Tucson. Can you add to our list? Can you personally confirm any of the listings? Thanks to everyone who posted last year! I’ve added your postings to the list. Every year, VanishingTucson reserves a walking Ghost Tour before Halloween. It’s a chance to experience Tucson’s historic buildings from a different perspective. Over the years we’ve attended every tour offered by three different operators. One tour has gone out of business, and the other is doing the same tour that we’ve seen before. In my opinion, Rebecca Hayes’ tour was superior to the others, combining accurate historical data, paranormal sensitivity, and the ordinary childhood memories of a Tucson native. Rebecca also changes her tour route every year. Unfortunately, she won’t be doing her tour again this year. This year, feel free to create your own self-guided tour from the list below. Our alphabetical list below was compiled from books, newspapers, T.V., online sources, and of course, our first hand accounts. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> American Home Furnishngs building on north Oracle see: Oracle View Cinemas 4690 N Oracle Rd <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Arizona Desert School, Christie Drive, north end of 1st Ave Operated circa 1930’s to 1950’s. Abandoned for years, considered haunted, then demolished. From VanishingTucson.com… Fred wrote “I asked my Dad this one and even he didn't know. At the end of 1st avenue, called Christie Drive, there used to be an abandoned complex of buildings (late 60s) that could have been a rest home or something like it. There were 3 or 4 wings with enclosed courtyards, and one 2-story section that overlooked a pool and had a great view of the city. Now, this is a bunch of condos or apartments…” Ted replied: “[Arizona Desert School] was a private school offering top notch education and services to young men with health problems. There was a stable, corrals, polo field, sports courts and many other benefits. Each student had his own horse, courtesy of the School, chores to do each day, and a full schedule of classes. Many of the kids came from the East, and included the Firestone (tires) brothers, the Haggin brothers (horse racing), movie actor Butch Jenkins, actor Robert Montgomery's son, and others.” Thanks to “dr13us” for clarification <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Arizona Historical Society, 949 E. Second Street Many of the employees of the Arizona Historical Society have experienced unexplained phenomena over the years. AHS has had it’s budget slashed, including staff, so it’s not hard to be alone in a cavernous wing of the huge, silent, building. If you believe in spirits, it should be easy to find them in a building stuffed with centuries-old artifacts, but remember that AHS employees are highly educated, un-superstitious historians and archivists. Most of their stories involve the usual weird sounds and voices. The most specific account seems to involve a painting from the Spanish Colonial period, which just so happens to be stored in the oldest part of the building, in the deepest basement archive. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Avalon Estate on N. Oracle/Wetmore just north of McDonalds Old house, abandoned for years, considered haunted, then demolished. Rudy at VanishingTucson.com: “Eucalyptus trees still there by ‘Toys Are Us’ parking lot. Guy by name of ‘Titanic Thomas’ was busted there dealing in some sort of underage indecent stuff.” <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Blenman House 204 South Scott Avenue A San Franciso-Victorian style home built in 1878 out of adobe. excerpt from news report by KOLD TV channel 13 Jeff Digregorio, Co-Owner, Royal Elizabeth Bed & Breakfast, "This is the Royal Elizabeth Bed &

Was on north side of Ajo west of so. 12th. Across from school was subdivision called LaMar City acres. Many of bldgs. used "A" mtn. type rock like UA wall. Orphanage was on S. 12th north of Pueblo High school. In late fifties was in ruins, cleared for s. 12th realignment/I-10 and drainage ditch.

Hello, My name is Jon Callahan. I have written a non-fiction book about the history of El Con Mall. It is called Dead Mall Rising: The Story of El Con Mall. I hope to publish it in two months. I am trying to track down a photo of the El Con Fountain. Does anyone in this group have one that you would be willing to let me use in the book? Any information you could pass along would be most appreciated.

Does anyone know of any updates on demolition? A permit was issued last year, thankfully no demolition. I found one article stating that the Molina family was committed to trying to preserve it. The bull still has his testicles decorated for the seasons. This is one of a few historic buildings left on the east side. Ron Glass