Local History - Tucson

"From Cowtown to Desert Metropolis" is Roy P. Drachman’s telling of an oasis in the Sonoran Desert that, in the...

We have written a number of articles about Tucson's Neighborhoods and streets and how they arrived at their names, but...

A brief history of the Santa Cruz River Valley from Tucson, South to the Mexican Border.  Here you will find...

Please note: If you are unfamiliar with our slideshows you can navigate through them faster by using the arrows.  On...

This is an excerpt from our Downtown History and Dining Tour which we no longer give but we do have...

Guide Homer Theil talking to our group showing valuable cheat notes he gave to all in the group. At the...

The January 8th Memorial at the Old Courthouse. The New Heritage and Visitors Center opened at about the same time...

Downtown Tucson December 1954. Note the Christmas decorations across Stone Avenue. Left is Steinfeld's luxury Pioneer Hotel. The tall building...

England's King George III, monarch of the mightiest military force on Earth. Lived 1738 to 1820. In 1775, along the...

The following is a sample of our Self Guided Downtown Tucson History Tour. It is Stop 7. We start with...