Two missing Barrios and a historic chapel
To start at the beginning: every time I visit Barrio Viejo it seems to have expanded and gentrified a few more blocks south and east. …
Category: Historical Tucson
Whoa! What happened to the Wishing Spot?
I was in Barrio Viejo to photograph a church and on my way home I stopped at El Tiradito, the Wishing Spot, located at 420 …
Signs and people at the No Kings protest along Speedway
Thousands of Tucsonans showed up for the No Kings event. Everyone appeared to be in good spirits and there wasn’t a Maga Trumper in sight. …
It’s true. An Irishman founded Tucson
His name was Hugh O’Conner and he was born in Dublin, Ireland. By the time he reached what is now Tucson at age 42, he …
A glimpse into Tucson’s past and present
Saturday was such a beautiful, warm (not hot) day that I took a walk along the bike trail along the south side of the Rillito …
Rambling through Arizona history
Like most historical museums the Arizona Historical Society‘s museum near the University campus is a treasury of this and that from people who lived here …
Free Books, Free Books…Everywhere
Little Free Libraries have been around for a while and, over time, some here in Tucson have become works of art containing free books. So …
Is there a downtown Tucson? Not exactly…
About a year ago I spent an hour or so on a Sunday walking around and looking at what was happening along Congress Street. There …
Nothing like jury duty summons to tell you…
Since I launched this blog about three years ago, I’ve claimed to be a newcomer to Tucson. After all, I had just moved here from …
Thousands in Tucson show support of Roe v. Wade
The protest at Armory Park in downtown Tucson drew thousands of people: women, men and children. But the only person I saw wearing a “Pussy …