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40 vintage Tucson ads that will make you nostalgic for the 1960s
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40 vintage Tucson ads that will make you nostalgic for the 1960s

  • Dec 11, 2020
  • Dec 11, 2020 Updated Dec 11, 2020

All the advertisements — from Lucky Wishbone and Cactus Bowl to Apache Drive In and Kon Tiki — appeared in the Arizona Daily Star between 1961 and 1969. 

Pago-Pago

Pago-Pago

Cow Palace Market

Cow Palace Market

Pioneer Dry Cleaners

Pioneer Dry Cleaners

Village Inn Pizza

Village Inn Pizza

The Loft

The Loft

Sparkle Cleaners

Sparkle Cleaners

El Tanque Dining Room and Lounge

El Tanque Dining Room and Lounge

The Coat of Arms restaurant

The Coat of Arms restaurant

Skyroom

Skyroom

Apache Drive In

Apache Drive In

Cele Peterson's

Cele Peterson's

Tucson Estates

Tucson Estates

Tucson Inn

Tucson Inn

Johnie's restaurant

Johnie's restaurant

Lucky Wishbone

Lucky Wishbone

Hirsh's Shoes

Hirsh's Shoes

Ghost Ranch Lodge

Ghost Ranch Lodge

Cactus Bowl

Cactus Bowl

Skaggs Drug Centers

Skaggs Drug Centers

Ronstadt's

Ronstadt's

Paulos restaurant

Paulos restaurant

Redwood Gay 90s

Redwood Gay 90s

Reuben Gold's

Reuben Gold's

The Tack Room

The Tack Room

Cattlemen's Beef Outlet 2

Cattlemen's Beef Outlet 2

Tucson House

Tucson House

Woof Woof's restaurant

Woof Woof's restaurant

Bill Vaughan's Central Restaurant

Bill Vaughan's Central Restaurant

Levy's department store

Levy's department store

Empire Foods

Empire Foods

Ryan-Evans drug stores

Ryan-Evans drug stores

Steinfeld's Department Store

Steinfeld's Department Store

AG Stores

AG Stores

Korby's

Korby's

Beaudry Motor Company

Beaudry Motor Company

Frampton's Speedway Cafeteria

Frampton's Speedway Cafeteria

Mr Burger

Mr Burger

Hiway House

Hiway House

Kon Tiki

Kon Tiki

El Corral

El Corral

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