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Does anyone with the proper software mind color-correcting these faded photos, please?

I found brochures for El Con and Park Mall last week when I was cleaning out some old stuff. I scanned them in and they are posted in the Files section of the site. The El Con brochure was a printed in a pale teal and pale purple color but I enhanced it so you could see the details a bit better. The Park Mall brochure was printed in red and black but there was such little red, I just scanned it in black to save file space. I hope this helps the member who was wondering what stores were where a few weeks/months back.

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Hello All, If you're not already aware of this, please read the following bulletin from the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation. Or scroll to the bottom for 3 easy ways your voice can be heard. We don't have to let this happen. Thanks for your help. Carlos, your humble moderator. From THPF: We are facing a critical moment in our efforts to preserve the iconic Tucson Inn, El Rancho, and Frontier National Register-listed motels. These structures hold significant historical and architectural significance, representing our community's history. Last year, a there was wave of public outcry when Pima Community College revealed plans to demolish these landmarks for parking lots. Following our fervent appeals, the Drachman Properties Advisory Committee, consisting of over a dozen members, was formed. However, it included only one preservation advocate to make recommendations regarding the fate of these buildings. You can read concerns by the lone preservation committee member Kenneth Scoville in the Arizona Daily Star. On April 3rd, the Pima Community College Board will consider a recommendation from this Committee to proceed with a Request for Qualifications - potentially paving the way for the destruction of these historic treasures. We need your help to ensure that Pima Community College honors its commitment to preserve and adaptively reuse these buildings. Here's how you can take action: Email the Pima Community College Board: board@... to express your support for preserving and repurposing the Tucson Inn and motor courts. Call the College: (520) 206-4747 to voice your concerns directly to the decision-makers. Attend the April 3rd PCC Board Meeting at 4905 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85709, at 5:30 PM, and speak during the call for public comment. Tell the Pima Community College board: PCC needs to keep its promise to preserve the Drachman Properties. The Request for Qualifications needs to explicitly include historic preservation and adaptive reuse of the Drachman Properties. Demolition will never be an acceptable outcome. Together, we can make a difference. Let's ensure that the Request for Qualifications explicitly includes historic preservation and adaptive reuse of the Drachman Properties. Demolition is not an option. We must hold Pima Community College accountable for its promise to safeguard our shared heritage. Spread this urgent message far and wide. Reach out to Pima Community College officials, local representatives, and community leaders. Let's rally together to protect Tucson's cultural legacy and shape a brighter future for generations to come. Let us stand together in our unwavering dedication to safeguarding Tucson's historic landmarks. Thank you for your relentless advocacy. Should you have any questions, suggestions, or further insights, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at info@....

Hi All, You may have heard that Pima Community College purchased 3 historic motels on Drachman several years ago, with the intention to restore them and adapt the buildings for various educational purposes. As we all know, these motels are keystone contributors to the Miracle Mile Historic District, and prime candidates for restoration. PCC did restore the Tucson Inn neon sign which is beautiful, but we recently found out that the new PCC Governing Board is changing their mind. They want to demolish the motels! If you agree that the Tucson Inn, Frontier and El Rancho Motels are worth saving, please consider saying a few words at the PCC Governing Board Study Session, Monday May 22 at 4pm. The meeting is hybrid - Zoom or in person. Here's a link to register: https://pima.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lez1F_WtS_qOZPn4yXojvw The location of the board room is 4905 East Broadway. It's on the north side of the street, just east of Swan. There will be 90 minutes for public comment, 5 minutes per person. If you're shy, you can register and leave a comment about saving the motels, or attend and not speak. Thanks, Carlos

A friend pulled what appears to be a brass token from his pocket to show what he had recently found. I asked to borrow it to put it before this group to see if anybody had any knowledge of the thing. The token is just barely larger than a quarter and, as I mentioned before, appears to be brass. Despite any admonishments from Antiques Roadshow, I 'brasso-ed' one side so I could more easily read it. Both sides sport an odd logo - it reminds me of the Monster Marshmallow Mariner from the first Ghost Busters movie. It looks like a cup cake with an angry face where the paper muffin liner would be and a strange shaped scarf wrapped around the bottom. The logo is centered and some writing appears in arcs around the edge of the token. On one side it reads, "U-NEVER-KNOW" above the muffin face and below is the address, "5627 SOUTH MISSION". On the other side it reads, "2485 N. SILVERBELL" on the left of the logo and, "4733 S. CAMPBELL". When I enlarged the scanned images, both sides had the initials "HM" below the logos. A quick search in Google Earth didn't bring up anything at those addresses. One was an autoparts store and the other two didn't appear to be retail - an assumption I made that this thing was some sort of advertising/marketing bobble. Anybody have any idea of who might have put this out, and what does the logo represent, and when was this created? Alex Cook Tucsonan since 1954 (on and off)

Your Groups Find or Create a Group carlos@... vanishingtucson@groups.io Topics Haunted Tucson 2020 Date 1 - 1 of 1 previous page next page Haunted Tucson 2020 carlos@... 10/29/20 #7867 Hello All, Halloween is upon us, 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 anyone else’s anecdotes? Ghost Tour update: I’m still very willing to lead a fact-based, historically accurate ghost tour for VanishingTucson.com members. Based on research, I still cannot find enough previously unknown potentially haunted sites within easy walking distance of each other to create a walking tour. As mentioned before, many of the best sites are now parking lots created by urban renewal or other demolitions. I’m still working on this project, so please post your experiences. I’m sure you noticed this Group has been sleepy for awhile. Lately, instead of posting messages here, I’ve been conducting one-on-one interviews with longtime Tucsonans for a future podcast. I’ll be putting out a call for interviewees here soon. Stay tuned for that! Meanwhile, please post your paranormal experiences here, and I'll add them to our list. This is a semi-private group, so there's no need to be bashful about sharing your experiences. Thanks to everyone who contacted me off-board last year! Here’s a good example: The Rough Rock Poltergeist This incident occurred not in the Arizona town of Rough Rock, but in the Rough Rock subdivision on Tucson's southeast side. This development was built in the desert in late 1990's. Aerial photography from the 1950's show a dirt path passing close to the future home site. Close proximity to the Brawley Wash means that the area would have been traversed or even inhabited by the O'Odham for centuries. The poltergeist activity ocurred in the 2000-teens and was heard and seen by several members of the family. The activity consisted of objects being thrown, or tipped over, and sometimes replaced where they had been. The activity was possibly attributed to family strife at that time, or the untimely death of a previous resident (details unknown). Another incident in the same home involved parents listening to a baby monitor, hearing a deceased grandfather talking to their infant. Activity stopped and never occurred again. And now, the list... ......................................................................................... Our massive alphabetical list below was compiled from books, newspapers, T.V., online sources, and of course, our VanishingTucson first hand accounts. Like our list of Tucson films, it is the most comprehensive list available anywhere. Thanks to all of you! <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> American Home Furnishings 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 <><><><><><

Sad that this building had some nice elements to it. And soon to go next door Not as nice but still has some modern style to it. R Glass

Hi, everyone. This list has been quiet for quite a while. I hope it's still working and that this message finds you well through the pandemic. I'm a co-editor of The Tucson Murals Project, https://tucsonmurals.blogspot.com, a blog that's covered Tucson murals since 2006. In the early years we had only a few mural photos. Tucson murals (especially in the Mexican muralismo style) started in the 1970s or so, but I've found few photos. If you have suggestions of where I can find photos (a website? a library? ...) I'd be glad to know. If you have photos of Tucson murals in, say, 2010 or before, I'd love to get copies and share them on the blog. (I also keep an archive of every photo; anyone can ask me for any photo.) If you aren't sure when your photo was taken or whether it's already on the blog, no worries! Please write here or use the "Contact Us" form at the right edge of any murals blog page. You and I can figure out the best way to send me the photos. Thanks!

Just a quick note to let everyone know that Tucson Modernism Week is here again! If you're not familiar, Tucson Modernism Week is a celebration of many different aspects of the postwar period in Tucson. The same things we talk about here: Mid-century homes, buildings, signs, fashions, car culture, popular culture, design, etc., etc. There's almost too much for one person to see, but it's worth a try. This year everything is virtual and free, but consider becoming a member of the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation which works all year long, usually behind the scenes, to save the things in Tucson we all love. Thanks for your interest and enthusiasm! Carlos Please explore the website and see all the activities. The events are free but require registration. Do it right away while you're thinking about it. https://preservetucson.org/modernism-week/

Hello All, Halloween is nearly upon us, 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 anyone else’s anecdotes? Ghost Tour update: I’m still very willing to lead a fact-based, historically accurate ghost tour for VanishingTucson.com members. Based on research, I still cannot find enough previously unknown potentially haunted sites within easy walking distance of each other to create a walking tour. As mentioned before, many of the best sites are now parking lots created by urban renewal or other demolitions. I’m still working on this project, so please post your experiences. I’m sure you noticed this Group has been sleepy for awhile. Lately, instead of posting messages here, I’ve been conducting one-on-one interviews with longtime Tucsonans for a future podcast. I’ll be putting out a call for interviewees here soon. Stay tuned for that! Meanwhile, please post your paranormal experiences here, and I'll add them to our list. This is a semi-private group, so there's no need to be bashful about sharing your experiences. Thanks to everyone who contacted me off-board last year! Here’s a good example: The Balboa Spectre For years, residents in the vicinity of Fort Lowell Road near Oracle Road have reported seeing an old woman strolling down Balboa Avenue. When approached, the woman de-materializes. Significantly, people have noticed her while walking to and from Evergreen Cemetery, a couple blocks away. Possibly significant, they have noticed her while walking to / from Speedy’s Liquors. You may have noticed Speedy's Liquors. Its a tiny, Modernist commercial building built in 1953 at 201 W. Fort Lowell, originally the office of Ace Trailer Sales. Ads in 1954 boasted “20 foot trailer, $150”. ........................................................................................................................... Our massive alphabetical list below was compiled from books, newspapers, T.V., online sources, and of course, our VanishingTucson first hand accounts. Like our list of Tucson films, it is the most comprehensive list available anywhere. Thanks to all of you! <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> American Home Furnishings 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, u

Postino WineCafe has just opened at the southeast corner of Grant and Tucson. Even though the building is new construction, the owners are interested in the history of the area. A couple of interesting businesses once sat on Postino’s parcel, demolished long ago. But if either of those businesses had neon signs, Postino could re-create them under the City of Tucson Historic Landmark Sign program. Mardi Gras Lounge was built around 1963 and was run by Andrew Lettas, owner of Gus and Andy’s on Oracle. It was sold in 1980. Bill and Nancy previously described the Mardi Gras here. Please could you both tell us again everything you remember about the place? I’d really appreciate it. Please think back as hard as you can to recollect if the Mardi Gras had a neon sign. Sierra Vista Lodge sat just east of the bar. It was built in the late 1940’s. Over the years, it may have changed from a very small motel to rental casitas. It apparently had a nice pool. Does anyone remember anything at all about the Sierra Vista Lodge? Again, please think if you can recall a neon sign. Neither of those businesses should be confused with the Village Inn Pizza (A-frame) which is even further east. It became Nonie, then Dante’s Fire. You can refresh your memory by looking at a few images in the Grant Road album in the photos section. If the link below doesn’t work, you can browse through the photo albums the old fashioned way. /g/vanishingtucson/album?id=174761&p=Created,,,20,2,0,0 Thanks, Carlos

Hello All, Better late than never, I wanted to post photos of one of my favorite Christmas decorations. On Flower Street, just east of Alvernon, every year there are strings of lights hung from what might be amateur radio towers. These are seriously tall towers, and a LOT of lights. My photos don't do them justice. I have no idea how they put the lights up. They have been hanging these lights for as long as I can remember, maybe back in the 80's?? There is an amateur radio group that meets in a community room at my local YMCA. I'll ask them if they know anything about them. It's not too late to share about one of your favorite classic displays that have been around awhile. The photo album is here: /g/vanishingtucson/album?id=237083 Thanks, Carlos

This September 13, 2019 article (the mobile version, at least) ends with a long series of photos of the airport plus a few of Davis-Monthan: Sun Corridor, Tucson airport officials unveil new development plan for TIA

Here's an article that describes the Star's newsletter. It looks interesting: https://tucson.com/news/local/here-s-why-you-should-sign-up-for-the-star/article_95cd3dce-b88d-11e9-a903-c7f879eb323d.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share Jerry

Will the Broadway widening project take the old saguaro located at Broadway and Plummer? It's the last vestige of Paulin Motors that was on that location for what seemed like forever. I did a quick search and one site said there were electrical plans for a dealership dated December of 1956. I know it's difficult, if not impossible, to move mature saguaro cacti but it'll be sad to see it go. My dad owned 3 Cadillacs from 1957 when he retired from the Army until he passed in 1989 - all were sold and serviced at Paulin's. The old Paulin sign was a lighted "spikey" sphere that looked like a star - it was divided in half horizontally and the two halves spun in opposite directions. Tucson used to have a columnist, Don Schellie, who wrote for the Citizen and he wrote about the little interesting stories of Tucson. I remember one story where he wrote about how the transaxle from a WWII surplus jeep found in Nogales was used to construct that sign.

Hello All, Thanks to Bob for letting me know he saw bulldozers surrounding our beloved 1966 TTT Truck Stop, home of the giant slice of hot pie with a scoop of ice cream on top. A quick call confirmed that the bulldozers are NOT there for demolition. Whew! I'm so glad. Bob said he tried to post this here and had problems, so I am definitely going to move this group to another platform. Yahoo has dropped all of it's support. The move should be relatively easy for everyone, and we will retain the entire history of messages and photos. Stay tuned. Thanks for all your interest and contributions, Carlos

Hello All, Thanks to all of you for your calls, messages here, and e-mails off-board about the impending demise of Yahoo groups. Fear not! I have begun the process of migrating the group to Groups.io. It is a much better platform. It might take a while to get used to, but I'm really excited about this. Watch your email over the next few days for instructions, if any. Thanks for your patience through this process, as well as your toleration of Yahoo's decreased functionality over the last year. Stay tuned, I'll keep you posted. As soon as we complete the transfer, I'll give you an update on the upcoming VanishingTucson podcast, VanishingTucson tours, and other things I've been working on quietly behind the scenes. By the way, let me take a moment to thank you ALL for your participation and continued interest over the years. Can you believe It's been 15 years, 1300 members, and 8000 messages? Wow! I'm looking forward to the future! Gratefully, Carlos P.S. I heard from Rudy! He says hi. More later.

In case you haven't heard, Yahoo Groups is being retired and in December ALL content here will be deleted. I wanted to offer my services as a computer guy to archive everything here if needed. Just let me know. Would be a shame for the photos and info to be lost.

Hello All, Justa quick note to let everyone know that Tucson Modernism Week is hereagain! If you're not familiar, Tucson Modernism Week is dozens ofevents, all week long, all over Tucson, celebrating different aspects ofthe bygone postwar period. The same things we talk about here:Mid-century homes, buildings, signs, fashions, car culture, popularculture, design, etc., etc. There'salmost too much for one person to see, but it's worth a try. Someevents are free and others require tickets. Remember, your ticket costgoes directly to benefit the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundationwhich works all year long, usually behind the scenes, to save the thingsin Tucson we all love. Here's a great way to contribute to a goodcause, and get some entertainment and education at the same time. Looking forward to seeing you there again this year. Thanks, Carlos Please go explore the website and see all the activities. http://preservetucson.org/modernism-week/