(Not) historic San Pedro Chapel
I was driving across town a few days ago when I saw–obscured by a creosote forest–what was obviously a church of some kind, as you …
Category: architecture in Tucson
Behind Mercado San Agustin…a little bit of Italy?
They swept the ground down to bare earth in this old Menlo Park neighborhood, now called the Mercado District. Unlike in Barrio Viejo, all homes …
Where to make a 2021 New Year’s wish in Tucson
In Spanish it’s El Tiradito. In English, it’s The Castaway. And for decades it has been a place Tucsonans bring a candle and make a …
Painted Ladies gentrify historic Barrio Viejo
Just south of downtown Tucson is the Barrio Viejo which was built between the 1860s and the early 1900s by newcomers heading West after the …
Her quarantine is over!
Because of a family emergency, my niece flew from New York to Tucson three weeks ago to stay with me. My trip out to the …
Bighorn wildfire is approaching Tucson
UPDATE: 6 hours after I published this on 6/10/2020 the Pima County Emergency Management office notified residents of large parts of the Catalina Foothills and …
No sidewalk? No problem! Walk the streets
Since early March when I decided to seclude myself at home after a day at the races with a scary ending, almost all my exercise …
Stuck behind beautiful, handcrafted gates in Tucson
Arizona’s governor announced that the Stay-a-Home order will probably be lifted on May 15th. Personally, I do not care. I have no intention of going …
A walk around a colorful and arty Tucson neighborhood
As I wrote in a previous post, the neighborhood where I now live has a bit of a reputation for being “arty”. My impression when …
The Tucson Presidio reborn from a parking lot
Following the advice of a local newspaper I went to the Presidio San Agustin del Tucson in search of Dia del los Muertos altars. There …