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Hello All, David has graciously shared a bunch of old family slides with us, which I'm slowly sorting and scanning. Here's the very first one, a striking image of a motorcycle cop chalking a tire on Scott Ave, facing north. You can see the Santa Rita Hotel in the background. The Carnegie Library on the right is partially obscured. Click through to see a contemporary shot of the same view. In the modern shot, the library is completely obscured by trees, so the next few images are vintage views of the library from various other sources. I know the slide is from the 1960's, and I know the cop was related to David, but he'll have to fill in any additional details. Thanks again David! Carlos The "Downtown Misc" photo album is here... https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/vanishingtucson/photos/albums/1924481755

I have come into possession of some photos of the 40's and 50's that were taken at the Old Pueblo club. If anyone would like to have them please let me know. I hate to have them sit in boxes when they may be of some interest to someone else. Thanks Ralph

The pictures I have been sharing have been a really big hit over on facebook. I keep posting links to the group, so maybe, hopefully, we'll see some new members with fun stories to share. I really love this group and I wish it was as busy as it has been in the past. I even ran into a VT member over there on fb. :) Patrick

Hi Carlos, I've been hanging around a Facebook group called "You Know You're From Tucson Whe..." and they share a lot of pictures of Tucson gone by. I'd like to plug Vanishing Tucson there, but I want to do it politely. I was thinking if I shared a few pictures of some of the more popular places that are now gone, and give you credit for the photos, it would be a nice way to maybe drum up some new traffic for this group and let that group see some of the amazing stuff you/we have here. Please let me know if that would be okay? Thanks, Patrick Hiya Patrick, That would be great. Please check the photos and credit both the person who posted them and VanishingTucson.com. This group would not exist if it weren't for the contributions of the members. I'm just a moderator, of sorts. Thanks, Carlos

Howdy, VT'ans: This would be a "if you see something, say something" cautionary tale. I first saw this building at 6203 East Beverly Street in 2012 and was tickled to see such coolness in an otherwise unremarkable stretch of residential. Fast forward three years and the building's new owners have, ahem, "improved" it. More details below. Cheers, Les. enc: 203_e_beverly_2013_1_700x512x96.jpg (~147KB, 700 x 512 PX, JPEG format), 6203_e_beverly_2013_2_685x512x96.jpg (~183 KB, 683 x 512 PX, JPEG format), and 6203_e_beverly_2014_683x512x180.jpg (~76 KB, 683 x 512 PX, JPEG format) __BEGIN__ 6203 East Beverly Street NWC South Wilmot Road - - - - - - - - Conversation with a neighbor to the property in 2012 revealed that this building had at one point been a Boy Scouts den (or lodge). Most recent usage was as a childcare, which new owners intend to continue. Assessor lists the main building's construction date as 1960, size ~3000 sqft. There is also a modular building on site. Sold in 2014, the new owner(s) removed the "accordion pleat" front overhang and replaced it with a somewhat less interesting short sloping shingled overhang with scuppers where the bottoms of the "pleats" had been. Larger version of the Assessor's post-remodel (18-DEC-2014) photo is at -- http://www.asr.pima.gov/asrt/public/pcl-data/bookmap/12808/069AB01A.JPG -- (~2.3 MB, 4320 x 3240 PX, JPEG format). __END__ #EOF.

Howdy: We've heard the names of Tucson's long-established barrios and 'hoods but what do we really know about their histories? Swing by the Arizona Historical Society on Saturday afternoon for a free presentation on the histories of some of Tucson's communities. Salients below, details from event flyer (thank you, Mary!) way below. Cheers, Les. * What: Tucson's Mini Cities, an exhibit on the histories of some of Tucson's neighborhoods * Who: anyone interested in the history of Tucson, its people, and/or how we got to the present * When: Sat 01-AUG-2015, 1:00 - 2:30PM * Where: Arizona Historical Society, 949 East 2d Street (NEC North Park Ave) ** Bike there: Aviation Bikeway to Park Ave, exit and head north to AHS; OR Santa Cruz Bikeway to Speedway, exit and head east to Park, then south to AHS; OR University/3d Street Bikeway to Park, then north to AHS. ** Bus there: SunTran# 1 (Glenn/Swan) or SunTran# 6 (North 1st) to University Blvd, exit and head west two blocks to Park, then north to AHS; OR SunTran # 4 (Speedway) or SunTran# 5 (Pima) to the intersection of Park/Speedway, exit and head south to AHS; OR SunTrolley to Park/University, exit and head north to AHS. * How much: Admission to "Mini Cities" is free; general admission applies to the rest of AHS * Questions? ahsref@... or 617-1157 or http://www.arizonahistoricalsociety.org/event/exhibit-opening-and-mini-gallery-talk-tucsons-mini-cities __BEGIN__ Tucson's Mini Cities Exhibit Opening and Mini Gallery Talk by Nicolas Rios, the 2015 student curator Saturday, August 1st 2015, 1:00 - 2:30PM Arizona Historical Society, 949 East 2d Street Admission to the "Tucson's Mini Cities" exhibit opening in the library and archives area is free. General admission will be charged for other parts of the museum. Contact AHS at ahsref@... or 617-1157. Come in and check out the new exhibit at the Arizona Historical Society Library and Archives featuring a selection of Tucson's barrios, districts, and neighbourhoods. Learn about the unique histories of each of these barrios, districts, and neighbourhoods and explore the history of the area that came to be your home while enjoying light refreshments and a brief presentation of the exhibit by AHS' student curator, Nicolas Rios. __END__ #EOF.

Had I known they were also going to demolish this church in the quest for “that Park Place mall sweet spot where a lot of retailers and restaurants want to be,” I would have made sure to get some photos of the before and after. As it is, a building 50 years old or older, regardless of historical merit, is supposed to be properly surveyed so the city has a record of it. I'm not sure that this was done, but I am working on it. Apparently the "Christian Faith Fellowship leaders were already looking for a bigger home when they were approached by a developer inquiring about buying the Broadway location". I read somewhere else about how many great job opportunities will be added when the shops open. Oh, like the fast food chain that's opening on the corner, and the minimum wage retail jobs that will get added once the stores go in. Yup, we can be proud of all the great jobs this is going to open up. I guess none of these great job maker retail stores have seen all of the great retail space up and down Grant Road (not in the area where they are bulldozing some wonderful mid century and earlier age houses for the widening), Speedway, Pima, 22nd, and further west (away from the great Park Mall location) on Broadway that have been sitting empty for years, some buildings that were bought, reconstructed, remodeled, restored, that have been EMPTY for so long. No they have to tear down something totally viable and usable and build something brand new because they can't use the buildings already available for whatever reason. The good news is that some companies have found that with a few changes several of these older buildings CAN be used, and it costs a lot less, but still puts people to work in construction, etc. I think we should make a referendum that states that as long as a certain percentage of already built buildings are sitting empty, you can't build new unless its something that absolutely can't go in any of those areas. Grant is becoming a ghost town of empty storefronts, and the rest of those main east/west streets west of Craycroft are getting to be the same. Those of us in preservation need to make sure that when we know a building is going to come down, especially if its over the 50 year mark like this beautiful 1957 church, regardless of historic status, we need to do a write up and take photos before its destroyed. Carlos and Demion, I'm available to do that if you know of other buildings that need to be surveyed. Also, I have not found an article in the Citizen for the name of the architect, perhaps its in the Star, but the church started as Calvary Lutheran (1957-2003) then became Christian Fellowship. Sorry for the long rant :) Catherine

Howdy, VT'ans: Does anyone know if there are any plans afoot for the former Culligan Water Company building at 4045 East Speedway Blvd (between the pawn shop and bowling alley)? The 'Culligan' sign has been removed from the stone panel at the front of the building, and COT Code Enforcement has put up a "premises unsafe, do not enter" sign on the back door (dated March of this year) which might be more to warn away vagrants than an indication that the building has problems. Some details about the building are below. Cheers, Les. enc: 4045_e_speedway_front_1600x1200x72.jpg (~229 KB, 1600 x 1200 PX, JPEG format) - - - - - - - - - - - - 4045 East Speedway Blvd - - - - - - - - - - - - The front of the building, behind the stone panel, is "corrugated" -- the concrete has been molded with three vertical "waves" from floor to ceiling. They are not deep -- maybe a foot or so -- but still pretty neat. The rest of the building appears to be a basic block box; what appears to have been a rollup/ truck entry on the east side has been filled in. The side door closest to Speedway may have had a canopy or other enclosure. Assessor's photos are at -- http://www.asr.pima.gov/links/frm_Images.aspx?parcel=122010810&taxyear=2016 -- and attached is one I took this afternoon (apologies for cellphone quality) of that nifty wavy front wall. Assessor says the building was built in 1958, and the _Tucson Citizen_ has Culligan adverts for that location as far back as 1959 so one assumes Culligan built it and has been using it ever since. #EOF.

Howdy, VT'ans: Does anyone know the story on the [former] First Church of Christ Scientist at 3035 East 5th Street (NWC Country Club)? In 2011 owner Layne Bogulas applied for (and received) a demolition permit, but the building is still standing (boarded up, but standing). Bogulas also submitted a subdivision plan ("Retreat at Sam Hughes") at this time, then submitted another plan in 2013. Now it looks like the property is for sale -- http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/19162345/3035-E-5th-St-Tucson-AZ -- asking $1.4 million. Assessor has some nice photos -- http://www.asr.pima.gov/links/frm_Images.aspx?parcel=12503019A&taxyear=2016 -- from 2006, 2011, and 2014. When Bogulas bought the property in 2005, he used it as a residence and presumably as office for his property management business. 1948 floor plan is on the PDSD site at -- http://tucson.siretechnologies.com/SIREPub/filesresults.aspx?cabinet=Permits&showfile=true&fileid=4063327&ext=TIF -- (~747 KB, 7200 x 4822 PX, TIFF format) 1948 framing plan is at -- http://tucson.siretechnologies.com/SIREPub/filesresults.aspx?cabinet=Permits&showfile=true&fileid=4063328&ext=TIF -- (~633 KB, 7200 x 4822 PX, TIFF format) Keep cool out there. Cheers, Les.

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.

This is the small building next to the empty spot left after they tore down the Tire Corral. I got photos today as I know this building will be coming down as well and am working on a write up so we have a documented survey. It was last owned by the Job Center, which has moved further east. It was built in 1953 and in the 1960's was the House of Bargain's and at one time was also Al's Barbershop. Haven't found much. If you know more about the building, please contact me. Thanks! Catherine

If Carlos is moderating uploaded piccies, this really needs to go in the "airports in and around Tucson" album. :^)

Howdy, VT'ans: FYI, the former Arizona Party Rental property at 4826 East Speedway Blvd will be on the auction block on 24-JUL-2015. Opening bid $10K. http://www.williamsauction.com/mobile/property.aspx?id=341441 This is apparently being offered as a package deal with 4818 East Speedway Blvd (currently Cantera Creations tile and floor coverings). Both are owned by Gallegos Mark V & Terry S JT/RS, 9310 East Walnut Tree Drive, Tucson, AZ 85749-9624. ASR has the office of Party Rental being built in 1951 with the warehouse (the part behind the white brick wall with the blue diamond accents) being added in the 1960s. MAPP (Modern Architecture Preservation Project of Tucson, a project of the Uni's College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture), has 4826 on its 2008 "Modern 50" list of noteworthy modernist buildings -- http://capla.arizona.edu/mapptucsonorg/modern50_list.pdf -- (~169KB, three pages, PDF format). It is easily the coolest thing about this block of Speedway, and likely for blocks in any direction. It should be noted that the veterinarians next door had asked PDSD if it's OK zoning-wise to demo 4826 to install -- wait for it! -- a parking lot. PDSD had responded that this would be allowed within current zoning (C-2). One hopes the veterinarians intended only to demolish the added-on warehouse and use the office as an accessory retail space for doggie doo-dads, but who knows. Agree with Catherine (earlier email, separate thread) that all historic properties should be documented now (or ASAP) so that when property owners are considering whether to sell, demolish, or renovate, they can be presented with reasons to renovate (or sell to someone who will renovate). So, if anyone knows anyone looking for retail space (or for investment property) who would do right by it, plz to pass this along. Cheers, Les.

Howdy, VT'ans: I noticed a while back that there is a cluster of five old neon motels/ motor courts on West Flores Street a block or two east of North Oracle Road. The most excellent "Historic Miracle Mile Driving Tour" guide by Demion Clinco and Dirk Arnold -- http://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/pdsd/projects/drivingmap_color_print_final.pdf (~6.72MB, four pages, PDF format) -- mentions them (as stop 14), but does anyone know why there are motels here and not also on Rillito, Ventura, or any of the other side streets? Did Flores Street connect Miracle Mile to something interesting further east that would draw enough traffic to justify customer-snaring motels? Currently there is a cluster of four or five residential properties (a tiny oasis of SFRs plus a multi-unit in an otherwise very commercial/ industrial area) at the east end of Flores where it dead-ends behind the Sixth Avenue Dog Park, but there does not seem to be anything else particularly noteworthy on that street. Or is this just dumb luck of development? Some recent-ish history: the El Saguaro Apartments at 303 West Flores Street (and 302 West Ventura Street, property is full block deep) sold on 23-JUN-2015 -- https://www.redfin.com/AZ/Tucson/302-W-Ventura-St-85705/home/50420992 -- for $267K to Gary Allan Properties LLC (whose member/managers are Evelyn Lieuwen and Gary A. Zimbler*). This property was last used as residential drug rehab housing by Compass, now Pasadero, and was the site of a shooting death -- http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/1996/10/26/225195-feud-leads-to-homicide-at-motel -- in 1996. Cheers and thanks, Les. * Zimbler is/was also a principal in Riviera Investments, Inc., and Sunland Motel LLC, among other entities.

OKay, VT people...who can tell me what used to be on the land where Charles is now located (is Charles still there?) Also, is there a way to search this Yahoo group? I made myself crazy trying to find a way to see if this question had already been addressed??? Help me, Please? Valerie

Not only do I not have pictures of this - but even the old-timers still working at Casa Molina do not remember when the bull was in front of the restaurant right near Speedway instead of on the side of the parking lot as it is now. I was first taken to the restaurant as an infant when it was recently opened and we've been having family gatherings there ever since. I remember the bull was much smaller than the one that's there now at the west boundary of the parking lot adjacent to the parking lot of the next building over. The smaller one was almost straight south of the main entrance and very near Speedway. It was frequently getting damaged by cars leaving the parking lot backing into it. The final damage was so bad that they removed it and built the new one which exists to this day. Can anyone confirm the earlier, smaller bull statue? Or am I dreaming?

This is about a mid-century building at 4601 E 1st St (near Speedway and Swan), designed by Place & Place that seems to be a vacant lot now, according to Google Street View. (Did I just miss it in the view, or is it indeed torn down...?) I ran across this while following a genealogy trail; there seems to be quite a story behind it, including a suicide of one of the owners. Does anyone know why it was torn down...?

Hi… I can’t for the life of me recall the name of a restaurant that was on the corner of Wilmot and Tanque Verde…where Jimmie John’s is today. The restaurant was a super club with a live tiger in the bar. It was owned by Nemer Ganem and Frieda Ganem. Can anyone remember the name of the restaurant and the years it was in operation? I fairly certain it was there in the early seventies??? Thanks for any help you can give. Valerie

Cool article in the NY Times: "In Tucson, an Unsung Architectural Oasis" One of the city’s better-kept secrets is how often you can find significant examples of mid-20th century architecture. One of the city’s better-kept secrets is how often you c... One of the city’s better-kept secrets is how often you can find significant examples of mid-20th century architecture. View on www.nytimes.com Preview by Yahoo

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