Street Smarts
Who is that street named after? Street Smarts tells you the background behind street names and give a lot of Tucson area history in the process.
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Steele had a well-known career as director of bands for Tucson High School and later as conductor of the Tucson Pops Orchestra.
Curly Bill Brocius has a misspelled street named for him on Tucson's southeast side.
Car-sales area was carved out as people moved away from city center.
49 years after King's assassination, longtime Tucsonans are sharing rich but little-known memories of his visits to the Old Pueblo.
Founder of Arizona Land Title & Trust Co., he also was involved in developing early housing for Hughes Aircraft employees and Green Valley retirees.
Anway Road is named for pioneer family that settled in 1919 in the farming community known as Postvale — now Marana.
If not for Fort Lowell's longtime connection to the Boy Scouts, the abandoned, historic post might have been razed for housing in the 1940s.
Oracle Road wouldn't have its mystical Greek name if a New Brunswick teen hadn't ridden a famed clipper ship in the 1850s.
"Burt" Alvord's wild-west life was peppered with gun battles and train robberies as he ultimately worked both sides of the law.
Plans for subdivision on its slopes raised an outcry.
John Harrison also developed subdivision for African-American soldiers returning from war.
The area where Fred Roberts sold lots, near Alvernon Way and Fifth Street, was considered too far out to work.
Many transportation systems have been used over the years.
Arizona pioneer spent most of his career in mining and law enforcement.
Faced challenges with steadfastness and humor.
OK Corral shooter John Ringo was drinker, gambler ... and constable?
The "Sahuarito" post office was established Sept. 4, 1882.
Yale Epstein was born to Harry and Bessie Epstein on June 24, 1919, near Toronto, Canada. He was born in Canada because his parents were tempo…
Emery Park started as place for people to live, raise poultry
Before he was governor, Sam Goddard developed subdivision with large lots, big setbacks
Potter Place honors former girls school, wealthy couple that started it.
Old-money support helps create The Gregory School
Pima County's "Road #55" was changed to Cloud Road soon after it was built in 1922.
Road runs along the northern border of the family homestead.
Many of many talents, interests remembered with midtown street
Maclovio R. “Mac” Barraza began working in mines at 11.
Robert H. Forbes was a man of many skills and talents
Salvaged bell was originally part of the USS Arizona, hit hard during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Former UA president Koffler started development to keep former academics, executives sharp.
"Red" Russell started the power company - and had a business selling electrical supplies from the lobby
Early Mayor “Gus” Hoff made sidewalks, streets a priority.
It was to be an alternative route to get to the site.
He was University of Arizona president for 20 years.
Businessman Columbus Glasmann was brewer, saloon keeper, rancher, manager and real estate investor.
News of possible Hughes Aircraft plant sparked land rush that benefitted sleepy Tucson
One is east-west, the other north-south, but in early Tucson they were one and the same.
"I never heard anything from (people who knew Earp) about any of the good or great deeds that he is supposed to have done," Roy Drachman said.
Osborne Avenue is named for William Osborn. Oops.
In 1897, border towns had 2,000 people on each side of line.
Starr Pass Road was originally called the Quijotoa Toll Road.
Sawtelle let county build road on his land without financial compensation.
Popular four-time mayor once got 100 of 101 votes cast.
News in 1911 that Tucson would be the terminal of the El Paso & Southwestern Railroad led to public celebration and congratulation.
Road was the starting point from Tucson for people heading north.