He was the longest-serving governor in Arizona history. George WP Hunt served seven terms in that office between 1912 and and 1933. His final resting place is this white pyramid overlooking Downtown Phoenix and Valley from a hill in Papago Park. Influenced by Egyptomania among architects and designers probably led to the choice of the […]
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[Editor’s Note: this is an expansion of the “Embracing Tucson” series because the writer has traveled beyond Tucson and taken in sights and things of interest in the rest of the state. Thanks for reading.] While it isn’t listed in Atlas Obscura, the Penske Racing Museum is, nonetheless, a hidden gem in Arizona and the
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This was an unexpected treasure to find and then tour. The Ignite Sign Museum is a collection of Tucson signage that spans many years and commemorates many landmarks in my hometown. My friend, Jody, a designer and presentation expert, found it on Atlas Obscura before she came to visit me here in Tucson (along with
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Our Meet Me Wednesdays group decided we needed a change of venue. While we didn’t want to turn into mall walkers, the pull to the murals and art at the Eastside Tucson indoor mall, led us to take on a new place to count our steps. While a seemingly odd place to feature public art,
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Having ridden this event in the past, I knew this was going to be fun. It happens twice a year (spring and fall) and takes a different route each time. Usually held on a bike boulevard, this time it was the Treat Avenue corridor. The “course” is usually about 3 miles in length and anchored
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They say if you give a cyclist a cookie… Oh, wait, that was a mouse! Seriously, the Tour de Cookie bike rally in Marana, Arizona, was fun offbeat and tasty. Less of a bike rally and more of a fun outing with friends, this ride really didn’t have a beginning, middle or end. We started
Growing up in this town there were lots of local personalities that produced (and many times, starred in) TV advertisements for their businesses. This is not a Tucson-only phenomenon, but, you have to admit, we have had our share of characters over the years. “Call for Wally! Call for Wally! For an estimate Free, given
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Every February, usually the last Thursday and Friday of the month was rodeo break from school. It was our week to dress up in boots and pearl button shirts and cowboy hats. And the big event was the parade. The La Fiesta de Los Vaqueros rodeo parade is the longest, non-mechanized parade in the world.
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As part of my immersion into all things Tucson, I’ve taken to reading local authors telling local stories. I started with my high school and college classmate, Lisa Schnebley Heidinger. Her books, podcasts and texts and emails helped me make the transition back to my old hometown. Inspired, I moved on to a couple of
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With everything else happening in January (state funerals, MLK Day, insurrection day…and Inauguration Day) one date got lost, somehow. And it really should be closer to the top of the list: January 8. When I returned to Tucson this past July, I was reminded of that day back in 2011. It was the day Congresswoman
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