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San Xavier Mission Church: warning or shelter?
architecture in Tucson / Tucson

San Xavier Mission Church: warning or shelter?

by carollightwoodNovember 12, 2019September 17, 2021

Glancing off to the west from the 19 Freeway outside Tucson, I glimpsed what the San Xavier del Bac mission must have looked like in …

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A pumpkin warning for all Tucson homeowners
Nature in Tucson / Tucson / wildlife aroundTucson

A pumpkin warning for all Tucson homeowners

by carollightwoodNovember 10, 2019July 18, 2025

Newcomers to Southern California are warned that wandering coyotes will eat your small dogs and cats and that in foothill communities brown bears will eat …

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Mid-Century Modernism in Tucson?  Who knew!
Arizona / Art in Tucson / Tucson

Mid-Century Modernism in Tucson? Who knew!

by carollightwoodNovember 9, 2019March 10, 2025

By the time I discovered that Modernism Week was going on in Tucson, it was almost over. I managed, however, to see the Trailer Show …

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Street art gone gigantic: the monster murals of Tucson
Arizona / Art in Tucson / Tucson

Street art gone gigantic: the monster murals of Tucson

by carollightwoodNovember 9, 2019August 1, 2025

As a newcomer to Tucson, I cannot tell you how long ago these huge murals were created, but the ones I’ll show you here, all …

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Folk Music Festival in  historic old downtown Tucson
Arizona

Folk Music Festival in historic old downtown Tucson

by carollightwoodApril 10, 2019October 17, 2023

Just a few photos taken in gentrified downtown Tucson during the Folk Music Festival in 2019. It was a fun event although Folk Music purists …

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