The Presidio Trail a Historical Walking Tour of Downtown Tucson
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This historical walk, designed A Historical Walking Tour as a loop, begins and ends at of Downtown Tucson the intersection of Church and The Presidio Trail Washington Streets, the north- east corner of Tucson’s historic presidio. The complete walk (about 21/2 miles in length) takes 1 1/2 to 2 hours, but it can, of course, be done in segments, beginning and ending wherever you like. More than 20 restaurants are within a few blocks of the walk, C providing plenty of opportunities for lunch or a break. Most of the B sites on the tour are marked with historical plaques that provide additional information. Santa Cruz River Enjoy this walk through the heart of our city, which has expanded Just follow the turquoise striped path to out from the adobe fort that was visit each NUMBERED site. Sites its beginning. designated with LETTERS are not directly on the tour, but are interesting locations that can be viewed from the tour P route or are close by. 1 Presidio San Agustín de Tucson 2 Pima County Courthouse 9 3 Mormon Battalion Sculpture D 4 Soldado de Cuera (Leather 10 8 22 Jacket Soldier) Sculpture 12 11 W 4 5 Allande Footbridge 6 5 3 23 6 Garcés Footbridge 13 7 7 Gazebo in Plaza de Mesilla rsCenter 1 14 Visito 2 (La Placita) A A Francisco “Pancho” Villa Statue R P 8 Sosa-Carrillo-Frémont House W P 15 E 21 9 Jácome Art Panel at Tucson P H I Convention Center B Sentinel Peak/“A” Mountain G C Tumamoc (Horned Lizard) Hill 16 10 El Tiradito (The Castaway), also known as The Wishing Shrine F P 11 La Pilita D Carrillo Gardens/Elysian Grove & Market 17 18 12 Carrillo Elementary School R 13 Teatro Carmen W 20 14 Ferrin House (now Cushing Street R Bar & Restaurant) 19 W 15 Barrio Viejo Streetscape 20 Historic Railroad Depot Map by Wolf Forrest 16 Temple of Music & Art H Pioneer Hotel Building E St. Augustine Cathedral I Arizona Historical Society Downtown P Parking 17 Armory Park Museum W Water Fountain F Former Carnegie Library, now the Tucson 21 Fox Theatre R Restroom/Water Fountain Children’s Museum 22 Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block W G Scottish Rite Cathedral 23 Telles Block (now Old Town Artisans) Tucson is generally warm and sunny even in winter, 18 International Order of Odd Fellows Hall so it is advisable to take water and wear a shady hat. 19 Hotel Congress JAN. 2006 JAN. 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This hotel flourishes today and today flourishes hotel This arrested. soon and zine Nativity Scene, generally open from November to April. April. to November from open generally Scene, Nativity maga- Mysteries Detective True a from recognized was gang period rooms, as well as the Nacimiento, a Mexican Mexican a Nacimiento, the as well as rooms, period bags contained submachine guns and bulletproof vests. The vests. bulletproof and guns submachine contained bags houses. Casa Córdova displays Mexican and Territorial Territorial and Mexican displays Córdova Casa houses. open the bags but wondered why they were so heavy; the heavy; so were they why wondered but bags the open Córdova, all built in the 1860s, are classic Sonoran row Sonoran classic are 1860s, the in built all Córdova, some firemen to carry their bags outside. The firemen didn’t firemen The outside. bags their carry to firemen some The Fish-Stevens homes, the Romero house, and the Casa the and house, Romero the homes, Fish-Stevens The they were there, the building caught fire and the gang paid gang the and fire caught building the there, were they Pre-Columbian art. Five historic homes are on its grounds. its on are homes historic Five art. Pre-Columbian when members of John Dillinger’s gang rented rooms. While rooms. rented gang Dillinger’s John of members when Built in 1973, this museum features modern, western, and western, modern, features museum this 1973, in Built was popular with winter visitors. It became famous in 1934 in famous became It visitors. winter with popular was Built in 1919 across from the railroad depot, this hotel hotel this depot, railroad the from across 1919 in Built HISTORIC BLOCK HISTORIC TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART AND AND ART OF MUSEUM TUCSON HOTEL CONGRESS HOTEL 22 19 galleries and studios. studios. and galleries for both screen and stage events. events. stage and screen both for now houses a restaurant as well as art and photography and art as well as restaurant a houses now William Holden and Jean Arthur. It is planned to be used be to planned is It Arthur. Jean and Holden William fellow community members in times of need. The building The need. of times in members community fellow starring Arizona film the of 1939 in premier world the of well as a charitable group whose goals include helping helping include goals whose group charitable a as well became Tucson’s preeminent movie theater. It was the site the was It theater. movie preeminent Tucson’s became have been an active social club since 1891 in Tucson as as Tucson in 1891 since club social active an been have Originally designed for vaudeville and silent movies, this movies, silent and vaudeville for designed Originally Visitors Bureau Visitors a spacious dance hall on the second floor. The Odd Fellows Odd The floor. second the on hall dance spacious a theater has just been restored to its former greatness. former its to restored been just has theater Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Convention Tucson Metropolitan This early 20th century commercial building once housed housed once building commercial century 20th early This After being closed for 30 years, this grand Art Deco movie Deco Art grand this years, 30 for closed being After FELLOWS HALL FELLOWS FOX THEATRE FOX 21 Support provided by provided Support INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF ODD ODD OF ORDER INTERNATIONAL 18 museum tells the fascinating story of downtown Tucson. Tucson. downtown of story fascinating the tells museum organizations and is not open to the public. the to open not is and organizations Located just across from the Tucson Main Library, this small this Library, Main Tucson the from across just Located Revival Ionic capitals. The building houses Masonic Masonic houses building The capitals. Ionic Revival DOWNTOWN MUSEUM DOWNTOWN of brick and terra cotta, is Roman Revival with Greek with Revival Roman is cotta, terra and brick of ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY SOCIETY HISTORICAL ARIZONA I in a variety of Neoclassical styles. The building facade, building The styles. Neoclassical of variety a in 15 19 Designed by Henry Trost, this unusual building was built in built was building unusual this Trost, Henry by Designed project. project. SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL RITE SCOTTISH with the help of the ambitious Rio Nuevo redevelopment Nuevo Rio ambitious the of help the with G the decline of downtown Tucson, which is reviving today reviving is which Tucson, downtown of decline the honor of Arizona’s pioneer settlers. pioneer Arizona’s of honor among the 29 victims were the Steinfelds. The fire hastened fire The Steinfelds. the were victims 29 the among Downtown Tucson Downtown sculpted by world-famous sculptor Benjamin Bufano in Bufano Benjamin sculptor world-famous by sculpted severely damaged the building in December 1970, and 1970, December in building the damaged severely was designed by California architect Bernard Maybeck and Maybeck Bernard architect California by designed was department store lived in the penthouse.