Photos: Sunshine Mile (Broadway) in Tucson
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Rick Wiley
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The iconic Hirsh's Shoes store and several other buildings and storefronts on the Sunshine Mile in Tucson have been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The new designation for the collection of storefronts and other buildings known as the Sunshine Mile is expected to help preserve the mid-century structures, including the old Hirsch's Shoes that closed in 2016 after more than 60 years in business.
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Hirsh’s Shoes was built in 1954 and is one of 29 buildings in the district designed by architect Bernard Friedman’s firm.
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Hirsh's Shoes, 1954, on the Sunshine Mile (Broadway Road) in Tucson.
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Hirsh’s Shoes at 2934 E. Broadway, in Tucson, circa late 1950s (courtesy Hirsh’s Shoes) and in 2016 (Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star).
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The distinctive Chase Bank at Broadway and Country Club was once a Valley National Bank. It was designed by Don Smith of Friedman and Jobusch Architects in 1971.
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Construction workers build the Valley National Bank on the northwest corner of East Broadway Boulevard and North Country Club, on March 18, 1971.
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Valley National Bank, 1973, on the Sunshine Mile (Broadway Road) in Tucson.
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The Welcome Diner, built in 1964 as Sambo’s Pancake House, is on the western end of Tucson’s historic Sunshine Mile.
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Solot Plaza on the Sunshine Mile (Broadway Road) in Tucson.
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Kelly Building, built in 1964-65, on the Sunshine Mile (Broadway Road) in Tucson. Architect: Nicholas Sakellar
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View from Country Club Road on the Sunshine Mile (Broadway Road) in Tucson.
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Store in the Solot Plaza, built in 1958, on the Sunshine Mile (Broadway Road) in Tucson. Architect: Nicholas Sakellar
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Friedman and Jobusch Office, built in 1950, on the Sunshine Mile (Broadway Road) in Tucson. Architects: Friedman and Jobusch
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Old Pueblo Medical Group, built in 1965, on the Sunshine Mile (Broadway Road) in Tucson. Architect: Cain, Nelson and Ware
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American Evangelical Lutheran Church, built in 1954, on the Sunshine Mile (Broadway Road) in Tucson. Architects: Jaastad and Knipe
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Arizona Auto Refrigeration, built in 1951, on the Sunshine Mile (Broadway Road) in Tucson.
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Old Tucson Jewish Community Center, built in 1953, on the Sunshine Mile (Broadway Road) in Tucson. Architect: Bernard Friedman
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Anne Rysdale was Arizona’s only female registered architect when she developed and built the Haas Building in 1957.
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A public workshop will be held May 18 from 9 a.m. to noon at First Assembly of God church, 1749 E. Broadway, to gather public reaction to a report on transforming the Broadway corridor into a public space as the city widens a portion of the street to six lanes.
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The Chase Bank at 3033 E. Broadway Blvd. is one of several architectural distinctive buildings along the Sunshine Mile.
Rick Wiley
Photo editor
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