I was out the one day to get some photographs of the sumptuous clouds that form at certain times of year, adding a certain amount of interest to an already amazingly photographic place.
Downtown Tucson Arizona From "A" Mountain.
La Placita is where you can pick up a Historic Tucson Walking Tour map. It also has a gazebo from the 1800's in a little park for special occasions such as weddings.
La Placita. How would you describe this unique business neighborhood? Funky? Whimsical?
Pool Near Music Hall
Downtown Skyline
Statue of Pancho Villa in Veinte de Agosto Park downtown. This little park commemorates Tucson's Aug. 20, 1775, birthday. Villa (not his real name) was, like all good revolutionaries, a thief and murderer, but also Mexico's version of Robbin Hood.
Downtown Skyline Looking North
Downtown Skyline
Old Pima County Courthouse. This 3rd Courthouse was build in 1928-29 on the site of its predecessor.
Old Pima County Courthouse
The Spanish Revival architecture serves to remind us that Pima County was once New Spain
Bank robber, John Dillinger, and his gang were arraigned here after they were captured by Tucson Police in 1934.
The dome of the old Pima County Courthouse is probably the most photographed architectural structure in Tucson.
Old Pima County Courthouse
This statue honors the men of the Mormon Battalion (U.S.) who arrived in Tucson in 1846 on their way to San Diego, CA to fight in the Mexican War.
When the Mormon Battalion arrived here in 1846, Tucson was a small, dusty Mexican village.
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