Tucson Landmarks – Arizona Photo Gallery by Jerry Pillarelli at pbase.com

Tucson Landmarks – Arizona

Images of Tucson Landmarks – Southern Arizona, taken in March 2019.

Each year during my down time in Tucson I look to take on a local photo project. In the last few years I’ve attended the Steampunk Convention, went to the Pima Air and Space Museum and documented some of the interesting murals painted throughout the city. This year I visited a local copper mine and was treated to a rare event for the southwest, a snow storm.

I still have some time left before I hit the road again so I made it a priority to travel around the area visiting some of the more notable Tucson Landmarks. These range from the early days of the city to the present and include objects from the University of Arizona, a very large part of the Tucson community, churches, distinctive banks designed by some famous architects and even my high school. Now you may think that I’m out of bounds pushing that last one on you but when you see the unique geometric design of Cholla High School I think you will agree that it belongs in this collection.

All items are shown in chronological order and each includes a short description to explain its significance.

1775 - Reconstructed northeast bastion of the Presidio San Agustin del Tucson	1783 - Mission San Xavier del Bac established by Father Eusebio Kino in 1692 (constructed 1783-97)	1887 - “Old Main” the first building of the University of Arizona (Founded 1885) with the Tucson Mountains in the distance	1915 - El Teatro Carmen, founded as a Spanish-language theater in the Tucson Barrio Viejo	1919 - Congress Hotel in downtown Tucson	1927 - Hi Corbett Field, formerly a MLB spring training site (Cleveland), now home to the University of Arizona baseball program	1928 - Tucson Landmark on Broadway Boulevard, El Conquistador Water Tower	1928 - El Conquistador Water Tower entrance door
1928 - El Conquistador Water Tower, listed on the National Register of Historic Places	1928 - El Conquistador Water Tower Miner and Donkey wind vane	1928 - Veteran’s Hospital number 51 in Tucson Arizona	1928 - Close up of the main building of the Tucson Veteran’s Hospital	1928 - Originally a 7000 seat stadium built in 1928, Arizona Stadium today holds over 56,000	1928 - Arizona Stadium, also home to student dorms and the Richard F. Caris Steward Observatory Mirror Lab	1928 - Cathedral of Saint Augustine in downtown Tucson	1929 - Topped by a mosaic dome the Spanish Colonial Revival Pima County Courthouse is still in use today
1931 - Spanish Trail Motel, originally established in the 1930’s, saw its heyday in the 1960’s	1931 - A Tucson landmark, the Spanish Trail Motel, has been closed since the 1990’s	1940 - Benedictine Monastery home of the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration until 2018	1940 - Bell tower of the Benedictine Monastery sanctuary	1944 - Exterior wall of Tucson Greyhound Park, closed in 2016	1944 - Tucson Greyhound Park as viewed from the parking area	1944 - Indoor track viewing area at Tucson Greyhound Park	1944 - Greyhound painted on an exterior wall at Tucson Greyhound Park
1947 - The Bashful Bandit biker bar on Speedway Boulevard	1952 - Mi Nidito (My Little Nest) Mexican Restaurant in historic South Tucson	1957 - Villa Catalina, Mid-century Modern Condos designed by Lionel Mayell of the Friedman/Jobusch architectural firm	1957 - Mid-century Modern Condos, Villa Catalina, in the Sam Hughes district of Tucson	1958 - Iconic Tucson International Airport Control Tower with ten foot blue and white neon letters	1960 - El Con Mall, the first mall in Tucson	1965 - Bank of America Plaza (1971); Pima County Legal Services Building (1965) and UniSource Energy Tower (1986)	1966 - Independently owned Triple T (Tucson Truck Terminal) Truck Stop on I-10 east of Tucson
1969 - Sean Elliot Gymnasium with Pod K in the distance at Cholla High School	1969 - Cholla High School’s unique geometric shaped buildings and “pod” system opened in 1969	1971 - Chase Bank designed by Friedman and Jobusch Architects	1972 - Ringed with a crown of Arizona copper the McKale Memorial Center hosts University of Arizona sporting events	1972 - Bank of America branch designed by American modernist architect W.A. Sarmiento	1972 - Bank of America building on Broadway near Reid Park	1972 - Curving arches of the Bank of America building on Broadway across from El Con Mall	1979 - Vantage West Credit Union inverted pyramid designed by architect Bob Swaim
1987 - Biosphere 2, Earth Science Research facility acquired by the University of Arizona in 2007	2000 - Evo A. DeConcini United States Courthouse in downtown Tucson	2002 - Rattlesnake tail at the end of the Rattlesnake Pedestrian Bridge across Broadway Boulevard	2002 - Inside the Rattlesnake Pedestrian Bridge designed by Simon Donovan	2002 - Rattlesnake Pedestrian Bridge walkway	2002 - Head of the Rattlesnake Pedestrian Bridge near downtown Tucson	2003 - University of Arizona Stevie Eller Dance Theater and performance venue	2005 - JW Marriott Star Pass Resort west of downtown Tucson

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