Photos: Menlo Park
From early pit houses to Spanish settlements and modern-day luxury dwellings, what is now known as Menlo Park Neighborhood is truly Tucson's birthplace.
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Homes spread out North and south of Congress St. across the Menlo Park neighborhood at the foot of "A" Mountain on the west side of downtown Tucson on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 in Tucson, AZ. This view looks east down congress from S. Panorama Circle.
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A cyclist makes his way up Sentinel Peal Rd.past mature trees in the Menlo Park Neighborhood.
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Long-time resident Alice Gallardo, 78, at her home, a former welding shop in the Menlo Park neighborhood in Tucson, AZ. The door with carved bronc rider and horse is the original door of the building.
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Alice Gallardo talks about her cross collection at her home in the Menlo Park neighborhood. She says her friend has a collection of Virgin Marys.
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Children and family are an integral part of life in the Alice Gallardo home in the Menlo Park neighborhood. Gallardo's great-grandchildren watch television in the living room during summer break.
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Alice Gallardo's grandson Michael Gallardo has ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease and is treated by his mother; Alice's daughter Bridgette Gallardo at their home in the Menlo Park neighborhood. The home, which was a welding shop, had an apartment in the rear that was redone for Michael, 32, when he got sick two years ago.
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Jack Thomas, 5, left, and Grace Thomas , 8, sit and work on their computers at Stella Java in the Mercado San Agustin at the foot of "A" Mountain.
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The Taqueria at the Mercado San Agustin at the foot of "A" Mountain.
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Homes in the new Mercado District of Menlo Park near W. Congress St. and Avenida Del Convento west of I-10.
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This is the great room in the home of Roger Pfeuffer. They were early entrants into the new Mercado District of Menlo Park moving into their 2100 sq ft. home five years ago.
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The top of the stairway leads to a landing in the home of Roger Pfeuffer in Tucson, AZ. To the right is the master bedroom suite, to the left is an exit to a rooftop balcony. They were early entrants into the new Mercado District of Menlo Park Cosecha five years ago.
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A runner runs along the sidewalk on Avenida Del Sembrador in the new Mercado District of Menlo Park near West Congress Street and Avenida Del Convento, west of Interstate 10.
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Jorge Vega cleans the stall as his horse Pepe's Diamond at the Corrales Menlo, 1051 W. Spruce St., in the Menlo Park neighborhood. The stables are a unique feature to Menlo Park, are grandfathered into the neighborhood and cannot be removed.
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Jorge Vega grabs his saddle after riding his mare Pepe's Diamond at the Corrales Menlo in the Menlo Park neighborhood. Vega lives off Silverbell Road and Grant and boards two horses here.
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Jorge Vega leads his horse Romeo into his stall at the Corrales Menlo as "A" mountain appears in the background.
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Long-time resident Lillian Lopez Grant in her home in the Menlo Park neighborhood.
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Momentos line recessed bookshelves in the home of long-time resident Lillian Lopez Grant in her home in the Menlo Park neighborhood.
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Pictures in the home of long-time resident and community activist Lillian Lopez Grant in her home in the Menlo Park neighborhood. The top photo is a picture of water running in the Santa Cruz River given to her by her daughter, a geologist in Texas. The bottom photo is Lillian at three years old with her mother Matilde Arsate.
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The dining table is a focal point in the kitchen of long-time resident Lillian Lopez Grant in her home in the Menlo Park neighborhood.
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The yard at the home of long-time resident Lillian Lopez Grant in the Menlo Park neighborhood. Grant is one of a few surviving members of the original home owners in Menlo Park.
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