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Category: Historical Tucson

A glimpse into Tucson’s past and present
Historical Tucson / Nature in Tucson

A glimpse into Tucson’s past and present

by carollightwoodNovember 11, 2024November 14, 2024

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 …

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Rambling through Arizona history
Art / Historical Tucson

Rambling through Arizona history

by carollightwoodAugust 20, 2024April 16, 2025

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 …

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Free Books, Free Books…Everywhere
Art in Tucson / Historical Tucson / Tucson

Free Books, Free Books…Everywhere

by carollightwoodMarch 28, 2023October 10, 2024

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 …

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Is there a downtown Tucson? Not exactly…
architecture in Tucson / Art in Tucson / Historical Tucson / Tucson

Is there a downtown Tucson? Not exactly…

by carollightwoodMarch 14, 2023March 31, 2024

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 …

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Nothing like jury duty summons to tell you…
Historical Tucson / Tucson

Nothing like jury duty summons to tell you…

by carollightwoodOctober 21, 2022November 8, 2023

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 …

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Thousands in Tucson show support of Roe v. Wade
Arizona / Historical Tucson / Tucson

Thousands in Tucson show support of Roe v. Wade

by carollightwoodMay 14, 2022November 8, 2023

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 …

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Apaches, a card shark and a military band
Historical Tucson / Tucson

Apaches, a card shark and a military band

by carollightwoodApril 19, 2022November 8, 2023

It was announced as a “pop-up” event at the Ft. Lowell Park. Now under the guidance of the Presidio San Agustin, old Ft. Lowell including …

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What Tucson’s upscale rentals really lack
architecture in Tucson / Historical Tucson

What Tucson’s upscale rentals really lack

by carollightwoodJanuary 26, 2022November 8, 2023

Opinion: The historic Rose of the Desert monastery in the Sam Hughes neighborhood is being transformed into the Benedictine, a place of ‘luxury apartment homes”, …

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Hungry tortoise, plump saguaro and a cattle tank at the Botanic Garden
Historical Tucson / Nature in Tucson

Hungry tortoise, plump saguaro and a cattle tank at the Botanic Garden

by carollightwoodSeptember 3, 2021November 8, 20233

Before it got too hot yesterday, I took a quick morning walk-through of the Tucson Botanical Garden to see the impact of the this year’s …

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A bat house and figs at Tucson’s Garlic Fest
Festivals in Tucson / Historical Tucson / Nature in Tucson

A bat house and figs at Tucson’s Garlic Fest

by carollightwoodJuly 19, 2021November 8, 2023

As someone who has a gardening site/blog, Hot Gardens, I am embarrassed to admit I had not been to Tucson’s Mission Garden. I corrected that …

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palm trees at Silverbell Lake Christopher Columbus Park Tucson

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lego Zebra by Sean Kenny at Tucson Botanical Garden

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