Photos: Tucson's historic neighborhoods
- Rick Wiley
Rick Wiley
Photo editor
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Historic neighborhoods in Tucson.
El Presidio Neighborhood, Tucson
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El Presidio Neighborhood is where Tucson began as a Spanish Colonial outpost. Most of the structures date from 1860 to 1920, and styles include Sonoran, Transformed Sonoran, Transitional, American Territorial, Mission Revival and Craftsman Bungalow.
Courtesy Hannah GlasstonBroadway Village, 1946
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Broadway Village Shopping Center, pictured in 1946, is among the historic landmarks featured in the third edition of the Guide to Tucson's Historic Neighborhoods.
Art GrasbergerBroadmoor Neighborhood, Tucson
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This edition of the Guide to Tucson's Historic Neighborhoods includes one of the latest neighborhoods to get historic designation, Broadmoor-Broadway Village neighborhood, a subdivision south of Broadway between Country Club Road and Tucson Boulevard.
Courtesy Hannah GlasstonBroadmoor Neighborhood, Tucson
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Broadmoor Neighborhood, Tucson
Courtesy Hannah GlasstonBroadmoor Neighborhood, Tucson
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Broadmoor Neighborhood, Tucson
Courtesy Hannah GlasstonSam Hughes Neighborhood, Tucson
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Sam Hughes Neighborhood, developed between 1921 and the 1950s, is named after well-known business leader Sam Hughes, who was instrumental in establishing Tucson’s free public school system.
Courtesy Patrick HynesSam Hughes Neighborhood, Tucson
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Sam Hughes Neighborhood, Tucson
Courtesy Hannah GlasstonWest University Neighborhood, Tucson
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West University Neighborhood includes more than 700 buildings in a great variety of architectural styles, ranging from Transitional to Art Deco, with about half being Craftsman Bungalows.
Courtesy Hannah GlasstonFeldman's Neighborhood, Tucson
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Feldman's Neighborhood, less than a mile from the University of Arizona, was platted in 1901 and includes the first house built on Speedway Boulevard (then called Feldman Street) in 1904.
Courtesy Hannah GlasstonFeldman's Neighborhood, Tucson
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Feldmans Neighborhood, TucsonFeldman's Neighborhood, Tucson
Courtesy Hannah GlasstonBlenman-Elm Neighborhood, Tucson
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Blenman-Elm Neighborhood consists of 17 styles of homes popular between the 1920s and the 1950s, a majority of which are Ranch style with Spanish Revival influences.
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