Historic Photos

Aerial view of downtown Tucson during the Rodeo Parade, February 22, 1941,
camera facing southwest (photograph by George Chambers courtesy of the Arizona Historical Society/Tucson, Accession No. 148869.)

Stone Avenue angles across the center of the photograph; the Pioneer Hotel stands just left of center. The project area is in the immediate foreground; the City Laundry Company is at the lowermost left, Bowyer Motor Company and the Old Pueblo Bowling and Billard Parlor are at the lowermost right. The recently completed Tucson Newspapers building stands just south of Bowyer Motor Company.

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