TUCSON
2023
Mercado Neighborhood
Mercado Market ...
restaurants, coffee shop, retail
This huge mural is on the back side of a Mercado House
Mercado Annex ...
more restaurants, coffee shops, and retail
Next: to the Downtown District
Tucson Convention Center and Campus
exhibition space, hockey arena, music hall, hotel
minutes walk to downtown restaurants and entertainment
Tucson's Old Courthouse adjacent to the newest Courthouse
1920's Historic Theatre Still Open
Hotel Congress --- 100 Years Old
Amtrak Station
4TH AVENUE "THE AVE"
Stay on the Streetcar
4th Ave Street Fair
an amazing shopping experience
each April and December
Main Gate Square
- West Entrance to U of Arizona
Discover flavor, style and attitude when you visit Main Gate Square,
a pedestrian-friendly dining and shopping destination
featuring over 20 retailers and 30 restaurants
near the University of Arizona and Tucson’s historic neighborhoods.
Experience the flavors of the Mediterranean, India, Greece, Asia, Thailand,
Mexico, Japan, Vietnam and everywhere USA.
If it’s fashion you want, you’ll find the right style
for you or the perfect gift for someone else.
Or relax at one our seven salons and spas.
Live music, jam sessions, wine tastings, and karaoke
enhance Main Gate Square’s high energy, urban atmosphere.
Life happens here.
Spend the day. Enjoy the night.
Gentle Bens
Entering University of Arizona Campus
University of Arizona
West Entrance
Old Main
USS Arizona Memorial
The memorial is a 597-foot long,
97-foot wide outline of the USS Arizona ship
that was attacked at Pearl harbor.
Stewart Observatory
Almost all the university buildings are red brick
Those buildings not in red brick ... have a modern look
Football Stadium ... located on the Campus
Students love the streetcar ...
...oops they must have forgot their books
Streetcar History
The So. Pacific RR arrival in 1880 led to the first streetcar.
The electric streetcar served Tucson from 1906 to 1930.
To celebrate U of A's centennial
two Heritage Streetcars ran between
4th Ave and Main Gate Square,
before yielding to
Tucson's Modern Streetcar
in 2014.
Tucson Characters
Sam Hughes
told he had only months to live, moved to Tucson.
No only did he live a long life,
but he married a girl 20 years younger
who bore him 10 children.
Just call me "Charlie Brown"
h one of many Tucsonans who
brought their mining profits
and established businesses.
his Congress Street Bar became
the after hours debate center
after Tucson became the
Territorial Capitol in 1867.
Levi Manning
settled in Tucson
after a circus prank went
wrong, He became
a respected businessman,
mayor, and rancher.
Owls Club
Tucson's leading bachelors,
tired of cleaning and cooking,
they built a mansion to
share expenses and
to party
Epes Randolph
So. Pacific's Tucson Region Superintendent
and a descendant of Pocahontas,
became one of Tucson's leading citizens
and a national hero
Planning or thinking about visiting Tucson?
Or needing to decide to visit Tucson or Phoenix?
Rusty will be happy to talk with you.
Rusty recently returned to Illinois after 12 years in Tucson,
Earlier, he lived in Phoenix and vacationed there for many years.
Rusty can help make the most of your visit
whether it be Tucson or Phoenix.
A free service
(because he loves -and misses- Arizona)